using apple mail, forwards contain the full message. I've never seen a setting that just shows the link On Jan 27, 2012, at 8:35 AM, barbara jones wrote: Hello When I forwarded a message to myself I was only able to read the sentence I typed. The message I forwarded was not able to be read. Instead there was a link to that message. How do I access that link and is this the way forward is supposed to work? Thanks Barbara ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Jonnie Appleseed With His Hands-On Technolog(eye)s Touching The Internet Reducing Technology's disabilities One Byte At A Tie ************ You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list. The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to their list subscription is: //www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind The list archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/ All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx