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>>also on another form i have the almost an opposite situation. can tab to the checkbox and press enter to change its value, but am not able to click (with the mouse) to change the checkbox value.

>Check your Sparse property setting for that column....set it False. This *may* be the problem here.

this situation is not in a grid. just a checkbox on a form. use to be able to click into it. now i obviously changed something, but what. can tab to it, can use enter to change the value, but can not directly change the value with the mouse. any ideas?

thanks.

brenda

ps: i am getting better with the icons and bitmaps. moved past the deleteall bmp, onto a company bmp for a splash screen. geek art shows are next.