Alex, you didn't say what screen reader you were using, but here's one for HAL/Supernova users, just apply in the same way if your using jaws. creating a rule in outlook express using hal v5. 1. press alt +t to go to the tools menu. 2. find message rules by arrowing up or down. 3. select the mail option by cursoring right from the message rules and press enter. 4. you should be placed on the new rule button, assuming you haven't created a rule already. if you have created a rule, tab to the new button, and press enter. 5. you should be at the select the conditions for your rule, here is where you have to choose what type of rule you want, for arguments sake choose where the subject line contains specific words, press the space bar on that. 6. tab twice to where it says, rule description, click on an underlined value to edit and cursor down, and go in to virtual focus. 7. cursor right so your cursor is on the s of the specific words, press the space bar on that, you should now be in an edit field. type in the word or words that you want outlook express to look for, then tab to the add button, and press the space bar. now it will bring up a secondary option where you can modify your rule if you want. tab over to the ok button and press space bar. you should now be back at your new mail rule. 8. shift +tab to get you back to where it says select the action for your rule, and you can cursor up and down through the choices. for arguments sake, press the space bar on the option, move it to the specified folder. 9. tab to the rule description, apply this rule after the message has arrived. 10. cursor down, and if you have colour change selected in hal just cursor on to where hal says colour blue, and press the space bar on that. if not just cursor on to the s of the specified folder and press the space bar. it should bring up the list of folders in outlook express. tab to the ok button and press the spacebar. 11. now you should be at the fourth part of the rule, name of the rule. type in what you want to call it, and now tab to the ok button and press the spacebar. 12. you should now be at the apply rules now, tab round to apply now and press enter. you should here a sound and a confirmation dialog box, saying that the rule has been applied. that's all. Jim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "alex-acts2v4" <alex-acts2v4@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 3:27 PM Subject: [access-uk] Help would be apreciated from OE users who are on both this list and the TALKS list > Hi all, > > I am Using OE and want to set up a message rule to make sure that messages > from the talks list go into a particular folder. > > I had a rule set up in OE but after the server changed I can not get it to > work even though I have changed the address. Can anyone help please. > > Thank you in advance. > Alexander Shannon > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq