Hi Paul, Hope these help you some. Paul T. Before using the keystrokes below, make the following settings changes in your outlook express. 1. While in the Inbox, go into the tools menu then options and check the checkbox that says always startup in the inbox then tab to ok and press enter key. While in the Inbox, go into the view menu then arrow down to layout and press enter key. Uncheck the folder bar checkbox and also uncheck, show preview pain. (Outlook Express Keys) Main window, view message window, and send message window Table with 2 columns and 2 rows Open Help topics F1 Select all messages Control + A table end Main window and view message window Table with 2 columns and 16 rows Print the selected message Control + P Send and receive mail Control + M Delete a mail message Delete or Control + D Open or post a new message Control + N Open the Address Book Control + Shift + B Reply to the message author Control + R Forward a message Control + F Reply to all Control + Shift + R or Control + G (news only) Open the Inbox Control + I Go to the next message in the list Control + > (greater than) or Control + Shift + > (greater than) Go to the previous message in the list Control + < (less than) or Control + Shift + < (less than) View properties of a selected message Alt + Enter Refresh news messages and headers F5 Go to next unread mail message Control + U Go to next unread news thread Control + Shift + U Go to folder Control + Y table end Main window Table with 2 columns and 9 rows Open the selected message Control + O or Enter Mark a message as read Control + Enter or Control + Q Move between the Folders list (if on), message list, preview pane, and Contacts list (if on). Tab Mark all news messages as read Control + Shift + A Go to a newsgroup Control + W Expand a news thread (show all responses) Left Arrow or Plus Sign Collapse a news thread (hide messages) Right Arrow or Minus Sign Go to next unread newsgroup or folder Control + J Download news for offline reading Control + Shift + M table end Message window-viewing or sending Table with 2 columns and 4 rows Close a message Escape Find text F3 Find a message Control + Shift + F Switch among Edit, Source, and Preview tabs Control + Tab table end Message window - sending only Table with 2 columns and 4 rows Check names Control + K or Alt + K Check spelling F7 Insert signature Control + Shift + S Send (post) a message Control + Enter or Alt + S _____ I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter for Personal use. SPAMfighter has removed 5144 of my spam emails to date. Try SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> for free now! The Trial and Professional version does not have this message in the email ******************************************************************** NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ********************************************************************