If you find that your setting are not sticking at runtime, the following code will work:

WITH THISFORM.txtRTF
    .Font = [Courier New]
    .Font.Size = 14
    .Font.Bold = .T.
    .Font.Italic = .T.
ENDWITH

>Using the rich textbox control, in the init of the form if I try to set a property's value (like scrollbars) it returns the error that the property is readonly. So far i have only been able to change it by using the properties sheet or the activex richtextctrl properties (right clicking on the control and selecting its properties there)