... maybe Antonio can answer this one. 2 . Caption and color DEFINE DIALOG oDlg RESOURCE "msgDaNe" title "xxxxx" color clr1,clr2 Clr1 and clr2 can be nrgb(.....) or CLR_WHITE, CLR_BLUE etc... 3. Same for Redefine say just add color xx,xx at the end 4. You can always change dialog size at activation ...