A button is not created from a form class. You are misreading the help. While the button is a member of an instance of a form, it is not a member of the form class.

>Huh??
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>Again, the help text says "Properties and methods designated as Hidden
>can be accessed only by other members in the class definition"
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>The form is a class definition, and the button is a member of it. Accorordingly,
>the button should be able to access anything on the form, regardless of the
>visibility of the PEM on the form.