Hi Jake, If you have a reasonably fast computer, reading while recognizing presents no problem at all. If your computer is slower, then the program may respond sluggishly to keyboard commands while recognizing, but it doesn't result in crashes--only user frustration. <lol> Kellie To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.