Again, thanks very much for your detailed reply. The example you linked to looks promising, along the lines that I suspected would be required. I'll dig in and see what happens. Thanks again! --Tim

Hi Oralloy: Thank you for your reply. Issue #1 is that VBA allows very little customization of controls. For example, you can't remove the close 'X' or change the border without calls to the API. Issue #2 is that graphical child controls such as a command button aren't windows and don't have handles so you can't modify them using the same API calls that modify the form. Which leads to Issue #3, How do you control how graphical controls are drawn?...

I'm working with VBA for Excel 2003. I created UserForm1 and added a command button. I can manipulate the properties of UserForm1 using the form's hwnd. For example, I stripped the border, max/min, and caption properties. I'd like to create the same uniform look for child controls such as the button but graphical controls don't have handles. Is there a way to redraw graphical controls using the API? Thank you for your input.