Thanks for taking the time to give me such a detailed explanation! ...I think I'll take the easy way out and use the crayon marks on the screen.

Actually I played with this and (correct me if I am wrong) it seems to be the "visual" way of handeling variables. It is much easier to manage.

Would it also be ok to add properties to my main form via the Forms | New Property menu. And then in the Properties window set the property to ="WhatIWant" ?

I noticed that if I issue a "clear memory", these properties/variables go away. Am I observing this correctly, or is something else going on that I can't see? Maybe because of the way I am creating it?