Converting a string to formatted html

Hi all, I know this can be done somehow but I am not sure. I have a form being submitted to a php file and I wanted a textfield to be converted to formatted html. At the moment none of the line breaks are being submitted and inverted commas have slashes. I know the slashes can be removed using stripslashes function. I thought line breaks would come through with \n but that isn't being transmitted over the form. Can anyone help? Best wishes, Ian Gray --------------------------------- Ian A. Gray Manchester, UK Telephone: +44 (0) 161 224 1635 - Fax: +44 (0) 870 135 0061 - Mobile: +44 (0) 7900 996 328 Business Enquiries: +44(0)870 770 8832 E-mail: ian.gray@dunelm.org.ukWebsites: www.baritone.uk.com (Performance) www.vocalstudio.co.uk (Vocal Tuition)www.selectperformers.com (Web design for professional musicians) ---------------------------------