Hi, Folks, I have had a frantic phone call from a Hal user. She is unable to use her computer because, when on the desktop, Hal announces "No Focus Detected". Would anyone be able to explain this problem? I am not a Hal user myself. Best wishes, Joan. ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq