Private Sub btnPrint_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnPrint.Click '---now show first and last names with a space in between ' When you connect strings together like this, use the '&' sign not a '+' sign. ' This process is called concatenation!!!! lblReceipt.Text = txtFirst.Text & " " & txtLast.Text End Sub