Tools - Options - Send tab - look for Mail Sending Format, then choose either Plain Text Settings or HTML Settings button. ( I do both exactly the same, as follows...) "Automatically wrap text at 115 characters when sending" You may need to adjust the number up or down a little to get it right. hth Al Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Kukral" Subject: [PCSOFT] Formatting Outlook Express mail > When I get stuff from PCBUILD and PCSOFT it frequently has lines that extend > across > the page from end to end. But when I reply, my messages only go half way. > Sentences > end up chopped into lines with one or two words. > > Can anybody explain to me how to set up my Outlook Express messages so that > they are formatted correctly? > > Dean [log in to unmask] PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml