I am just wondering what mode it is when a msgbox is displayed.
The mode is called "Click the Damn Button" Mode!!! :D
Jokes apart, it is the Ready Mode
. The best way to test it is to launch a Msgbox
and then check the status bar.
Ready
mode indicates a general state.

EDIT: One thing I would like to mention. If you Copy
a cell say using CTRL + C and then immediately show a Msgbox
then the mode changes to xlCopy
. Similarly if you Cut
a cell using say CTRL + X and then immediately show a Msgbox
then the mode changes to xlCut
. See this example
Sub Sample()
Select Case Application.CutCopyMode
Case Is = False: MsgBox "Not in Cut or Copy mode"
Case Is = xlCopy: MsgBox "In Copy mode"
Case Is = xlCut: MsgBox "In Cut mode"
End Select
End Sub
