you can create a single object of the map in the click event check the x,y co-ordinates of the mouse and compare that for a table where you will have co-ordinates for triangles/squares etc that make up each state another option is maybe to embed a web-browser in the app and use HTML with images for each state etc, then you can use JScript or VBScript to catch each click if you really need state shaped buttons this can be done as well, I remember I saw on the I-Net some 3rd party product that will let you design buttons in whatever shape you want Arnon i >The user wants a map of the USA on a form. She would like to click on >states and get data for those states. It amounts to making buttons that >are state-shaped. I only know how to make rectangular buttons, which is >fine for Colorado and Wyoming, but not many others. Can it be done? > >