Mary Sue asked us all to turn off html for this list, and to create signatures that includes our geographic location. Here's how to do these things if you're using Outlook Express (one of the happy family of Microscoff products). Owners of other programs hit delete now! To turn off html in all your email: At the top of Outlook Express screen, click on TOOLS. Select OPTIONS. Click on the SEND tab. Halfway down the panel you'll find MAIL SENDING FORMAT. Select PLAIN TEXT. At the bottom of the panel click OK. That's all you have to do. If you sometimes want to use html in a private message, you can turn it on manually. While composing the message, click on FORMAT at the top of the email screen. Select HTML. This change will apply only to that message. To compose a signature: At the top of your Outlook Express screen, click on TOOLS. Select OPTIONS. Click on the SIGNATURE tab. A panel will open. You can compose many signatures. I have one for business and several for email groups. To pick a signature while composing a message, click on INSERT at the top of the email screen, then select SIGNATURE, then the signature you want. Takes much longer to describe than to do! Paige Woodward on top of Chilliwack Mountain in southwest British Columbia Canada wet Zone 6 http://www.hillkeep.ca/ paige@hillkeep.ca