>>Mark,
>>
>>In GotFocus you could be THIS.FontBold = .T. or do some to the BackColor/ForeColor.
>>In the LostFocus you could reset it.
>>
>>-myron kirby-
>>=============================
>>>>>The title says it all, I've been trying to program a text box so if a user tabs into it the text will automatically highlight. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>>Mark A. Struck
>>>>
>>>>Set the .SelectOnEntry to .T. for the text box.
>>>George,
>>>
>>>Thanks for the help but I forgot to qualify my previous message that I'm working with VFP 3.0, which doesn't have this property. Paul's suggestion, for my case, did the trick. Thanks for the help.
>>>
>>>Mark A. Struck
>
>You might also try AfterRowColumnChange then set property to whatever...
>
>Eric K.
How about changing the "format" property to "K". When a user moves to the field it's all highlighted so any typing replaces the current entry, or they press "Home" or "End" to remove the highlight