That will work perfectly once i figure some things out:

1. how come I cannot click on design mode, dclick button and bring up the code editor box? I was able to do so with the 'command' button i first established, but not with your 'reset' button.
2. tried copying the code from this page and putting a button on another sheet but did not have anything happen.
why would that be? same code, colors etc
3. how do i get the color #'s if I'm changing to different cell colors?

Thanks Mark