>>>>Timothy,
>>>>
>>>>Thisform.SetAll("forecolor",RGB(255,255,255),"label")
>>>>
>>>>change the rgb arguments to use the color you want.
>>>
>>>I put this into the code section of the form but it had no effect.
>>>My form has a blue backcolor and the labels remain black, on the blue background
>>Timothy,
>>
>>Which "code section" did you put the code in?
>
>into the activate section of the form
Timothy,

The activate only fires if the form lost focus and then regained it. Move the code to the form's Init/