OK. What Kevin suggested is good for a container class that contains more than one control (as in his example, an OK and a Cancel button), but if you're only wanting a single control (a single button in your case) then it's overkill to visually create a container that way ... however, you can still use that idea ... just dropping a button on a test Form or UserControl and configuring it the way you want it is a *great* way to see what code the IDE generates and then you'd know what you need to put in your class. After awhile you get the hang of it and don't need to do a "test" first. That's all I did to get the additional code you'd need to align your text and image:

this.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile("images\newreq.bmp");
this.ImageAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;

this.Text = "OK";
this.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;

~~Bonnie



>Thanks Bonnie,
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>I want a default button with Text = "Ok" and at the right side of it is a check bitmap (whether a bitmap, icon, etc.). This way the button is already available for drag & drop without changing the Text and Image properties. This is relatively easy in VFP classes.