hi again tony no its not a fluke....the f5 does it for me! Paul H ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony Sweeney To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 4:06 PM Subject: [vip_students] Checking For Emails Alternate Way Hi All, Just came across a way of checking for emails another way in Outlook Express! I have tried it a few times now so I don't think that it is a fluke! Instead of control M just hit function key 5! Tony.