Thanks, Gisela. Actually I have never minded text files, but when you have to make global changes I guess it would be best to convert the file first. <smile>> Have a great weekend! Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: Gisela Vazquez To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 7:31 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: converting text file try going to file and then save as, look through the file types until you see rtf. I think htat's how it's done. You could also use f12 and tab through the options. then save. Gisela