>Thanks for the help. This part seems to be working sortof o.k. But I can't seem to get back from the password form to the calling form. I have 2 buttons on my password form - ok and cancel. I have a return in the click of each button. That doesn't return. Also, I thought the first form would still be visible & the password form would appear on top of it. That didn't happen. Can you help?

Jane,

The code in your OK and Cancel buttons must release the current form as in;

Thisform.release()