Maybe there's a better way but you can add some code to a close event for the
form that stores the codes for the colors per object (ex. Record in
table_CboxColors: ObjName = cbox_Customer ObjForecolor = 255). Then you can
add an on open event that loads these colors in.

You may have to cycle through the objects on the form (for each obj in
me.objects kind of a thing) and see what it's name is. If the name matches
the object name in the table then apply the associated forecolor. I say that
only because I don't know how to use a string variable with a me.xxx
statement. Can you?

Anyway, I hope that helps.

" wrote:

Hi, I have a worksheet with a few embedded form comboboxes. I also
have installed a custom color palette and would like to set the initial
value of these boxes to one of the custom colors. The Change event of
each box, then sets the background color to white. What is the best
way to set the background color so that once it is changed to white it
will not rest to the custom color when the workbook is re-opened?

Thanks!