You can't do this on MDI Form - it's just container for other windows.
The maximum that you can do is to put a picture on it with you logo for example (and this is easy but not trivial).
If you want for some reason to show something - just put some controls on a sheet and
make it look like part of mdi ( without control menu, min and max)
Thats quick and dirty ideia....
 Yip. I am using the vbAccelerator's Explorer Bar - I placed it on the mdi form. Is there anotehr way? My forms seem to "slide" underneath it instead of, like with a toolbar, stopping against it. I have the same problem with a calander control.

 Francois
   "Grigoris Tsolakidis" <gcholakidis@hotmail.com.spam-remove> wrote in message news:dfmsl1$1ij$1@usenet.otenet.gr...
   What controls? Did you mean that you put controls on MDI Form?
     "Francois Searle" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:dfmsb1$bnb$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net...
     Hi

     I have looked everywhere and can't seem to find why all my child forms of my mdiform shows behind my controls on the form?

     Dim frm As New frmMyFrm

     frm.MdiParent = Me

     frm.Show()

     Can anyone please help me. I want to place controls on my mdiform and show child forms above these controls.

     Francois