I would convert your images to either PNG or GIF format since they support transparency, which the Image control would support.

>Hey Gang!
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>Question.....
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>I am trying to use some different icons (*.ico) files for an image control... like a red circle, green circle, yellow circle... like a stop light... where just one image is in the image control at a time.
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>The red circle icon means stop, green means go - good, and yellow means wait.
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>Ok.. so good... but each of the pics has a grey background on the outside of the circle color going to the edges of the boundary of the image.
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>This grey color is different from the grey color of the form.
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>I want this grey color to be transparent.
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>Is there a way to do this? I see you can use a *.msk file for each of the icos if the control is a command button, option button, or check box.
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>Any way for the image control?
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>Thanks!