Guys,

Is there any simple way to change the BACKGROUND color of a button in a form from the standard grey to anything else.

Thanks

Have you done a search for this yet?

No, but you can create a label that does the same job and customise that.

Create an oblong the size of the button you'd like in something like Paint, colour it and save it as a .bmp. Insert it into your form, Insert >>> Picture. In the properties of the picture on the form, Change the Special Effect to raised. In the 'On Mouse Down' event type this code...

Private Sub YourImage_MouseDown(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)

Me.YourImage.SpecialEffect = 2

End Sub

YourImage being the name of the image. In the 'Mouse Up' event type...

Private Sub YourImage_MouseUp(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)

Me.YourImage.SpecialEffect = 1

End Sub


This will make any image look like a button.

Hope this helps

IMO

Mile-O-Phiile....

What was the trick to get the button to "Become Active".

I drew the shape etc, and started playing with "ON" events, but my button still thinks its a label.

Thanks guys, I think once I get this bit going I should be right.

WHat do you mean become active?

I just used the MouseDown, MouseUp, and OnClick events.

If you are asking about the hand cursor appearing like a hyperlink, I put a space in the Hyperlink property.

I have said it before.....

This is the best place anywhere for getting quick and accurate responses to question.

Well done guys, and thanks