You can do allot of the work from the html editor. For example: You can go into the html editor, bring up the Controls ToolBox, arrow to a control and hit enter. The control is dropped into the Source Html and also onto the Designer. Then you can either Highlight the <asp:whatever in the html editor and bring up the Properties window for the control and set them or switch to designer and use mouse or whatever to select the control, right mouse click it and select properties. If you go in from the designer the Events button on the toolbar will allow you to select an event like the Click event for a button and you can then type in your vb or C# code for that event. I use a Css Stylesheet under a Theme folder and inline styles to format the pages. As for other features like DataBases etc... I have found work-arounds for most things. These methods are usually slower than using the various visual designers but they work and you can use many of the Visual Designers with a little experimentation and practice. For example: You can use the Smart Tag or the Tasks Menu by right clicking a control on the Designer and selecting that option from the DropDown Context Menu. Jaws with it's scripts will allow you to use Intellisense, a real major time saver, while I have not used it with Windoweyes since it does not read properly yet. You might also be able to move things around on the Forms Designer by dragging them where you want them, another feature I've not tried in VWD yet. Anyway, things are doable and you can get up to speed with practice. Rick Farmington Mich. USA ----- Original Message ----- From: Sean Farrow To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:00 PM Subject: coding asp.net pages using visual studio Hi: how have people got arround the lack of access in the asp.net form designer using visual studio 2005. I am looking at a job that requies me to use asp.net and need to be certain this is doable. Any advice welcomed. Sean. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3027 (20080415) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com