Try nesting one table inside another like so: <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"> <td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> HTH. Regards, Bob Haroche O n P o i n t S o l u t i o n s www.OnPointSolutions.com