How do I avoid Hourglass using API Function?

[sauerj]

Hello, In MS WORD (version 2003), I am trying to use a Windows API MessageBoxA function in place of the VBA built-in MsgBox() function. Why? I want the message box to be modeless so that user can select text inconjunction w/ the operating macro, and, to me, building a UserForm for these multiple user interactive tasks is much too cumbersome.

This API approach works OK, except for one issue. When I run the macro and move my mouse outside of the MB window, the cursor is displayed as an HOURGLASS. The HOURGLASS will confuse the user. What can I do to get the HOURGLASS to turn back to a normal arrow cursor.
NOTE: If I right-click when outside of the API window and then left-click, the HOURGLASS goes away. ... Also, if the macro is started while in the VB editor window, then the HOURGLASS never occurs. So, seems like there would be a way to avoid this hourglass.
Any help is greatly appreciated. ... Thank you, sauerj


PS: See attachment which contains the macro containing these MessageBox API functions.

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