Hi Mark,

If they are control toolbox con trols, use

Dim cnDayLabel As OLEObject 'or should this be as a String?

For i = 1 To 7
Set cnDayLabel = ActiveSheet.OLEObjects("DayLabel" & i)
cnDayLabel.Visible = False
Next i

If they forms controls, use

Dim i As Integer
Dim cnDayLabel As Shape

For i = 1 To 7
Set cnDayLabel = ActiveSheet.Shapes("DayLabel" & i)
cnDayLabel.Visible = False
Next i

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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
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"mark kubicki" wrote in message
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can a variable be used as a control name?

Dim i As Integer
Dim cnDayLabel As Control 'or should this be as a String?

For i = 1 To 7
cnDayLabel = "DayLabel" & i
cnDayLabel.Visible = False
Next i