So a couple silly questions:

If I include this in some event:

MsgBox " ", vbOkOnly, "This little message box"

could I then with some more code turn around and 'click the ok button. So that basically the message boox automatically pops up, and then automatically goes away?

I know its silly because you want to know, why do you want the message box then.....

well a) i just want to know if you can do that, and what would be the command

b) i have some basic shapes (shape objects) that are made visible when the message box appears. But without having the message box there, there is no temporary disruption of code while waiting for the button to be clicked, and therefor those pretty image objects being made visible does take effect on the the form.

So I really do not need the message box, just the temp disruption that shows the objects.

Thanks!