XL2000: How to Enter a Second Line in a Message Box (213444)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q213444

SUMMARY

In a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro, to display more than one line of text in a message box, use the line feed character (character code 13), as in the following sample code.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

  1. Type the following macro into a new module sheet:
    Sub Test()
    MsgBox prompt:="Line1" & Chr(13) & "Line2"
End Sub
  2. Run the Test macro. A message box appears with the following text:

    Line1
    Line2

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic forApplications, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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