Steve,

>VFP8...
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>When I finish editing a form, and close it, the properties sheet for the "Screen" stays open (if I had a property sheet open while editing the form). Is there a way for it to close automatically? I wish it could dock and hide itself like VS. :)

Right click on the Properties Sheet titlebar, uncheck 'Docked" and close it.

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>BTW, just deleted foxuser.dbf to solve another issue.
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>Also, there used to be a key combo I could use to hide everything in the DE, so the screen area behind the command window would be visible. Something like holding down CTRL-Shift. But I can't get any combination to work in VFP8, or VFP6 for that matter.

CTRL+ALT+SHIFT

or whatever order works best for you. :)