>Thanks. See notes below:
>
>>>1) Is it possible to display a shadow around a form?
>>>2) How do I make a form fade out?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>
>>Kevin,
>>
>>Check if the following links will work for you:
>>
>>1) Re: Sub form's shadow effect using shape object Thread #1129983 Message #1130045
>This is not a shadow around a form. It's a shape made to look like a shadow around
>an editbox on a form.
>
But can you adapt the idea in form's case? I haven't looked into the problem too closely.

>>2) http://news2news.com/vfp/?function=-1&example=527
>This page requires you to download a class. The link it provides is "custom GDI+ class", yet
>when you navigate to this page, there is no link to download the gdiplus class.

It does bring you to the page to download a class. But this is a commercial site and requires a membership. I already explained to Mike workarounds using alternative code from Cesar Chalom.