Thanks I will get back to you on that one after I have quizzed my friend! Probably tommorrow...

PS I took the code that MOSMASTER wrote in his KB entry and then got the button he created to show the userform that I created. In this way, the button only appears when a new message (or reply) is being written. It is far better than my code! But then I guess that is why he is a VBAX guru and I am a mere mortal.