>>I'll bring your request to the table.
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>bravo Dave!!! Please do...
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>I'm sick -n- tired of fudging a button by using a image control and my own darn custom graphic when client insists on a UI color scheme other than generic grey.

Why not use the Microsoft Forms 2.0 Commandbutton? I haven't been able to modify the color in the property sheet, but say I want a red button, This.BackColor = RGB(255, 0, 0) in the Init works fine.