Hi Kristen.....

It sounds like you are looking for FLAT Box Style.

1.  Select the element(s)
2.  Go to the Property Editor
3.  Click on the tab for LOOK
4.  Go to the second combo box on the left, BOX STYLE
5.  Select FLAT

All selected elements should now have "No Box"

Be sure to Save Layout Design when you confirm it is OK.

Depending on what you want, you could use a flat box using the same fill color as the background, or you could use a flat box with the fill setting set to "none". In either case you end up with no visible box. It isn't really about box type, so much as it is about the fill setting.

My copy of that file shows the Company combo box as DownBox.....where are you seeing No Box?

It sounds like you have a combo box with no values to select from.  Once you have something to choose from that will go away.

Right click on the element, select EDIT CHOICES, and enter some values to see if that is better.

What code are you using to populate the combo box?
And what is triggering the programming? On element Entry?

Hmmmm. I checked that application on another system and I see the "No Box" that you are referring to.  I wonder if I had changed my other copy?  How did they do that?

But more important is that your programming statement is not correct.  You should be using the following syntax:

Var vClients as String

//Populate the combo Box with list of clients
vClients = @XListValues(@FN, "FormName!Client")
vClients = @SortstringArray(vClients,0)
PopulateListElement(Client, vClients) 

Assumes that combobox is named Client
Replace FormName with the name of your form that you are getting Client info from.

And there is nothing here related to Q&A 5.0. 
Your 4.0 experience will serve you fine.

I have noticed if I create a new Combo Box LE, the box type does indicate "No Box". Once I change it to something else, I can never get it to say that again.

Thank you all for  your help.  It is really unsettling to see Bob's baby and Ray's reaper juxtaposed but I quess I'll get used to it.  Thanks again.

i HATE TO KEEP BUGGING YOU BUT HERE GOES.  THE BOX TYPE IS FLAT AND THE FILL MATCHES THE BACKGROUND DO THE APPEARANCE OF THE BOX IS FINE.  I ADDED 5 RECORDS TO THE CLIENTS_DB USING MY FORM CALLED 'CLIENTS_FRM'.  THE FIELD I WANT TO APPEAR IN THE COMBO BOX FROM THAT DATABASE IS CALLED 'NAME'.  THE NAME OF THE COMBO BOX CURRENTLY IS 'LE2'.  SO AT YOUR SUGGESTION I CHANGED THE PROGRAMMING TO SAY:

VAR VCLIENTS AS STRING

//Populate the combo Box with list of clients
vClients = @XListValues(@FN,"clients_frm!Name")
vClients = @SortstringArray(vClients,0)
PopulateListElement(LE2, vClients)

I SAVED IT AND WHEN IT DIDN'T WORK I THOUGHT MAYBE '@FN' MEANT 'FILENAME' SO I REPLACED IT WITH THE NAME OF THE APPLICATION WHICH IS 'EIS1.DB'.  I THEN TRIED REPLACING 'CLIENTS,FRM' WITH THE NAME OF THE DB WHICH IS 'CLIENTS.DB'  AND I TRIED THAT TWICE, ONCE WITH @FN AND ONCE WITH 'EIS1.DB'. STILL NO LUCK.  THE ONLY THING I HAVEN'T TRIED CHANGING IS '!NAME' BECAUSE FROM THE MANUAL IT SAYS THAST SHOULD BE THE NAME OF THE FIELD IN THE SOURCE DB AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS.  I'M SURE IT'S SOMETHING DUMB I'M DOING BUT I HAVE DOUBLE CHECKED THE SPELLING OF ALL THE NAMES I AM USING SO IT HAS TO BE SOME COMBINATION I'VE MISSED.  HAVING JUST SAID ALL THAT I HAD A THOUGHT.  IS IT ONLY THE XLOOKUPS THAT DON'T WORK IN PREVIEW MODE OR WOULD THAT BE TRUE OF XLISTVALUES?  OF COURSE I HAVE BEEN TRYING ALL OF THIS IN PREVIEW MODE.