and to expand on this idea, if you want the Access window itself to be maximized, create a shortcut on your desktop (or wherever you want it) to the specific database. then in the properties (right click on the shortcut icon and choose properties) of the shortcut find the Run window which is usually set to a default of Normal, and just change it to Maximized. <p>Brian Famous<br><a href=mailto:bfamous@ncdoi.net>bfamous@ncdoi.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>