Thank you for your response. I receive a run-time error 4198 . If I comment out the "SaveChanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges" I still get the run-time error. In either case I can leave the file open in the background and the user can close it after they are finished with the primary doc. I'd prefer that the end user have no idea that the temp file even exists and that it just closes. Thank you for simplifying the code. It makes it more efficient for reuse through out the document( I have three userforms on average that I spell check within the doc). If you have any other suggestion I'd appreciate it. Thanks