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evantrimboli
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Aug 12, 2025
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Add window.alert/MsgBox equivalent

It is difficult to offer feedback to users outside of a task pane.

Consider the following use case for an Excel application:

  • There is a command button in the ribbon
  • On clicking the button, it should put some value in the selected cell
  • If the active range is larger than a single cell, it should inform the user and bail out

Currently, there's not a good way to provide this feedback to the user. Either you would need to:

  • Load a html dialog
  • Change the content of the taskpane to reflect the error

Both of these scenarios seem like overkill.

This functionality would ideally be available across all application types (Word/Excel/Outlook etc.).

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