Thanks for the response Pete! I'd tried all that and didn't work. I still have to try the method for when you have a namespace different than the default described here:

http://www.bobpowell.net/toolboxbitmap.htm

Enmanuel

>Hi Enmanuel, all these methods will accomplish what you need
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>// Specifies the bitmap associated with the Button type.
>[ToolboxBitmap(typeof(Button))]
>class MyControl1 : UserControl
>{
>}
>// Specifies a bitmap file.
>[ToolboxBitmap(@"C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\MyPics\myImage.bmp")]
>class MyControl2 : UserControl
>{
>}
>// Specifies a type that indicates the assembly to search, and the name
>// of an image resource to look for.
>[ToolboxBitmap(typeof(MyControl), "MyControlBitmap")]
>class MyControl : UserControl
>{
>}
>
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