>>>Using the Image or Picture control, I haven't found the BackStyle property to have a transparent image.
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>>>Anyone found it?
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>>There's no such property with the standard VB controls.
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>Do you know how to handle that?
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>I mean, I can't rely on the fact to build a grey background image for those using a grey background for their windows setup, have a white version of my image for those using a white background, etc.

Check out ActiveThreed from Sheridan. It's a replacement for the old Threed32.ocx control. The control can display transparent images in a panel. It can also display active buttons à la MS Internet Explorer.
www.shersoft.com