Hi Glenn,
Well I can't check what the beta does anymore, but the real one seems to work "right". In the Menu->Tools->Options->Forms (tab), what have you got set for Grid lines, Snap to grid, and the Horizontal and Vertical spacing? Mine are checked and 4.

Rick

>In VFP8.0 beta if you move object on a design surface, form, report, class using the "scoot" feature (ctrl+arrow) the object first drops down 1 or 2 pixels and then scoots in the expected way.
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>Glenn