>>>Since you hide and dis-enable controls anywhere on a form, how does one draw several controls occupying the same spot on the designer window?
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>>draw them in different places and use the layout toolbar to overlay them. you can also base code on what the current caption, etc. is on the object.
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>I see. I need to fool around with that

TIm, in addition to Dave's suggestions, check out the different commands on the Format menu (Move to front/back) and also the ZOrder method which will move a control to the top or bottom of the 'stack' programmatically.

Barbara