It is called a ControlBox because if you click the icon at that place you get a shortcut menu with options like Restore, Minimize, Maximize, Close, etc. This is a Windows standard.

>I got it!
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>You have to set .ControlBox to .F.
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>What a wierd name...The property description says:
>"Specifies if a Window menu icon appears in the upper-left corner of a Form or Toolbar at run time."
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>But, Controlbox?
>Oh well...Live and learn.
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>Thanx everybody!