Providing on-the-fly feedback to users while macro runs?

[xxxBogus-email-address]

I have a little experience programming in WordPerfect, (WP) but I am a
beginner at programming in Word vba. I am trying to create a Word XP
macro with the same functionality as one that I created years ago for
WP.

Here is my latest problem, w/ which I hope you can assist.

I want to be able to provide the user with feedback on what the macro
is doing while the macro is executing and update the feedback
on-the-fly while the macro continues to execute.

In WP, I can use the Prompt command, which displays a message to the
user and can be updated w/o interrupting the execution of the rest of
the macro. In other words, the rest of the macro continues to execute
while the dialog-box -looking message is displayed. The macro does not
stop and wait for user input while the message is displayed. Is there
a way to do this on Word, plz?

Thx much.

 

[Jezebel]

You can put information in the Status bar, or display a UserForm with
messages, progress bar, etc.

 

[Jay Freedman]

For an example of a progress bar in a userform, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAProgressBar.htm.

Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP

 

[xxxBogus-email-address]

Thx, Jay. I'll work with that example this weekend. Any other samples
I can test out then too? Thx much.

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[xxxBogus-email-address]

User Form worked great, and so did the status bar. Leaning towards
going w/ the simplicity of the status bar. Thx for the direction.

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