Hi Nancy,

Thanks for the response. I am working with a framework and didn't realize I had to set a framework property. I have it working now.

Thanks,

TFISHER

>Terry-
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>>I have a form with several textboxes, combos, and a grid. I have set all of the textboxes to BackStyle = Transparent. This gives me the consistent background color look I want for the form.
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>>Unfortunately, GRIDS and COMBOs do not have a BackStyle property that I can find. How do I get the GRIDS and COMBOs to have the same BackStyle color as the rest of the form. Right now, they are white and it really is not what I want.
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>I suppose I might be missing something obvious, because it's really pretty simple, I find. It works for both grids and combos, for me, to put "=thisform.backcolor" (without the quotes) in the property sheet for backcolor for the controls. Note the "=".