I have a petty little problem. I'm using Outlook Express 5.0 and have the screen setup in a 2 pane arrangement. i.e. - Menus & tools bars (including a toolbar for the mail folder) - mail headers - mail bodies The mail folders are on a drop down menu. When I click on the mail folder toolbar, I get the drop down menu and all folders are maximized showing all sub folders. Some folder names (particularly some Usenets) have very long names. As a result, the window is scrolled to the right to show the right of the longest folder name thereby obscuring most of the shorter folder names on the left. I can't find a way to increase the width of the drop down menu. I can minimize some of the folders and they stay minimized for the session but the next time I open OE, they are maximized again. Therefore, how can I either: - set these mail folders to stay minimized or - how can I increase the size of the drop down mail folder window or - set the drop down menu to always stay scrolled to the left so that the shorter named mail folders are no obscured. Wow! What a complicated explanation for a stupid little problem! Can anyone suggest a solution? Thanks, Gary Coulter