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The usual way to append text to a TextBox or a RichTextBox control is to concatenate the current contents with the new string: Click here to copy the following block Text1.Text = Text1.Text & newString Here is a different approach, which is slightly faster and causes less flickering: Click here to copy the following block Text1.SelStart = Len(Text1.Text) Text1.SelText = newString

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