Users appreciate impressive visual effects...and to get an indication that they need to wait while your application does something. The antiquated Windows hourglass mouse icon just doesn't compare to the visual effects UI Builder can offer. You can open either the processing wheel or progress bar with a simple "Open Form" command, or with a single line of easy-to-learn VB code, show users the percent progress for one of your application's operations. Best of all, both tools use native Microsoft Access controls, no ActiveX controls are needed (which means no issues deploying to other user's machines).