EditText textmultiline to display 3 lines by default

Android Studio 0.4.4 Hello, I would like the EditText property textmultiline to display 3 lines by default. However, I can't seen to do that. As it always displays 1 line. Is there any way I can do this using the LinearLayout? Here is my xml file: ``` <TextView android:id="@+id/tvName" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textSize="22sp"/> <TextView android:id="@+id/tvPhone" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textSize="22sp"/> <TextView android:id="@+id/tvEmail" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textSize="22sp"/> <EditText android:id="@+id/etMessage" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textSize="22sp" android:hint="Enter your message" android:inputType="textImeMultiLine" android:minLines="3" android:gravity="top|left"> <requestFocus/> </EditText> <Button android:id="@+id/btnSendMessage" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Send Message" android:textSize="22sp"/> <ImageView android:id="@+id/ivEmailPicture" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:contentDescription="Picture of email being send" android:src="@drawable/email"/> ``` And a screen shot of my current design, as you can see the editText (Enter your message) is only displaying 1 line. Many thanks for any suggestions,