Any time you send audio to the device, and you don't have the Send As Music box checked in the General tab of the Options dialog, the software attempts to categorize the spoken word content into phrases of three types--sentences, paragraphs, and sections--based on the length of the pause between the phrases. That is what that message is telling you the software is doing. >>> rilniski@xxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:07:35 AM >>> When you are sending a book to the bookport what does it mean when it says marking phrases? Rebecca and Sherman email rilniski@xxxxxxxxxxx msn only rebecca.ilniski@xxxxxxxxxxx aim rebeccai27 yahoo rebeccai2000 skype rebeccai5