thanks for your answer.Yes i started powering down.That worked with the old layout. i now opened my account with InLeo and it seems as its gonna work with sending it to an exchange. its been a long time since i visited the (Steem) HIVE platform the last time. on the old layout,(Blocktrades) was the exchange page for sending or receiving funds.Thanks once again for your quick and extended help.Kind Regards Urs