I'm not sure this method will give you access to the text within a text box. With Word 97, 2000 and XP saving a document as text strips out any text boxes, rather than including the text but without the text box. Steve -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of susieadams@xxxxxxx Sent: 23 November 2004 16:45 To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: RE: Troublesome Word document (appears to be empty) When I encounter a word document that has several text boxes, I save the file as a text document. It strips out the text box and leaves just the text. You can still have the original word document if you need it. You just also have the text version which makes it easier to read with JAWS because it doesn't have all that fancy formatting. -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk -- 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