Joan, Dave is complaining, rightly so, about the ads on both the window that lists all emails and the Read/Write Email window. I have not checked the archives as I don't remember when the first issue arose, but if memory serves me correctly...a danger thing...the procedures to hide the ads in both windows are slightly different. For the former, one uses the double-head arrow for all re-sizing, but the latter requires using both the double-headed arrow and the cursor. (At least I had to use both the arrow and cursor for the latter.) Am I correct? Perhaps what is needed is a single posting with a subject line such as "How to Hide the Ads" that details the procedures to hide the ads in both windows. Jon Raymond St Paul Park, MN Web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond/

In a message dated 6/6/2006 3:57:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, DJP099@aol.com writes: That's not satisfactory. If the adds were stationary they could be ignored, but I'm watching a skier today. Dave- We just covered this on the list, once you slide the window down to cover the ads THEN you next place your cursor at the top of the dark blue bar on top of your email window and when the cursor turns to a double edged arrow you drag the window and resize it making it as high vertically as you want it. Then as a final measure, once you get the window sized and placed where you want it--bring down the window menu and select REMEMBER WINDOW SIZE and POSITION. Joan

I now have adds in two places and I suspect that the discussion as been confusing some, at least me, regarding adds that can be covered and ones that can't. There are adds that appear below the main mail box listing mail received and they can be covered while reading mail, by increasing the size of the mail box. Starting today there are now adds on each individual piece of mail. As described, if you lower the top of the mail box low enough the add disappears but the box is too small with few lines of mail showing. That's not satisfactory. If the adds were stationary they could be ignored, but I'm watching a skier today. It seems the best way to object to this is to get a new ISP. The second best is to sign up for e-mail service with ??????, and make the changes necessary. If you were interested in choice two what mail service would you choose? Dave Florida

The archives did it for me, we'll see when I sign back on. Barbara D.

In a message dated 6/6/2006 5:38:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Bmdible@aol.com writes: Just this morning I have an ad on a individual Email when I open one. Didn't pay attention to fix before, because I didn't have. Should have known, ------------------- Barbara, Use the list archives to get the fix. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AOLers-RootsWeb/2006-06/1149551398 Sharon

In a message dated 6/6/2006 2:53:05 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, JRAYMOND651@aol.com writes: I just got an AOL customer satisfaction survey...grin. Jon Raymond ------------------- You GO Jon........... :-) Let'em hear from you! Sharon

In a message dated 6/6/06 8:38:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, Bmdible@aol.com writes: Ups, Just this morning I have an ad on a individual Email when I open one. Didn't pay attention to fix before, because I didn't have. Should have known, Bummer. Barbara D. I've tried all the tricks and can't get rid of the ad. I like many others have my Email address everywhere,would rather not be forced to switch. I also have Roadrunner and do use, but don't like it nearly as well. The ad is well imbedded within the body of the individual Email. HELP Barbara D.

In a message dated 6/5/06 10:38:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, DULCICH6@aol.com writes: In a message dated 6/5/2006 5:29:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, JRAYMOND651@aol.com writes: Thank you...thank you...thank you....that got rid of the awful ads. The mistake I was making was trying to redo the window with the "arrow" rather than the cursor. --------------- Yep, that's what I figured. You are more than welcome. Sharon Ups, Just this morning I have an ad on a individual Email when I open one. Didn't pay attention to fix before, because I didn't have. Should have known, Bummer. Barbara D.

I just got an AOL customer satisfaction survey...grin. Jon Raymond St Paul Park, MN Web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond/

I live in Texas and don't have this problem either. Bettye

Here is an article about the Quick View Panel and how to use it, close it and open it. Copy and Paste the entire thing. It begins with http: and ends with 194329: http://help.aol.com/help/dynamickc.do?externalId=http--helpchannelsaolcom-kjum padparticleId194329&sliceId=&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=http--hel pchannelsaolcom-kjumpadparticleId194329 Sharon

In a message dated 6/5/2006 8:18:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Gerri1936@aol.com writes: I do not like the quick read sidebar --------------- So.........Close IT!! It doesn't have to be seen at all - EVER. I NEVER see mine because it drives me nuts. No need to resize the window. Simply click on the closing arrow and shut the darn thing. Sharon

In a message dated 6/5/2006 8:23:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, DULCICH6@aol.com writes: In a message dated 6/5/2006 9:55:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Gormwa40@aol.com writes: Now, off to the right of the listing of the new mails, is a box called "Quick Read" - which is really annoying. By dragging edges I can obscure the quick read box, but the "Remember size and position" command is dimmed out. And I'd love to get rid of the Quick Read sidebar/box/nuisance. Forever. go to the right of your mail page and make the cursor a double arrow and get your up and down bar back .... then go to window and click on the banner .... forget window size and position and then click back on remember size and position ... I had the same problem when I was sizing my page too... I do not like the quick read sidebar gerri

