Jules7 jules, i tried out your idea and it helped! i felt odd in the "new" outside smoking location. i'm going to use the disconnect behaviour idea with more circumstances. i realize that the info was in the ex material, but i obviously needed help applying it-didn't even realize that a "disconnect" was what i was looking for. being new at this, it really makes a difference to have help. i feel more confident every time i have a success. who wouldda thunk it? thanks, beth