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    Question Centering text in textbox.

    Mornign all,
    I currently have a macro that displays a textbox asking the user to please wait while the files are updated. It then runs a second macro to compile some reports. Then when everything is updated it deletes the text box. The problem I am having is getting the text in the text box to center horizontly and vertically so it appears in the middle of the box.

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    Re: Centering text in textbox.

    There is usually no need to Select. I've removed a few Selects. The text alignment code is in red.
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    Re: Centering text in textbox.

    Mornign Mike,
    I tried the text alignment and I got a "Compile Error: Invalid or unqualified reference". The selects I had in there at the end was so that the text box would delete itself after the files were done updating.

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    Re: Centering text in textbox.

    Sorry Mike. I pasted in the whole code you had set up instead of the alignment part and it is working wonderfully. thank you.

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    Re: Centering text in textbox.

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    Re: Centering text in textbox.

    royUK. Thank you, but I am showing that I already marked it as solved.

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