"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ukolfbsyFHA.2932@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> You can customize the color of your watched messages to make them stand
> out.
> On the Tools menu, click Options. On the Read tab, at the end of the
> Highlight watched messages with the color line, select the color you want,
> and then click OK.
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:uii3lOqyFHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
> Ron <ron@flymail.fm> hunted and pecked:
>> Hi in Outlook Express in the left hand pane where the newsgroup titles
>> are
>> when it is first highlighted the highlight is blue but when I then
>> highlight a message subject the highlight then becomes a very light grey.
>> Also when composing a message such as this one any highlighted message
>> subject also becomes a very light grey. How can I change this colour to a
>> darker grey or to another colour? Windows XP Pro with SP2 and a slightly
>> modified windows scheme but I still cannot change the colour.
>> Thanks Ron


That is not what I require. Is there a newsgroup that I can post a picture
of what I want to change or will I post it here?

Ron