I 'think' I got this information from this list before....and I cannot find it... maybe I got it elsewhere..... When you use Rich Text/html in OE you can type in colors... or set background to colors...... Somewhere there is a way to set a color for an email that is NOT one of the choices that shows in the drop down menu. (Format---Rich Text Format - Background Color) There was a step where I entered the code for the color... and then I could use it. It would not save the color..I could only use it till I closed OE ...but how did I do that????/ I know I did not dream this...... Any clues?>????? Thanks bunches.... Rose I am excited...we had measurable rain today..... up to 1/3 of an inch! To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/