The DTP control is a built-in common control, as long as you have an updated comctl32.dll, so yes it's possible. --Mike-- http://home.inreach.com/mdunn/ The Signature, back by popular demand: Buffy. Pajamas.

Handle the WM_ERASEBKGND message. Of course, you have to implement all bitmap painting manually, there's no magic 'SetBackgroundBitmap' call :) Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com.pl