a) try putting application.screenupdating=false in the private subs,
too.
b) you might have to programatically re-focus the focus.
cboPersArea.set focus

:)
susan, not-a-guru

On Feb 13, 10:41 am, wrote:
Ok, new morning, fresh brain. Please correct me if i'm wrong but I'm
thinking that the lost focus event of the cboPersArea kicks in after
the next combobox receives focus. Therefore the next combo box is
essencially losing focus which kicks off it's lost focus event so the
two combos are fighting each other. I still don't know why the
screenupdating isn't turning off but, at this point, thats a moot
point. This means I'm in search of another event to make this work.
Any suggestions?