You may want to consider changing the ForeColor property of the command button if there is information in the memo field. That way, the color communicates to the user if there is information in the field or not. (Good opportunity for a class.)

Doug

>>>I have very limited real estate on a form and the old system used two memo fields (CTRL-Home to edit). I do not have room for edit boxes and was wondering what the best way was to approach this. Trap keystrokes and call a new form was my first thought, but I wanted to see what others have done or thought. Thanks!
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>>>Regards, Renoir
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>>You also need a way to get at the fields with a mouse. Have a command button that opens a second window that displays the memos.
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>Craig,
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>I think your saying to put a command button where the field would normally be and use that to call a form containing the editbox... I like it! Thanks!