Hi Mildred, You have probably hit the F2 key by mistake which changes things to tab the other way. Either hit the F2 key again or go to the options menu and unstick vertical tab. Phil In a message dated 08/09/2005 06:34:23 GMT Standard Time, mfkn39@blueyonder.co.uk writes: Suddenly I have a mechanical problem with WinBMD and wonder if anyone can show me how to correct it. Starting a new page, I type in the first column but when I press the Tab key to go to the next column I am taken to the line below of the same column instead. So I have to use the "move Right" arrow instead. When I reach the end of the line and can't do this, I try the Line Space key but am again taken to the line below of the same column. I have tried to do this on two pages but the same thing happens. As it will take a long time to transcribe at this rate, I would be grateful for advice. Mildred Nasmith