I'm embarrased. Just found out by accident, while in another program altogether, that to make any app a startup item, you just have to Control-click on it in the Dock and designate it as such in the resulting pop-up menu. Oh, me . . . --- MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> Manage list subscription options at <//www.freelists.org/list/muglo>