Sarah- Monday, November 8, 2004, 4:02:52 PM, you wrote: SR> Thanks Derek, that seems to be what I am after. SR> Shao: does it have to be a bmp file or can I use a jpg? Well, jpgs work fine here (win2k at any rate). I've been using a tiled Escher print jpg as my background for several years now. -- -Mark Wieder mwieder at ahsoftware.net