The difference is that this finds multiple spaces between words, not just any occurrence of two spaces. Cheers Mark _____ From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian A Clarke Sent: Saturday, 11 November 2006 12:44 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Removing extra spaces The offering that came via Mark seems overly complex. All I ever do with such spacings is: Press F5 Select the Replace tab Press the space bar twice in the Find what field Press the space bar once in the Replace with field Press Replace all. Cheers, Brian.