OT: Outlook Express Question

[ironhat]

Yes, I know the outcry to go with Firefox but I'm an old dog so humor me here. At the New Message window of Outlook Express I have lost the entire bar for text modification: size, font, color, etc, and the selected defaults for color and font do not come out when typing the post. Question: "Can I re-install Outlook Express what is there and not worry about losing the content of the folders and the newsgroups (not as important. If it is risky - what isn't with MS - what do I need to backup?

TIA,
Chiz

[williwatt]

Click on Format at the top and make sure you have Rich Text checked instead of Plain Text. When you have Plain Text checked the toolbar disappears.

[cabinetman]

I initially had Outlook Express, and then changed to Outlook. Outlook seems to be easier to use.
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[ironhat]

That fixed it williwatt. I just can't figure out how that got changed. Oh well, we're cookin' now. C.man, a comment from you earns far more than a grain of salt!