thank you, i got the desired effect using the QueryClose event of the button
(don't know if its the best way though). the button is still there, but
clicking now has no apparent effect.

regards,

tim


"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message
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James' method is easiest, but if you want to remove the X, post back.

or go to Stephen Bullen's site and down load formfun.zip from his Excel
page

http://www.bmsltd.ie (see menu on the left side of page)

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Tim" wrote in
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any ideas how to achieve that? I'm sure I've seen it somewhere, but
can't
find it in past posts.

thanks

tim