Hi PJ & Eddie - I have saved the emoticon image set in a seperate folder in Outlook Express, can go that folder & right click & copy an emoticon image, then open a new e-mail document & paste or embed the same image & send the e-mail
The sent or out going e-mail when viewed has the life like moving embedded image but the receipents e-mail just has a RED X box embedded - any ideas as this will drive me to :sob - yes that's it - to tears & if that dosn't work I may even smash the PC like this

- so I have been

& hope you have some :news for me - Derek