I can't find the settings you are talking about in global options...I'm using VFP6. Maybe that's new to VFP7? But the checkboxes I was talking about override all programs and forms, so everything's cool now.

>Thanks for you tips. And most of the time, there is always at least 3 ways to do 1 task in VFP.
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>Setup my global default settings is always first actions after VFP installation. Very seldom that I need to change from the individual file properties. I even change my settings from registry to get more color selections for IDE. :)
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>>Thanks for pointing out that there is a global override...
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>>Under properties while editing a .prg file, there is a checkbox "Apply to .PRG files". In a form, the checkbox says "Apply to method code".
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