Yep. Nada that I could see. I shouldn't need to go on a major expedition for something as basic as a screen display option!

Think I'll just live with the damn blanked-out space on my screen. That isn't my main email programme anyway - and this sort of time-wasting annoyance is a good indication of why. My Account Settings (where this selection may be lurking) don't even work!

They should give us a clear, visible Show/Hide option (the other programmes can manage it, why can't M$?) just as there should be - as has already been pointed out above - a clear, visible Forward button which you shouldn't need to go hunting for in the menus. These are basic commands and there's plenty of room on the screen to display them. They just haven't bothered. They must assume that when I see an Instant Message while I'm trying to write or process email (which is spam, often as not) I'll think Ooooohh Goodie! An interruption! Just what I want! As if I'm not totally capable of distracting myself…

If Micro$oft imagines I'm going to spend my good worktime and limited supply of patience floundering around in their sea of Help info (which often isn't - I've already been there and looked for this, though superficially) then they need to wake up to the fact that I'll just take that time elsewhere. As I mainly do.

Thanks as always for the tecchie support anyway. Even on stuff you don't use, you're helpful!