Creating an xy screen of tiny boxes

[micromic]

Hi, I need to produce an xy matrix on screen of tiny boxes, each equivalent to 2.5 x 2.5 mm. I want to group them into sixes. When the mouse pointer is moved across the tiny boxes in any six group I want the program to register when the mouse pointer enters the particular six block of tiny boxes and when it leaves that block to output an ascii character relating to which tiny boxes where touched by the mouse pointer as it travels across the screen.
Can anyone help with anything available that could be modified or perhaps how I can start with my little knowledge of VB? Thanks.

[Clinton Portis]

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