A-Ha!! I did get to the point of choosing "show date and time... in menu bar" (wasn't clear about that, sorry), but all that gets shown is the time so I'm going with the crowded menu bar theory,( which mine is) and lo and behold, when I click on the time, the date is there! That'll work for me! Thanks Much- Linda > > If your menubar's as crowded as mine, you might do what I do--instead > of > adding the date to the menubar, just go up there, click on the time, > and the > date will show beneath it. > > Brian >