In case if the textbox .Value is character, there is no difference if you use .Value or .Text property. But I think most people use .Value property.

>This may just be a mistake on your posting the code...but maybe you should try:
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>Form2.Text1.Value = Form2.Text1.Value + Form1.Text1.Value
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>>Lets say i have 2 forms named form1 and form2...ok?
>>i want a button to make form1's textbox text to append the the end of form2's textbox.
>>i understand: Form2.Text1.Text = Form1.Text1.Text
>>but this clears out Form2.Text1's text and replaces it with Form1.Text1's Text.
>>I want to beable to do this:
>>Form2.Text1.Value = Form2.Text1.Text + Form1.Text1.Text
>>but it doesn't work i click the button and it keeps copying over the current value of Form2.Text1.Text and I want to keep it...