OK, I'm trying to get my mind around this.

I've never created a shared variable before so this is what I did.

1. Created a formula that stated the following:

shared booleanvar show

     - I named this formula "Show"

2. Created a second formula that stated the following:

shared booleanvar show:=True;

""    

- I named this formula "Show G1"

3. Created a third formula that stated the following:

shared booleanvar show;
not show

    -I named this formula "Show G2"

4. Created a fourth formula that stated the following:

shared booleanvar show:=False;
""

I placed Show G1 inside of Group 1

I placed Show G2 inside of Group 2

I placed Show G2b inside of Group 2b

My suppress-if statement for Group 2 was:  {@Show G2}= True

AND IT WORKED!

I do not, however, understand what happened or why. I am just an apprentice.

The suppression did not work unless ALL of the formulas were in their appropriate group.

If you have time - and it's OK if you don't - Please explain what’s happening.

Also, I don't think I needed the first formula "Show". I think by simply declaring the booleanvar of "Show" - then it is known whenever it's stated again in any other formula.

Again - Thank you for your help. This solution solves a bunch of formatting challenges that I've had in the past – and eliminates future ones.

Your powers are great indeed.