Any fix you do is only going to be temporary. Small icons and removing the
text just lets more buttons when stretched.

My suggestion, also only temporary, was to push the toolbar up and back
down. Grab the bottom of the toolbar with the cursor when you see the
double arrow and just push it up and pull it back down. Now, the buttons
are their normal size. How long? A few minutes. A few days. WYSIWYG.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Don" wrote in message
...
Bruce:
Changing the size of the toolbar icons did not affect the spacing of the
buttons; and all the buttons in the toolbar are frequently used so I
don't
want to remove them. Also tried dragging the File/View/Tools/etc. to the
top
to create a separate row of buttons (as it was before), and that didn't
work.
Stuck?
--
Don


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as OE. It
will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four years
now,
and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce the
problem in order to fix it.

Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back down
with
the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a bit.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Don" wrote in message
...
I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express
6.0
on
my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express
is
running:
1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out
not
leaving enough room for all buttons.
2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File
with

leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons
belongs in
a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I
can't
move it there.
How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the
Create
Mail
row to where it is no longer spread out?
Thank you!
--
Don

.

FYI, I've been using OE for over 10 years and it's been tolerable. However, I'm getting ready to set up a new computer with Win 7 and plan to get a non-Microsoft email program at that time. Not a bad program but in my opinion OE is pretty primitive.

"Don" wrote in message ...
I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express 6.0 on
my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express is
running:
1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out not
leaving enough room for all buttons.
2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File with
leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons belongs in
a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I can't
move it there.
How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the Create Mail
row to where it is no longer spread out?
Thank you!
--
Don

FYI, I've been using OE for over 10 years and it's been tolerable. However, I'm getting ready to set up a new computer with Win 7 and plan to get a non-Microsoft email program at that time. Not a bad program but in my opinion OE is pretty primitive.

"Don" wrote in message ...
I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express 6.0 on
my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express is
running:
1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out not
leaving enough room for all buttons.
2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File with
leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons belongs in
a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I can't
move it there.
How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the Create Mail
row to where it is no longer spread out?
Thank you!
--
Don

Don

Right Click on the Toolbar and select Customize.In the box marked Text Options
change to No Text Labels by selecting the little drop down arrow. In the Icon box
select Small Icons again with the small dropdown arrow

--
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"Don" wrote in message
...
Steve:
Thank you for your response, but I didn't understand your comment about
removing the toolbar text labels.
--
Don


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

So does removing the toolbar text labels. If one right clicks on the
Toolbar and chooses Customize one can set both.

steve

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as OE. It
will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four years now,
and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce the
problem in order to fix it.

Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back down with
the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a bit.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Don" wrote in message
...
I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express
6.0
on
my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express
is
running:
1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out
not
leaving enough room for all buttons.
2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File with

leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons
belongs in
a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I
can't
move it there.
How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the Create
Mail
row to where it is no longer spread out?
Thank you!
--
Don

Don

Right Click on the Toolbar and select Customize.In the box marked Text Options
change to No Text Labels by selecting the little drop down arrow. In the Icon box
select Small Icons again with the small dropdown arrow

--
Peter

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"Don" wrote in message
...
Steve:
Thank you for your response, but I didn't understand your comment about
removing the toolbar text labels.
--
Don


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

So does removing the toolbar text labels. If one right clicks on the
Toolbar and chooses Customize one can set both.

steve

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as OE. It
will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four years now,
and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce the
problem in order to fix it.

Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back down with
the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a bit.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Don" wrote in message
...
I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express
6.0
on
my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express
is
running:
1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out
not
leaving enough room for all buttons.
2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File with

leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons
belongs in
a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I
can't
move it there.
How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the Create
Mail
row to where it is no longer spread out?
Thank you!
--
Don

Peter and All:
Thank you for your help. I followed the suggestion of removing text labels
and that cured the button spacing problems; now, all the buttons are shown in
the one row and the program becomes more usable. The buttons for
File/View/etc. still remain on the right of the Create Mail row but they are
all there and functional - we can live with this arrangement. Again, thank
you for your help.
--
Don


"Peter Foldes" wrote:

Don

Right Click on the Toolbar and select Customize.In the box marked Text Options
change to No Text Labels by selecting the little drop down arrow. In the Icon box
select Small Icons again with the small dropdown arrow

--
Peter

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"Don" wrote in message
...
Steve:
Thank you for your response, but I didn't understand your comment about
removing the toolbar text labels.
--
Don


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

So does removing the toolbar text labels. If one right clicks on the
Toolbar and chooses Customize one can set both.

steve

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as OE. It
will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four years now,
and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce the
problem in order to fix it.

Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back down with
the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a bit.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Don" wrote in message
...
I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express
6.0
on
my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express
is
running:
1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out
not
leaving enough room for all buttons.
2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File with

leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons
belongs in
a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I
can't
move it there.
How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the Create
Mail
row to where it is no longer spread out?
Thank you!
--
Don



.

