Private Declare Function GetCursorPos Lib "user32" (lpPoint As POINTAPI) As Long
Private Declare Function SetCursorPos Lib "user32" (ByVal X As Long, ByVal Y As Long) As Long
Private Type POINTAPI
X As Long
Y As Long
End Type

Public lRetVal As VbMsgBoxResult ' Постоянная часть процедуры всплывающего и гаснущего сообщения. См. модуль Messaging
Const interval As Long = 2500 ' Сообщения по умолчанию будут отображаться это время (в мсек), если не будут остановлены нажатием [ОК]. Можно ввести в конкретное сообщение число миллисекунд цифрами

Sub СноскаОбычнаяСлед()
Dim cX As Long, cY As Long, i As Byte
If ActiveDocument.Footnotes.Count = 0 Then
        lRetVal = MsgboxOKDrop("Обычных сносок еще никто не вставил!" & vbCrLf & _
        "Возможно, есть концевые сноски!", vbOKOnly + vbInformation, "Отсутствие сносок в тексте", interval)
    ElseIf Selection.StoryType = wdFootnotesStory Then ' Для концевых выбран другой вариант выделения
        Application.Run "GoToNextFootnote"
    Else ' Если курсор в основном тексте
        Application.Run "GoToNextFootnote"
            ActiveWindow.GetPoint cX, cY, 0&, 0&, Selection.Range
                For i = 0 To 2
                    SetCursorPos cX + i, cY + i
                    Dim Start
                    Start = Timer ' текущее время в секундах
                    Do While Timer < Start + 0.05
                    Loop
                Next i
Set R = Selection.Range
    If (R.Start <> Selection.Start) Or (R.END <> Selection.END) Then
    ElseIf Selection.Characters.First.Footnotes.Count <= 0 Then
        lRetVal = MsgboxOKDrop("Ниже сносок больше нет!" & vbCrLf & _
        "Попробуй поискать вверх!", vbOKOnly + vbInformation, "Проверка сносок", interval)
        Exit Sub
    End If
Dim F As Footnote
    Set F = Selection.Characters.First.Footnotes(1)
    ' наличие следующей сноски
    Set R = Selection.Range.GoTo(What:=wdGoToFootnote, Which:=wdGoToNext, Count:=1)
    If R.Start <= Selection.Start Then
        lRetVal = MsgboxOKDrop("Это последняя сноска в тексте!" & vbCrLf & _
        "Дальше можно не искать!", vbOKOnly + vbInformation, "Проверка сносок", interval)
    End If
    End If
End Sub

'To display a timed Msgbox use the MsgboxOKDrop routine given below.
'By Andrew Baker

Option Explicit

'API calls for Msgbox2. Must be placed in a standard module
Private Declare Function SetTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal Hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long, ByVal uElapse As Long, ByVal lpTimerFunc As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function KillTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal Hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal Hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByVal lParam As Any) As Long
Private zsMessageTitle As String, lTimerId As Long

'Purpose     :  Stops the timer routine
'Inputs      :  N/A
'Outputs     :  Returns True if the timer routine was stopped
'Author      :  Andrew Baker
'Date        :  15/10/2000 15:24
'Notes       :  Code must be placed in a module
'Revisions   :

Function EndTimer() As Boolean
    If lTimerId Then
        lTimerId = KillTimer(0&, lTimerId)
        lTimerId = 0
        EndTimer = True
    End If
End Function

'Purpose     :  Starts the continuous calling of a private routine at a specific time interval.
'Inputs      :  lInterval           The interval (in ms) at which to call the routine
'Outputs     :  N/A
'Author      :  Andrew Baker
'Date        :  15/10/2000 15:30
'Notes       :  Code must be placed in a module
'Revisions   :

Sub StartTimer(lInterval As Long)
    If lTimerId Then
        'End Current Timer
        EndTimer
    End If
    lTimerId = SetTimer(0&, 0&, ByVal lInterval, AddressOf TimerRoutine)
End Sub

'Purpose     :  Routine which is called repeatedly by the timer API.
'Inputs      :  Inputs are automatically generated.
'Outputs     :
'Author      :  Andrew Baker
'Date        :  15/10/2000 15:32
'Notes       :
'Revisions   :

Private Sub TimerRoutine(ByVal lHwnd As Long, ByVal lMsg As Long, ByVal lIDEvent As Long, ByVal lTime As Long)
    Const WM_CLOSE = &H10
    Dim lHwndMsgbox As Long

    'Find the Msgbox
    lHwndMsgbox = FindWindow(vbNullString, zsMessageTitle)
    'Close Msgbox
    Call SendMessage(lHwndMsgbox, WM_CLOSE, 0, ByVal 0&)
End Sub

'Purpose     :  Extended version of Msgbox, has extra parameter to set time msgbox is displayed for
'Inputs      :  As per Msgbox
'               [DisplayTime]               The time in MS to display the message.
'Outputs     :  As per Msgbox
'Author      :  Andrew Baker
'Date        :  03/01/2001 13:23
'Notes       :
'Revisions   :

Function MsgboxOKDrop(Prompt As String, Buttons As VbMsgBoxStyle, Title As String, Optional DisplayTime As Long = 3000) As VbMsgBoxResult
    If DisplayTime > 0 Then
        'Enable the timer
        StartTimer DisplayTime
        zsMessageTitle = Title
    End If
    MsgboxOKDrop = MsgBox(Prompt, Buttons, Title)
    'Stop the timer
    EndTimer
End Function