From this post, it looks like your wrapping is set for about 56. Change it
to 76. The text doesn't actually wrap until it is sent to the Outbox.

Remember, what you see is not necessarily what someone else may see due to
their screen resolution settings.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Sarah" wrote in message
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My own outgoing messages have irregular line breaks, no matter where I set
my wrap. Lines are of varying lengths for no apparent reason. If I edit
the outgoing message to get rid of ridiculously short lines, by hitting
delete to get rid of what would be hard or soft returns in word
processing, the same or a different stupid line break gets in.

I just had two message go out looking just awful, with no logic to the
right "margin" at all. (I'd copy them but the subject matter is not one I
am inclined to share, since it involves other people's financial matters.)

Is there anything I can do to force OE to wrap correctly?

Sarah