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How to copy text from message box in Excel?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2024-11-21

Sometimes, when running VBA script in Excel workbook, you will get message box popping up if encountering errors. To fix the error, you need to note the information displayed in the message box. The most efficient way is to copy the text from the message box. Please try the method in this article.

Copy text from message box in Excel

Copy text from message box in Excel

Copying text from a message box during VBA execution is straightforward. Please do as follows.

1. When a message box popping up after running VBA script (take the following screenshot’s message box as an example), press the Ctrl + C keys simultaneously.

A screenshot of a message box in Excel prompting an error during VBA execution

2. Open the Clipboard pane with clicking Home > Clipboard. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Clipboard option on the Home tab in Excel

3. Then you can see content of the message box displayed in the Clipboard pane. Select a blank cell in your worksheet, and click on the item which you want to paste from the Clipboard to insert it into the worksheet.

A screenshot showing text copied from a message box displayed in the Clipboard pane

The text from the message box is now copied and pasted, as shown in the screenshot above.

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