Hi Tamar

>...Here's an interface design tip: If you want to highlight an area of a form with a lighter shade of the same color as the form, draw a rectangle (or other shape), set its BackColor to a light or medium gray (such as the default RGB(212,208,200)), and set the DrawMode to 15. Now, whatever color the form is, you'll have a lighter shade without changing
>code. If you want it to always be a "grayer" version of the color, use the gray box, but set the DrawMode to 9 ("Mask").

Thanks for your detailed explanation. This tip was what I was really looking for, now that I am aware what minimum is possible and it's implementation, with some experimentation I can explore other areas and probable use.

Thanks.