If I remember correctly, when I first got 2002 it didn't do this...it also didn't expand folders when they had messages in their subfolders ... I believe both things were corrected with the SP1 patch. Make sure you have ALL the updates for Office XP (2002). I'm using 2003 now, so I really can't remember, but I do believe this was fixed with one of the patches. Linda Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com ABC Free Ezine ~ Free Ebooks and Tutorials *all outgoing mail scanned by Norton AV. If you got a bug that looks like it came from me, it did NOT! -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Hickey Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 9:49 AM To: Microsoft Office Subject: [mso] Outlook 2000 vs. 2002, shortcuts showing # of unread messages In outlook 2000 when I had unread messages in folders(which I sort based on source), it would indicated the number of unread messages. I have started using 2002 and it has yet to display the number of unread messages. Is there a setting that I need to switch on? Is there a way to get 2002 to display the number more quickly, like a recalculate function? Will 2002 eventually display the # of unread messages? TIA ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************