My concern will be if the password is "" and OK is pressed
instead of CANCEL, how will we be able to distinguish the two events?

Sub test2()
Dim S As String
S = InputBox("Talk:")
If StrPtr(S) = 0 Then
MsgBox "Cancelled"
Else
MsgBox "You said """ & S & """"
End If
End Sub

HTH. Best wishes Harald