part of text1.text

how would i say something like "if part of text1.text is "bob" then text2.text is "random"" or something like that?

If InStr(Text1.Text,"bob") > 0 Then Text2.Text = "random"

You can also use the Like operator:

VB Code:

If Text1.Text Like "*bob*" Then
    '... do something
End If