XL2000: How to Enter a Second Line in a Message Box

In a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro, to display more than one line of text in a message box, use the line feed character (character code 13), as in the following sample code.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

1. Type the following macro into a new module sheet:

   Sub Test()
       MsgBox prompt:="Line1" & Chr(13) & "Line2"
   End Sub
   					

2. Run the Test macro. A message box appears with the following text:
   Line1
   Line2

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