The short answer is, right. The color of the button is a Windows property, and SOP is to not muck with the user's environment. You could use a container to mimic a button, if you must *s*.

>I am trying to change the color of the cmdbuttons I have placed on a form but they remain blue( I am assuming the default color).
>I can change the color of the text but that's all.
>Any help would be appreciated.
>Ste