Okay... Comments from the 54 year old "youngster" who only feels like he is 70 years old. That is by far the best way to do it, Sue. In fact it is the only way which really works. Being on over 150 lists I see this discussed regularly. Reading tests conducted by speed reading researchers have consistantly shown that using all upper case not only does NOT help you read it better, but it actually makes it harder to read and slows you down. So when you use all upper case it not only does not really help you read what you are writing, it also makes it harder for your intended readers to read it. Some people say, "But it helps me.", but people who say that have been proven wrong over and over by actual reading speed tests. This is true for 2 reasons: 1) It does not make the letters any bigger at all. They are all still the same height and width that they were when they were in lower case. 2) Most of your reading, other than with kids just learning to read, is not actually done by looking at the individual letter, but is in fact done by looking at the shape of the word as a whole. When you use all upper case letters the shape of the word as a whole is destroyed. All words are shaped the same. Some are just longer or shorter than others. Besides, lists of rules for proper email use say that using all upper case should never be done. They say that in email it symbolizes that you are yelling at someone and is considered as rude. (Not meaning anything against Barbara who has already stated that it was a mistake and not intended.) Tim Kemp Sue Ashby wrote: >Hi Ladies, > >Just wanted to jump in here and give a tip (from another 70 year old) >who isn't seeing as well as a few years ago.... To help you read your >email and anything else, if you will go to your tool bar then click on >it and in the drop down menu go to the "text zoom" , you can set the >text for as high as 300X the size you are looking at now. The default >setting is 100% and I usually set it at 125%. Of course, it doesn't make >any difference when you're typing the text. >