Stuart,
Have a look at thread #621982, message #622409. This deals with width and height of an editbox but is similar to textbox

HTH Agnes
>I would like to know if there is a formula or utility that one can use to determine the correct width for a text box or label, according to the font, font size data type used. So much time is waisted trying to get the text box with correct according to the data entered.
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>Thanx,
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>Stuart