> >I am trying to set the shortcut keys of a button: Try this: 1. make a button 2. in the script of the button place: on mouseUp put "Help" end mouseUp 3. try the button and see if "Help" pops up. 4. click on a checkbox for the keyboard shortcut & input a letter (I just tried command y here on my Mac) 5. try the key combo and see if "Help" pops up. Does that help you? atb sims