Kathy, The problem you are having may not be due to PAF errors. I have run into two problems which were my own doings. 1) When I open the Actual Text portion of Notes, anything already in it, is highlighted. If I strike any alphabet key, number, or hit the space bar BEFORE I clear the highlight, everything will vanish. If this happens exit by hitting Cancel NOT Save. I can then reopen the file and everything is back in place. 2) Another way I have lost what I have just typed in is to hit the wrong Windows shortcut key combination. We use Ctrl-V to past things into Notes, but there are a lot of other Ctrl-combos. A couple of times I hit one (not sure which one) and it closed me out of Notes. It asked if I wanted to same my work, so I said yes. I lost what I was working on. Just something to consider. Bea