Sub Test() Dim t As Text Dim s As Shape Dim d As Document Dim strText As String strText = "This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. " & _ "This is a test. This is a test. This is a test." strText = strText & " This is the next sentence. " & strText Set d = CreateDocument Set s = d.ActiveLayer.CreateParagraphText(2, 2, 8, 8, strText) Set t = s.Text MsgBox "The number of lines in the text is " & t.Story.Lines.CountEnd Sub