Thirty-three forensic document examiners attending a May 1993 seminar, as well as 36 college students in a forensic science course, completed surveys in which they reviewed a document problem involving a hand-printed robbery note. The examiners ranged each letter type and other hand- printing characteristics as low, moderate, or high in significance. Results revealed that the forensic document examiners were less inclined to assign high evidential value to a given letter than were the student examiners. The examiners had an overall favorable response to the survey and provided constructive criticisms. Although forensic document examiners agreed that the methodology used to compare handwriting is valued, examiners can be grouped into two categories. One group strongly support efforts to quantify handwriting examinations; the other group maintains that quantitative studies are so restrictive in design and interpretation that the endeavors are not worthwhile. Figures, tables, form, and 4 references