Hi, Karen - you can type your responses right in the "Reply to Thread" box, or you can type them on a word processor and paste 'em in. The advantage of the word processor is that you can edit, spellcheck, and copy/paste more easily. Once you have your message picture-perfect, you can copy it from the word processor and paste it into the Mudcat reply box. I usually type plain old messages right into the reply box, and do lyrics in my word processor. However, if you want your posting to look right, however you do it, you MUST use HTML tags. The main one is the line break which looks like this:

<br>

I type that line break symbol once, then highlight and copy it, and paste it wherever I need it. Hope that helps. If it doesn't, let me know.
-Joe Offer-