I forgot to mention, in my earlier post, that if I close Jaws then rerun it using a hot key, Jaws speeds right up and responds normally to my keystrokes. Sincerely, Allen Maynard Instructor, Internet Beyond the Basics pilot Access Technology Specialist Hadley School for the Blind E-Mail: allen@xxxxxxxxxx Phone: 847-784-2803 -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx