Hi All, What I'm needing to do is put 'symbolic' control info into a memo-type edit. For example I want to be able to enter the text ... Hello World^C ... where the ^C is a visible and 'atomic' character sequence meaning '#3'. Is there a way to practically do this or a third-party component that might help? Thanks, Terry --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz