[shippy011]

thanks for the speedy reply.. i've taken your advice and looked at rectangle_top and rectangle_bottom..

i've recreated what i once did in home by, ya know, putting a TD in the top and TD in the bottom.. it works, i have a thing bar of blue going up the entire left side of the screen an dthe right side....

but.. the same thing happens when i click on products.. the left thin bar remains, but somewhere in the switch rectangle bottom is being changed?

also.. where can the version # i'm running?

thanks for all your help, you've already pointed me in the right direction.. theres just something im missing i think