Display Method
Applies To
Dialog object.
Description
Displays the specified built-in Word dialog box until either the user closes it or the specified amount of time has passed. Returns a Long that indicates which button was clicked to close the dialog box.
| Return value | Description |
|
| -2 | The Close button. |
| -1 | The OK button. |
| 0 (zero) | The Cancel button. |
| > 0 (zero) | A command button: 1 is the first button, 2 is the second button, and so on. |
Note Any actions initiated or settings specified while a dialog box is displayed using this method aren't carried out. Use the Show method to display a dialog box and carry out actions or apply settings.
Syntax
expression.Display(TimeOut)
expression Required. An expression that returns a Dialog object.
TimeOut Optional Variant. The amount of time that Word will wait before closing the dialog box automatically. One unit is approximately 0.001 second. Concurrent system activity may increase the effective time value. If this argument is omitted, the dialog box is closed when the user closes it.
See Also
Execute method (Dialog, KeyBinding, and MailMerge objects).
Example
This example displays the About dialog box.
Set aDialog = Dialogs(wdDialogHelpAbout)
aDialog.Display
This example displays the Zoom dialog box for approximately nine seconds.
Dialogs(wdDialogViewZoom).Display TimeOut:=9000