>Jim,
>Thanks for the advise about the free table.
>I created a page frame. I then dropped a textbox onto page 3 and the control source is a Public variable.
>But I am not sure why the textbox is not available. Your input would again be again be appreciated.
>Steve

Steve,

There are a number things that can make the textbox unavailable, the enabled property being .F., the readonly property being .T., the When event returning .F., the page being disabled, the memvar being empty (0 length string), among others.