Martha,
Sure, and if you care to offer some more information as to what, when and
where, I'll be happy to tell you how.
Don't forget to let us know which version of Access you are using. It makes
a difference.
Access 2000: I have basicly the same need. Status report
where in I want to show status' in color (either font or
background). Color will be based on info in field
("red", "green", etc) Like If text="red" the
field.background = 255.