XL98: How to Create Yes and No Buttons for a Custom Message Box

ID: Q193559

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

By default, the MsgBox function in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure contains a single OK button. However, there are other buttons that you can have displayed in the message box. This article provides a sample Visual Basic macro that displays a message box with Yes and No buttons; the article also explains how to retrieve the information about which button a user clicks to dismiss the message box.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub Msgbox_Yes_No()
      Dim Response As Integer

      ' Displays a message box with the yes and no options.
      Response = MsgBox(prompt:="Select 'Yes' or 'No'.", Buttons:=vbYesNo)

      ' If statement to check if the yes button was selected.
      If Response = vbYes Then
         MsgBox "You selected 'Yes'."
      Else
         ' The no button was selected.
         MsgBox "You selected 'No'."
      End If

   End Sub

When the macro is run, a message box will be displayed with Yes and No buttons. If you click the Yes button, the macro displays a message box telling you that you clicked the Yes button. When you click the No button, a message box appears stating that you clicked the No button.

REFERENCES

For more information about the MsgBox Function, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "msgbox," click Search, and then click to view "MsgBox Function."

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:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode xlvbahowto xlvbainfo 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999