You have to use activate when it is located on a worksheet. The setfocus
method belongs to the control object and it is only available in a userform.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"JH" wrote in message
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Hello,
please does anyone know why this code gives run-time error - object
doesn't
suport this properity or method



Private Sub Radio2_Click()
Worksheets("start").TextBox3.Enabled = True
Worksheets("start").TextBox3.BackColor = &HFFFFC0
Worksheets("start").TextBox3.SetFocus -THIS LINE CAUSES RUN-TIME ERROR

End Sub

thanks in adavance for any suggestions

JH