Clara,
Can Grow and Can Shrink only work in the Vertical.

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Al Campagna . Candia Computer Consulting . Candia, NH USA
Microsoft Access MVP
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Clara,
An added note... you could use the Control Width property to adjust the width of a
control.
Maybe... for example... if the Len(YourText) > 100... change the YourText width, using
the OnFormat event of the section that contains YourText.

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Al Campagna . Candia Computer Consulting . Candia, NH USA
Microsoft Access MVP
http://home.comcast.net/~cccsolutions
"Find a job that you love, and you'll never work a day in your life."
> Hi all,
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>
> thank you so much for your help