You can set Word to make two hyphens an em dash. Alternatively, you can type two hyphens and then do a replace all and replace the -- with ^- to make the two hyphens an em dash if you've turned off the em dash feature in Word and don't want to turn it back on again just for a test. But if you have someone who can just look at it that would be easier probably. -- Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading: Miss Julia Hits the Road by Ann B. Ross See everything I've read this year at: www.michrxtech.com/books.html