One other tidbit- the progress form - a cheap way to create a progress bar on x64 outlook VBA since the regular x32 bit active x controllers don't work... I used a form- named it 1)"frmProgress", on the form is a frame called 3) "ProgressFrame", which I changed the fill on,hovering above (or in ) the frame is a lebel text called 2) "labelProgress" and there is an OK button called 4) "OK" for closing down the dialog. Dialog in the form is below: The code to run the dialog is very simple... Code below this line-------------------------------------- Public MAX As Integer Public Current As Integer Private Sub OK_Click() Me.Hide End Sub Private Sub UserForm_Initialize() ProgressFrame.Caption = "" Me.Left = Application.ActiveWindow().Left + Application.ActiveWindow().Width / 2 - (Me.Width / 2) Me.Top = Application.ActiveWindow().Top + Application.ActiveWindow().Height / 2 - (Me.Height / 2) Me.Height = 33