andrew, you are doing something wrong. i tested it and it worked fine (in ie 6 sp1). you can see the test page i made at http://www.swatgear.com/testfiles/overflow.htm as you can see, it works (in ie 6sp1, i didn't bother with anything else). chris. p.s. trim your posts man!! (yes, i am speaking directly to you andrew.) it seems that you rarely, if ever trim you posts.