again, thank u all so much, im still finding my way around this but i think i've sussed that if ur a newbie, u are quite restricted until u reach a certain number of posts.but i have figgured how to add contacts, which i have done so, hope u's don't mind,lol. however, i dnt know what quite to do with them,ie how to contact people,or share profiles. sure, we'll see.good luck all and thanx again,orlaxx