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Q176478: WD97: TimeOut Argument Ignored by Some Dialog Boxes

Article: Q176478
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the TimeOut argument of the Display or Show methods for built-in
Word dialog boxes, some built-in dialog boxes do not respond to the value set
for the TimeOut argument.

CAUSE
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By design, the following dialog boxes do not respond to the TimeOut argument.

  Built-In Dialog Box            Related VBA Dialog Constant
  ----------------------------------------------------------

  File                           wdDialogFileNew

  Tools Customize                wdDialogToolsCustomize

  Tools Customize Menus          wdDialogToolsCustomizeMenus

  Find In Field                  wdDialogMailMergeFindRecord

  Manage Fields                  wdDialogToolsManageFields

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about the Display method, from the Visual Basic Editor,
click the Office Assistant, type "Display" (without the quotation marks), click
Search, and then click to view "Display Method."

For more information about the Show method, from the Visual Basic Editor, click
the Office Assistant, type "Show" (without the quotation marks), click Search,
and then click to view "Show Method (Word 97)."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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