Hi Listers, here is the situation I am attempting to use the office clipboard within Excel 2002 1 I have done alt E to open the edit menu 2 then I have down-arrowed to the office clipboard command and hit enter the task payne opens JFW anounces task payne 1 of 24 clipboard 1 of 24 then speaks clipboard list box clipboard empty copy or cut to collect items 1 of 1 , according to the project assist tutorial I should be able to press insert tab to read the active field and hear click a item to paste list box. I will be most appreciative for any help I can get on this roadblock. . (I am using Jaws 5.0 with Win XP pro) -- 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