>I was originally going to do this in Word and let VFP run the word document, but the guy I work with vetoed that idea. But I will think about making separate memo fields with font attributes embedded, that might be a workable solution for me.
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>You know, I remember typing the letter into the Report Writer directly at first, but for some reason I was unable to make it work or fit. I don't remember what the problem I had was. That's when I switched to the idea of the memo field. I also have that old book by Miriam Liskin, "VFP Expert Solutions" by Que which talks about doing full-page letters using memo fields.
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>Thanks for the input.

FWIW, one of my clients is doing something similar: they have large streams of text stored in memo files, with special symbols embedded to bold and underline text. My program automates word, inserts the text, seeks out the special symbols, and applies the appropriate formatting. I can post some sample code if you are interested.