Jason, I'm glad it worked for you, but it didn't for me! Cheers Alex From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jason Boston Sent: 26 March 2010 03:11 To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: an irritating Outlook 2007 problem You are exactly right. That's what I did and it worked for me. From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pat L Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:30 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: an irritating Outlook 2007 problem Alex, I have a recollection from the list that suggested using a "Custom Highlight Assign" from the Jaws Manager list (Insert+F2). I have not used that option, but if you are familiar with the dialogs, it may prove useful. I too suspect it has something to do with color recognition. HTH, Pat _____ From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Stone Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 4:57 AM To: Alex Stone Subject: an irritating Outlook 2007 problem I have jaws 11 and Outlook 2007 under Windows7. For some reason recently, all the items in any of my mail folders say not selected before the item is read out. This in itself is not a major issue. However the status bar is also not spoken, although the item for the status bar is checked in the view menu. This rather irritatingly means I can't tell how many items there are in each folder. The appliation is maximized, so it's not that. An help would be very gratefully received. Cheers Alex