Rick, you don't have to apologize. You just missed an earlier message in which Judith assured us that she'd already checked things like that carefully before requesting input from the list. By the way, just for the sake of clear communications, I'd like to mention that Judith's subject line here represents the proper name for this screen element, though some people get it confused. It's the status *line* and it appears at the bottom of the screen in a number of other applications, such as Word. It's a thin space across the bottom of the screen containing information. In word, for instance, you'd find things about the position of the cursor, the line, the page, and a few other things. In Outlook Express, it gives information about whatever is active on the screen, such as how many items are in the Inbox, how many of them are new, etc. If you press Alt, it will describe the function of the menu you've selected. That sort of thing. the term "bar," by contrast, is used only to identify the Task Bar, a Windows feature that isn't a thin line with information, but a screen area that's part of the Desktop and can be accessed at other times as well, depending how it's been set up. It holds the program icons of the running programs, and extends to the right of the Start button at the base of the start menu. Though it can be resized to be a very broad band or a narrow one, it is never thought of or referred to as a "line." Hope that helps. It's simply useful to make clear distinctions when possible in order to clarify this sort of thing under discussion. From: "Ricque" <ricque@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 5:50 AM Subject: Re: status line in OE Thanks Margaret, I missed that one Must be my part-timers at work. Ricque ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Thomas" <iluvtoread@xxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 2:22 AM Subject: Re: status line in OE Judith, Could status bar in OE possibly have become unchecked? From the message list Hit alt-v for the view menu, then arrow down or up until you get to layout, and hit enter. Arrow down or up until you get to status bar and hit the space bar if it is unchecked. Escape to leave the menu. Hope this helps, Margaret Judith wrote: Along with the other OE problems I have been experiencing this week I can no longer read the status line while in the program. Until very recently jaws key plus the number 3 on the numerical keypad gave me infor mation such as; the number of new messages the number of unread messages receiving mail sending mail Now I ge information concerning my task bar such as the names of documents that are on it. Does anyone have a solution to this problem? Thanks, Judith -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/134 - Release Date: 10/14/2005 -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx