by design -"in top-level form" means in the ACTIVE top level form as the _screen counts as one , if it is the active "form" the toolbar will be created there Arnon >Yes, I've done it. I had to setfocus to the top-level form just prior to >instantiating the toolbar to get it to work, otherwise the toolbar thinks >its supposed to attach to the main screen (bug or what?)... > >