Hi Bear, Thanks for the reply. <<The bookmarks may be created for any number of reasons, including = copying material between documents. In all likelihood, you author may be = unaware of the bookmarks.>> Yes, the author is unaware. He created the document on a Mac using some oddball Word clone. A previous respondent showed me how to hide bookmarks. In any event, they are just a curiosity. They aren't affecting how I use his file in the newsletter I'm editing. Best regards, Ray Shapp ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************