This message was posted by signman on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/3/205.html#000004 I've got a button on my toolbar in design shop pro 6, one of them I can 'weld' or combine 2 elements together by selecting them and clicking that button, the other one will take whatever item is on TOP and remove the layer beneath it where it is hidden. I'm pretty sure I've used this on lettering without converting the font...or someone will jump in here and correct me. But it works real slick-no need to manually cut the underlaying art or lettering. Roland =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================