>Thanks Mark, that works but if I try to set the multiline property or the scrollbars that way then I receive the message that the property is readonly. Perhaps my syntax is wrong. Do you know the syntax for setting the multiline and scrollbar properties at runtime?

The syntax is:

test.txtRTF.ScrollBars = 1
test.txtRTF.MultiLine = 0

but I also get a runtime Read-Only error message. However, since those properties are actually on the VFP property sheet, the values you set there should carry over to runtime.