>>When I run WORD as a separate application apart from VFP.
>
>Try to run the following code in FoxPro and tell me what is the result:
>

>loWord = CreateObject('Word.Application')
>loWord.Visible = .t.
>loWord.CommandBars('Standard').Visible = .t.
>loWord.CommandBars('Formatting').Visible = .t.
>

>
>HTH

Have you tried it?