The controls that come with the .NET Framework are a basic set of controls. They're not meant to be the "Be All, End All" of the Utimate ToolBox. If you need specific functionality, there are two methods of getting it. Either find and buy a commerical control library that offers the functionality you need, or (my personal favorite!) write it yourself!! That's what inheritance is for and why you have the Control Library projects in Visual Studio. You can make your own version of the control with the added functionality tacked on. Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic