Hi, Ira, et al-- It is the color of the icon background that is giving me the trouble--not the icons themselves. Is there anyway I can change the color of that background?. Right now it is a very light, almost white, color. This makes it nearly impossible for me to see the icons themselves. I've tried everything I can think of in PROPERTIES>APPEARANCES and nothing I do seems to have any effect on the color of that background area. If it is possible to change the background color, could you give me the directions? Thanks a lot, walt boswell [email protected]