Message Property

Description

Gets or sets the message displayed in the message bar.

Property Type

Read-write property

Syntax (Visual Basic)

Public Property Message() As String

Remarks

The message displayed can contain simple text or it can contain an XML string as in the sample below. Use XML strings to add items such as images and formatted text.

Message Bar Example

Example

Dim MessageBar As MessageBar  

Set MessageBar = CommandBars.MessageBar  

MessageBar.Visible = True  

MessageBar.AddCloseButton "Close Message Bar"  
MessageBar.AddButton ID_EDIT_COPY, "Options...", "Show more options"  

MessageBar.Message = _  
    "" & _  
    "        " & _  
    "        Security Warning" & _  
    "        Certain content has been disabled." & _  
    ""