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Message: [QUOTE="John Murray, post: 6908831"] How do I change the focus from the current active application to a Word document that is open? I am writing a .net form to automate MS Word. I have written a .net form which has a button on it. Once the user clicks the button, the form locates an active Word application and inserts a string of text into the active word document at the current insertion point. However, after the insertion, the focus remains on the .net form application. What code can I execute from the .net form to cause the Word document to become the active window? Here is my code for handling the click event. After running this code, the form application is the active window. private void insert1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { //Get reference to Word.Application from the ROT. Word.Application wordApp = (Word.Application)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("Word.Application"); wordApp.Visible = true; wordApp.ActiveDocument.Activate(); wordApp.Selection.TypeText(richTextBox1.Text); //Release the reference. wordApp = null; } I was under the impression that the call to ActiveDocument.Activate() would bring word to the front and make it the active window, however, this does not happen. I have tried this is VStudio 2005 in debug mode and in release mode to no avail. Thank you for any hints. Why can't I get the form application to give up the focus? John [/QUOTE]