Regarding your comments about voice control of Windows keyboard functions: I've fiddled around with Media Visions "ExecuVoice" with reasonable success. They have two voice related applications... 1) ExecuVoice for voice actuated program control (mentioned above) and 2) Monologue 16 which is an emulated voice that can read user selected text in Windows. I use the reader all the time to verify data entry in various spread sheet jobs: it saves lots of time, works very well and is quite enertaining to demonstrate to friends. I haven't used ExecuVoice as much, but after a little indoctrination period it seems to perform quite well (albeit in a reasonably quiet environment) . I'm comfortable recommending either of them. Media Vision is well advertised in all the computer literature. good luck David Barthuli, Haverhill MA, [log in to unmask]