From: robertlo@shaw.ca   
      
   One more thing, do not forget to include the rich text box ocx when you   
   deploy your app.   
   It takes us a while to find that out when our app works in some clients' PC   
   but not others.   
      
   Egghead   
      
   "Rick Rothstein"  wrote in message   
   news:Xfidnaxs140jKOzfRVn-tw@comcast.com...   
   > > Question : Is the rich text box a standard control available   
   > > in VB5 ? I haven't used one before and don't recall seeing   
   > > one. And it's not in the handy little toolbox. Could you tell   
   > > me how to use it "   
   >   
   > In VB's IDE, click on Project/Components on the menu bar. Scroll down   
   > the list and click on the CheckBox labeled "Microsoft Rich Textbox   
   > Control", then click OK. That will add the RichTextBox to your toolbox.   
   > As for how to use it... well, it is full-bodied control with lots of   
   > properties, methods and events. Your best bet is to highlight the   
   > control after it is placed on your form and press F1 to bring up the   
   > help file for it. Then, start reading. Also, when the help files are   
   > displayed, click on the Search tab, type in "richtextbox" (without the   
   > quote marks) into the search field and click the "List Topics" button.   
   > At minimum, read the item labeled "Using the Rich TextBox Control".   
   >   
   > Rick - MVP   
   >   
      
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