^hi the code must come after your [b]hello laine[/b] box. the id on that box is [b]spawnpic[/b]. It must also be on an onload handler, so maybe if you moved it down into your messenger function which comes after your spawnpic code and also executes upon loading of the window: <"> take note of the change [b]var hb = document.getElementById('[color=green]spawnpic[/color]');[/b] if that doesn't work find another onload handler further down in your js, then cut and paste it to try again