Ingolme, Thank you for your prompt reply. I'm sorry this thank you took so long. This problem was maddening, though I was begining to suggect it was dependant on some undocumented browser feature. I have been studing the CSS sprites and am working on converting my current projects over. I did want to note that this code does work in firefox, and it does so without causing an "object expected" error. IE and Firefox are the onle browsers I have tested it in. Thanks again.Ross