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What do you mean by &quot;when the text &nbsp;box opens&quot;?<br />
Doesn't it always default to the top?
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What do you mean by "when the text  box opens"?
Doesn't it always default to the top?

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I call a form that had the text box using a command button. When the form opens with the text box is there as well as the vertical scroll bar but the text box is not at the top. I've made sure that the property ScrollTop of the form set to zero.
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I call a form that had the text box using a command button. When the form opens with the text box is there as well as the vertical scroll bar but the text box is not at the top. I've made sure that the property ScrollTop of the form set to zero.

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Interesting - I would have to see a sample db to diagnose it...
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Interesting - I would have to see a sample db to diagnose it...

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OK...here the worksheet with the form<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w11/839781/Book1.xlsm" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="scroll (43 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>Book1.xlsm</a>
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OK...here the worksheet with the form
Book1.xlsm [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w11/839781/Book1.xlsm]

Book1.xlsm

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thanks,<br />
you nailed it!
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Folks,<br />
I have a large text box with a vertical scroll bar in a multi-line format.<br />
When the text box opens I'd like it to open by default at the top and then scroll down, not up.
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Folks,
I have a large text box with a vertical scroll bar in a multi-line format.
When the text box opens I'd like it to open by default at the top and then scroll down, not up.

Scroll bar default is top

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