Ken Pergola mistakenly wrote: >> SendKeys {DOWN}. Ken you hammerhead, you forgot the percent sign which represents the ALT key! James, I think the following SendKeys method *should* work for you no problem in the onFocus event: SendKeys "%{DOWN}" <==== VBScript or SendKeys("%{DOWN}"); <==== Javascript This *seems* like an elegant solution, but maybe I'm missing the big picture. Hope this solves your problem. I apologize forgetting the percent sign in the original post. Best regards, Ken Pergola -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics