>I should point out that I don't want all the words to be bold and/or italics. Only specific words here and there within the letter/memo field.

Steve, why not just type the words in the report writer? I distribute a system that has a similar need. I let the users create the reports as needed. They know how to bold and underline so I guess it works for them.

The other way is to split the memo field into field(s). You can then pass printer control codes via fields anywhere you need them.

__Stephen