Barry,
I just went back to the other thread and saw the fix. I wasn't gonna say anything, but right after that thread, I went to another thread where someone asked you to check their spelling, so after that, I had to point it out!
I see grammatical errors on CNN.com and other places all the time, and each time, I end up feeling like the AFLAC Duck after hearing Yogi Berra!
Now back to the private messages (PMs).....
Once you click on the hotlink in the top right corner of the screen, you should get a list of all the PMs you've received. Then, if you click on an individual message, it will bring up that message. In the bottom right corner of the message, you should have two buttons: "Forward" and "Reply".
If you click on "Reply", you should next see the "Send New Private Message" screen. Then, you simply type your message in the bottom (biggest) box, and click the "Submit Message" button, and you should be all set.
Steve