Hmmmm....well I set mine to be less than a page wide also, Peter.....I have mine set to 76 characters....Tools>Options>Mail Format tab> Internet Format button....what are yours set to? Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com/main.htm Author/Teacher ~ MS Office EBooks/Classes http://personal-computer-tutor.com/services.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Chiavaro Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 9:48 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: nope...I didn't get the prompt When I compose a new Email to this list it opens in HTML even though I = have the "send plain text" setting checked in the contact in the address = book. I don't use any stationary or backgrounds or formatted text when = posting to this list. (except for my signature in which the formatting = always strips out just fine). I "think" the =3D20 and 3D stuff comes = from the way I have the page width set somewhere. I think those funny = chars are from some kind of carriage returns. I seem to remember setting = how many characters across the screen the message gets cut to. I TYPE = straight across the screen, but Outlook cuts it when I send it. I don't = like for people to read my messages from one side of the screen to the = other.=20 In other words, I think something is wrong in the carriage return = department and NOT in the HTML/Plain-Text department. And BTW... it DOES bother me. I like things nice and neat thank you. LOL Peter C. ************************************************************* PLEASE READ!!!! You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject line that says "unsubscribe" (without the quotes). Do not put unsubscribe IN CAPS. Screaming doesn't get you out any faster and the caps prevent the function from working. To change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail), visit the group's homepage for full instructions. //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. *************************************************************