# \[?\] Create a timed popup?

**URL:** <https://community.wolfram.com/t/create-a-timed-popup/11483>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** interface-construction\
**Created:** [November 6, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.wolfram.com/t/create-a-timed-popup/11483 "2017-11-06T21:39:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bobk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bobk](https://community.wolfram.com/u/bobk)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.wolfram.com/t/create-a-timed-popup/11483/1 "2017-11-06T21:39:10Z")

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I have found nothing on Google or on [Wolfram.com](http://Wolfram.com). How do I create a timed popup, i.e., a window without user interaction, only going away after 0.x seconds?

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**Author:** ![kubapod](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/wolfram/user_avatar/community.wolfram.com/kubapod/32/18662_2.png) [@kubapod](https://community.wolfram.com/u/kubapod)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.wolfram.com/t/create-a-timed-popup/11483/2 "2017-11-06T21:54:53Z")

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Like that?

```
RunScheduledTask[NotebookClose[#], {1}]; & @ MessageDialog["Will go away"]

```

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**Author:** ![bobk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bobk](https://community.wolfram.com/u/bobk)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://community.wolfram.com/t/create-a-timed-popup/11483/3 "2017-11-07T01:55:26Z")

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Thanks very much. Worked like a charm. Cheers/BobK