Thanks for the reply. Glad to know its not just us with the problem. Odd though that is affects in different places.
Do you also have a problem with fields losing their colour when cutting/pasting in designer?
As per post:
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd6forum.nsf/55c38d716d632d9b8525689b005ba1c0/ac084de928ec871285256cdf0057fd3e?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,colour,ajp