I have 14 categories with checkboxes and textboxes for "points" for each category. I also have a texbox for the total "points" that add each category that is activated by the checkbox. I want the total points to add the 14 textboxes that are activated or subtract when not activated. I can't seem to get it to work "on the fly" on the form but works great with a button click event. The code was in the FROM LOAD event where I think my problem is but not sure, if so what event would I put the code under? Or do I need some alternate code? How can I do the math automatically with checkbox states. I can't see using if/then or case/select with 14 categories, would be an awful lot of code. Any ideas?