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Disable keyboard or Enter Key during a msgbox

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    Disable keyboard or Enter Key during a msgbox

    How do I do this? I only want the user to use the mouse when one of my yes/no msgboxs comes up in the code. Some just enter through without realising.
    The below lines work for a workbook, but need it to work only when the msgbox is up so the user cant press ENTER.

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    Help, this should be simple??

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    Re: Disable keyboard or Enter Key during a msgbox

    I reckon you'd need api calls to do that but you could use a userform instead of a msgbox statement or add a non-functioning Help button and make it default
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    Re: Disable keyboard or Enter Key during a msgbox

    Second person to suggest using a help button as a default trap. Tried it.........and it actually works quite well. Cheers

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