These symbols are the hex representation of ascii symbols. =20 means a space. That said, I don't know how to get rid of them. Only by teaching people to send in plain text, perhaps. You could play around in the options section of the Tools menu, but I'm not promising anything. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Brown" <michael.brown222@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Jaws User Group." <Jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 5:18 PM Subject: [jaws-uk] Nonsense symbols. Hello, Can someone tell me please, when an email is received with nonsense symbols like; =20 when jaws is reading the message, how can you stop jaws reading this? I have Jaws 4.5.1 with X P Home. Thanks, Michael Brown. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.3/281 - Release Date: 14/03/2006 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** jaws-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq