Got it now thanks to Yosef and yourself Jim. ----- Original Message ----- From: jim To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 7:39 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Outlook Express Query Elonor, You'll find it in options, under the send tab it say something like include received messages in replies or something to that affect, uncheck it, i'm sure you'll no it when you read it. HTH Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Eleanor Burke To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 7:12 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Outlook Express Query Thanks Jim but no that is not what I am talking about. I am not talking about expanding and shrinking but a setting in Outlook Express which say if you write to me and I reply, your origional message will not appear. Eleanor ----- Original Message ----- From: jim To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 7:09 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Outlook Express Query go into view menu , then into current and scroll down to "group messages by conversation" select it, done. However, this doesn't always work for some reason. HTH Jim. ----- Original Message ----- From: Eleanor Burke To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: [access-uk] Outlook Express Query How do I display only the message sent to me and not the thread of messages?