Peter and All:
Thank you for your help. I followed the suggestion of removing text labels
and that cured the button spacing problems; now, all the buttons are shown in
the one row and the program becomes more usable. The buttons for
File/View/etc. still remain on the right of the Create Mail row but they are
all there and functional - we can live with this arrangement. Again, thank
you for your help.
--
Don


"Peter Foldes" wrote:

Don

Right Click on the Toolbar and select Customize.In the box marked Text Options
change to No Text Labels by selecting the little drop down arrow. In the Icon box
select Small Icons again with the small dropdown arrow

--
Peter

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"Don" wrote in message
...
Steve:
Thank you for your response, but I didn't understand your comment about
removing the toolbar text labels.
--
Don


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

So does removing the toolbar text labels. If one right clicks on the
Toolbar and chooses Customize one can set both.

steve

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as OE. It
will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four years now,
and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce the
problem in order to fix it.

Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back down with
the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a bit.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Don" wrote in message
...
I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook Express
6.0
on
my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook Express
is
running:
1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread out
not
leaving enough room for all buttons.
2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File with

leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons
belongs in
a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be; but I
can't
move it there.
How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the Create
Mail
row to where it is no longer spread out?
Thank you!
--
Don



.

YW.

The buttons for File/View/etc. still remain on the right of the Create
Mail

You can drag the Menu Bar on top of the Toolbar to eliminate this.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Don" wrote in message
...
Peter and All:
Thank you for your help. I followed the suggestion of removing text
labels
and that cured the button spacing problems; now, all the buttons are
shown in
the one row and the program becomes more usable. The buttons for
File/View/etc. still remain on the right of the Create Mail row but they
are
all there and functional - we can live with this arrangement. Again,
thank
you for your help.
--
Don


"Peter Foldes" wrote:

Don

Right Click on the Toolbar and select Customize.In the box marked Text
Options
change to No Text Labels by selecting the little drop down arrow. In
the Icon box
select Small Icons again with the small dropdown arrow

--
Peter

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"Don" wrote in message
...
Steve:
Thank you for your response, but I didn't understand your comment
about
removing the toolbar text labels.
--
Don


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

So does removing the toolbar text labels. If one right clicks on
the
Toolbar and chooses Customize one can set both.

steve

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as
OE. It
will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four
years now,
and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce
the
problem in order to fix it.

Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back
down with
the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a
bit.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Don" wrote in message
...
I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook
Express
6.0
on
my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook
Express
is
running:
1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread
out
not
leaving enough room for all buttons.
2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File
with

leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons
belongs in
a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be;
but I
can't
move it there.
How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the
Create
Mail
row to where it is no longer spread out?
Thank you!
--
Don



.

YW.

The buttons for File/View/etc. still remain on the right of the Create
Mail

You can drag the Menu Bar on top of the Toolbar to eliminate this.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Don" wrote in message
...
Peter and All:
Thank you for your help. I followed the suggestion of removing text
labels
and that cured the button spacing problems; now, all the buttons are
shown in
the one row and the program becomes more usable. The buttons for
File/View/etc. still remain on the right of the Create Mail row but they
are
all there and functional - we can live with this arrangement. Again,
thank
you for your help.
--
Don


"Peter Foldes" wrote:

Don

Right Click on the Toolbar and select Customize.In the box marked Text
Options
change to No Text Labels by selecting the little drop down arrow. In
the Icon box
select Small Icons again with the small dropdown arrow

--
Peter

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"Don" wrote in message
...
Steve:
Thank you for your response, but I didn't understand your comment
about
removing the toolbar text labels.
--
Don


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

So does removing the toolbar text labels. If one right clicks on
the
Toolbar and chooses Customize one can set both.

steve

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
That is a well known bug that has been around almost as long as
OE. It
will never be fixed as OE has been out of production for four
years now,
and even before that, the dev team said they could not reproduce
the
problem in order to fix it.

Either close and open OE, or push the toolbar up and then back
down with
the cursor. Smaller icons and removing any unneeded ones help a
bit.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Don" wrote in message
...
I am running Windows XP Professional/SP3, IE 8.0, and Outlook
Express
6.0
on
my laptop. My toolbar has the following problems when Outlook
Express
is
running:
1. The row containing Create Mail/Reply/Reply All/ etc. is spread
out
not
leaving enough room for all buttons.
2. On the right end of the row described above is the button File
with

leading to View/Tools/Messages/Help. This entire group of buttons
belongs in
a separate row above the Create Mail row, where it used to be;
but I
can't
move it there.
How do I get the File row where it belongs and how do I get the
Create
Mail
row to where it is no longer spread out?
Thank you!
--
Don



.