1. Add a "Change sort order" button on my form.

2. This button will call a form with your "sort grid" on it that shows the columns from my underlying form

3. Let the user move things (the column names) around to their liking, then click on a Sort Now button.

4. The Sort Now button reorders the recordsource on my original form to match the order set by the user.

Did I finally get it right?

LOL!!! Yes, more or less. I probably should have explained it a little better. The way that I do it is that I have the sort order grid on the same form that contains the grid that I am sorting. But you could just as easily do it with a popup form. Just holler if you nave any more questions.