The border is gray because it's *transparent* and the forms backcolor is showing through. You could add a shape object "behind" the grid with it's backcolor set to white (or the grid color of your choice<s>)

HTH

>Thanks David!
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>It worked!
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>(Well, there is still a slight gray border but it is less much annoying!)
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>*** giving you back a whole box of kleenex ***
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>Pascal