Hi Andrew,
One solution is to use a div and set the style height and width, then set
the overflow style to either "auto" or "scroll." The difference is that if
it is "auto" and the text fits inside, it will not have a scroll bar, but if
it is "scroll" it will always have a scroll bar, even if one is not
necessary.
Example:
<div style="width:200px;height:200px;overflow:auto">
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
Quisque sapien felis, ullamcorper sed, mattis et, tempus dignissim, lorem.
Nulla elementum dignissim orci.
Nulla risus sem, vehicula nec, eleifend sit amet, iaculis at, augue.
Suspendisse nibh.
Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere
cubilia Curae; Sed tincidunt felis.
Duis rutrum leo ac justo. Ut mollis leo eget velit. Integer justo orci,
cursus id, vestibulum sit amet, molestie id, tortor.
Donec urna nunc, condimentum ut, viverra nec, adipiscing at, dolor.
Integer dolor sem, tempor id, tincidunt id, hendrerit non, ligula. Maecenas
justo.
Pellentesque bibendum turpis at arcu. Nulla facilisi. In non eros.
Suspendisse eu velit.</p>
<p>Vivamus scelerisque semper purus. Curabitur facilisis lacinia dolor.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
Vestibulum ultricies. Curabitur velit elit, dignissim quis, sagittis a,
imperdiet et, lorem.
Pellentesque elit augue, rhoncus eget, lobortis a, imperdiet vel, magna.
Fusce egestas.
Donec cursus tristique diam. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci
luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae;
Quisque gravida convallis enim. Cras ut urna in nisl tincidunt egestas.
Etiam sed nunc.</p>
</div>
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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
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