I'll take out oWordObj's initial .visible = .F. and see if that help's.
Thanks, Carol

Here is a pared down snipped for 1 doc. without most of the updating code:
...
*- Open empty overall Word Doc
IF TYPE('oAllWordObj')='U'
oAllWordObj = CREATEOBJECT("Word.Application")
ENDIF
WITH oAllWordObj
.WINDOWSTATE=2 &&Minimized
* .VISIBLE=.F.
.Documents.ADD
ENDWITH
*- Open empty Word Doc
IF TYPE('oWordObj')='U'
oWordObj = CREATEOBJECT("Word.Application")
ENDIF
WITH oWordObj
.WINDOWSTATE=2 &&Minimized
.VISIBLE=.F.
ENDWITH
...
IF gaSel(6)
*- Schedule A Description
DO PrintDescr
*- Append to overall Report
WITH oAllWordObj
.SELECTION.InsertFile((gcLocPath + "\Schedule A Description.Dot"))
*- Insert a page break #DEFINE wdSectionBreakNextPage 2
.SELECTION.InsertBreak (2)
ENDWITH
ENDIF
...
WITH oWordObj
.QUIT
ENDWITH
*- Show Overall Word Doc
WITH oAllWordObj
*- Get rid of last page break
.Selection.EndKey (6) && wdStory=6
.Selection.MoveLeft (1,1,1) && wdCharacter=1, Count=1, wdExtend=1
.Selection.Delete (1) && wdCharacter=1
.WINDOWSTATE=1 &&wdWindowStateMaximize = 1
.VISIBLE=.T.
.ActiveDocument.SAVEAS (gcLocPath + "\Title Report.Doc")
ENDWITH
...
PROCEDURE PrintDescr
*- Get update data
...
DELETE FILE (gcLocPath +"\Schedule A Description.Dot")
COPY FILE (gcProgLoc + "\Template\Schedule A Description.Dot" ) ;
TO (gcLocPath +"\Schedule A Description.Dot" )
*- Open Word Doc for testing
IF TYPE('oWordObj')='U'
oWordObj = CREATEOBJECT("Word.Application")
ENDIF
WITH oWordObj
.VISIBLE=.F.
.Documents.OPEN (gcLocPath + "\Schedule A Description.Dot")
...
*- Select bookmarks and type in updates
...
.ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("Description").SELECT
.SELECTION.TypeText (Curtemp.Descript1)

.Documents.SAVE
.Documents.CLOSE
ENDWITH

*- Cleanup
USE IN curTemp
RETURN
ENDPROC

Carol Dewar
Magram Computer Services