Kendal, many thanks for the reply, it may do the trick.

A couple of questions...

>>IF oOutlook.Application.ActiveExplorer.WindowState = olMinimized<<
I think olMinimized is a VB variable, will it be available to VFP?

>>.SendKeys("%T")
.SendKeys("E")<<
I guess the first line activates the 'Tools' menu, but what does the second line do? I cannot see any menu bar which has and 'E' option (not in Office XP, anyway).

TIA
Alan