Wait macro in Word 2010

I must be missing something really simple.  I am just trying to create a Word 2010 Macro that waits for a specified number of seconds before continuing. However I can't see how to do that in Word.  The VBA Command: Application.Wait does not seem
to exist in Word.  Any hints?

You could use the following procedure:
Sub Wait(n As Long)
Dim t As Date
t = Now
Do
DoEvents
Loop Until Now >= DateAdd("s", n, t)
End Sub
Call like this to wait for 10 seconds:
Wait 10
or
Call Wait(10)
Regards, Hans Vogelaar (http://www.eileenslounge.com)

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