In a message dated 6/5/2006 9:00:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, BogusWoody@aol.com writes: <<JRAYMOND651@aol.com writes: If I drag the Read/Write email window down from the top, the ads will disappear, but then I'm left with just 4 lines in the message text box and two of the icons on the right, Report Spam and Print, disappear!>> This is such a simple process... When email is open .... place cursor on the top blue bar of mail and hold it down, and move the mail down to the bottom bar covering the ads not the report spam and print, Then go back to top blue bar and find the little pointer and move the top of the mail back up and then to to window , and on the drop down , click on rember size and position ... and then each mail you open should open in that position ... gerri

In a message dated 6/5/2006 6:00:48 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, BogusWoody@aol.com writes: UNLESS they're pulling a Netzero "can't get rid of a floating banner" trick. --------------------- Nope they're not. In fact, there is a fire wall out there that will block all these banner ads. I don't remember what the name is, but I can find it if anyone wants to know. FYI, I *think* it's a paid program and not a free one, though. Sharon

In a message dated 6/5/2006 5:29:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, JRAYMOND651@aol.com writes: Thank you...thank you...thank you....that got rid of the awful ads. The mistake I was making was trying to redo the window with the "arrow" rather than the cursor. --------------- Yep, that's what I figured. You are more than welcome. Sharon

<<JRAYMOND651@aol.com writes: If I drag the Read/Write email window down from the top, the ads will disappear, but then I'm left with just 4 lines in the message text box and two of the icons on the right, Report Spam and Print, disappear!>> --------------- <<Jon, You are resizing the screen. You want to be moving it. Do NOT allow your curser to become a double arrow at the top when you MOVE the window. It should remain a curser, the point of which is within the colored bar at the top of the email window. Click and hold, then you move the curser which will drag the whole window wherever the curser goes. The window does not change size while you are doing this dragging. After you get the bottom of the window placed where you want it, THEN move your curser further up and allow it to change to a double arrow and this time increase the size of your email window by moving the top UP. Sharon>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ OK fellas, I got zapped with the "append an ad to the bottom of the individual message" update. No problem. Do like Sharon says above. However, there's more that can be done. Place the cursor on the blue bar, left click, and shove the blue bar under the main screen's tool bar. When the blue bar is shoved under the main screen tool bar, note that, over to the far right, the vertical scroll bar appears (if it hasn't already). Pull the slider down, which moves the whole screen up. Now hook on to the bottom of the message and stretch it down all the way. Move the whole screen back down, and you'll notice a shift at the top so that you can move the individual message screen up some more, so shove it up under the main tool bar again, move the whole screen up, and repeat the whole process several times. This process results in getting the message longer and longer, little by little, but eventually you've got the blue top bar up as far as it will go, and the ad hidden. Then do a "Window > Remember Screen Size and Position". UNLESS they're pulling a Netzero "can't get rid of a floating banner" trick. Woody

Sharon, Thank you...thank you...thank you....that got rid of the awful ads. The mistake I was making was trying to redo the window with the "arrow" rather than the cursor. And the AOL developers thought we couldn't defeat those awful ads...HeHeHe...Giggle. Anyone want to tell them? Jon Raymond St Paul Park, MN Web site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond/

In a message dated 6/5/2006 9:55:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Gormwa40@aol.com writes: Now, off to the right of the listing of the new mails, is a box called "Quick Read" - which is really annoying. By dragging edges I can obscure the quick read box, but the "Remember size and position" command is dimmed out. And I'd love to get rid of the Quick Read sidebar/box/nuisance. Forever. -------------- At the far right there is a twistie arrow about half-way between top and bottom. Click it and the Quick Read will fold back up. Sharon

In a message dated 6/5/2006 9:30:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, JRAYMOND651@aol.com writes: If I drag the Read/Write email window down from the top, the ads will disappear, but then I'm left with just 4 lines in the message text box and two of the icons on the right, Report Spam and Print, disappear! --------------- Jon, You are resizing the screen. You want to be moving it. Do NOT allow your curser to become a double arrow at the top when you MOVE the window. It should remain a curser, the point of which is within the colored bar at the top of the email window. Click and hold, then you move the curser which will drag the whole window wherever the curser goes. The window does not change size while you are doing this dragging. After you get the bottom of the window placed where you want it, THEN move your curser further up and allow it to change to a double arrow and this time increase the size of your email window by moving the top UP. Sharon