Kevin, Use f2 to open the formula. Then Ctrl+LeftArrow or Ctrl+RightArrow will move through chunks of the formula. Otherwise, just the arrow keys. I have noticed that there is often a delay in speaking the characters, and sometimes they are spoken twice. Just go back-and-forth a couple times to be sure you've correctly read the characters. This may be due to the size of the formula bar. Also I've found better results when the window is maximized. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Brown To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:01 Subject: an Excel question When reading a long formula in a cell, how do I get Jaws to read individual components?