Thanks
I'll try your suggestion.

>Dorin -
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>I tried to higlight the portion of preview area using shape, lines, Box().
>Nothing worked. I only see a flash when the shape around text is drawn, then the page is redrawn without it. Any other ideas about highlighting an area in preview page? Maybe with GDI+.
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>The "quick and dirty" way that I have done it this: You need to put your BOX() call in a ReportPreview ExtensionHandler's Paint() event. This will cause looping, so you need to implement a timeout after which your BOX() code is not executed. If you choose, say, 3 seconds, this means that the area of the page is highlighted for 3 seconds, after which the highlight goes away and does not appear again.
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>During those three seconds, the paint is being called over and over again. That's why it's a good idea to limit the time duration.
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>...I said it was quick and dirty. But the effect is actually quite pleasing. It is by no means the best or only way to do it.
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>- Colin