You can easily remove the lines in messages you are forwarding by highlighting the text and choosing Format>Quote Level>Decrease (Command-Opion ' ). Every time you do it will remove one column of lines. HTH Mark Des Cotes Owner-Graphic Designer Marksman Design Mailing address: 7-841 Sydney Street, Suite # 338 Cornwall, Ontario K6H 7L2 Canada 613-936-6876 On 24-Apr-08, at 1:59 AM, Linda wrote: On 4/24/08 12:30 AM, John McClernan wrote: What do you see on the quoted text above this paragraph -- lines? brackets? something else? Lines only. I am using Mail to read it. I use Mail for personal and Entourage for work mail. Thank you. That's what I said previously -- I sent it from Entourage, but when you read it in Mail, you see lines where I see brackety thingies. The lines you're seeing in the quoted material in this email are not from another Mail user. ~Linda _______________________________________________ X4U mailing list X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy Price http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal