I thought that the StyledText control choked on large files. However, it may be an accessibility problem. After the file loaded I had to press page-down before Jaws would show anything. Please see what results you get. You can also see how Recent Documents works. Thanks, John -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities