She did not embed the pictures in the message she sent you. The little "X" means your computer can't find them. ORRR, It "could" also mean you and your friend use e-mail programs that do not talk to each other properly or "play nice"... Rick Glazier From: "Jo Hagen" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 5:01 PM Subject: [PCSOFT] pictures help One of my friends sends me lovely pictures (she has printed them out) but all I ever get on my PC is an empty box with a little red "X" in the top LH corner. What am I lacking? TIA Jo Hagen "Hold No Punches.." Rode brings you great shareware/freeware programs with his honest opinions in this weekly column. http://freepctech.com/rode Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://freepctech.com/staff.shtml