>On my Fox 7.0 legacy app, the shortcut keys as specified by "\< " do not show underlines until I press the alt key. In MS Word, the shortcut keys are always underlined. I replace _SYSMENU with my own menu bar. Anybody know of an easy way to make the underlines always visible?

It's controlled by Windows settings. In Windows XP, it's under Display Properties -> Apperance Tab -> Effects button -> Hide underlined letters ... checkbox.