Application.EnableCancelKey Property

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Word Developer Reference

Returns or sets the way that Word handles CTRL+BREAK user interruptions. Read/write WdEnableCancelKey.

Syntax

expression.EnableCancelKey

expression   Required. A variable that represents an Application object.

Remarks

Use this property very carefully. If you use wdCancelDisabled, there is no way to interrupt a runaway loop or other non – self-terminating code. Also, the EnableCancelKey property is not reset to wdCancelInterrupt when your code stops running; unless you explicitly reset its value, it will remain set to wdCancelDisabled for the duration of the Word session.

Example

This example disables CTRL+BREAK from interrupting a counter loop.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim intWait As Integer

Application.EnableCancelKey = wdCancelDisabled
For intWait = 1 To 10000
StatusBar = intWait
Next intWait
Application.EnableCancelKey = wdCancelInterrupt

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