Frustrating mini windows in Outlook Express
 

Aaaaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!!

I was stupid enough to fall for the advert and have downloaded Internet Explorer 5.5 - which has automatically upgraded (?) Outlook Express (my life line to the World).

Whenever I click "New Message" or "Reply" I am confronted with a ludicrously small window to write in. Oh, it will expand to full size at the click of the button - but PLEASE tell me how to get maximised windows instantly. PLEASE.

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Couldn't find any help on it in Windows - BUT, click on new or reply (to any message), drag out the box to a comfortable size, then close it.

Every subsequent reply or new message should remember the size of the last box and open at that size.

However, I suspect you've done that and it isn't remembering.... so I'll check further!

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Dead simple really!

When the 'box to write in' comes up just hover your cursor at the edges of the box until you see the 'which way' arrows - then you can widen it as much as you want.

See! Told you it was simple.

Doh!.

I thought I'd tried that - and when I shut down the programme, then re-opened it, it had reset to little windows again.

I'll have another go.

Thanks.

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Hunting is bad!!
Support the right to arm Bears!!

I know it's not exactly what you've asked for, but you can also double-click anywhere on the top bar (where it says "new message") of the new message you're creating.

HA!!

Seems to have worked. Thanks guys (and gals).

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Hunting is bad!!
Support the right to arm Bears!!