Thanks Judith. I tried using the ctrl key and a and got a msg saying select all was unavailable. Unfortunately, it didn't work. ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith Smith To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 12:30 PM Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: deleting my sent items in outlook express Yes, go to your sent items and press control A, which selects all, then press alt delete to keep them from going to the recycle bin. ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Conry To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:04 AM Subject: [adaptivetec] deleting my sent items in outlook express Hello all. Does anyone know how to empty the sent items in my sent items folder? Thanks. Margaret Conry