There is no automatic way to do this, but if you have v2006, you could create a custom item using an html form. In fact, that may be an easier way to take care of your other v alidation question also (i.e., checking to see if all the characters are letters). Do you know or do you have someone there that can show you how to make a simple HTML form? If so, I can show you how to integrate it within your experiment. If not, let me know and I'll see if I can put something together for you.