Unfortunately with word pad there is no real way to do this, except, to put a unique set of characters at your stopping point you can search for. QQQ works quite well and does not appear in any english or any word for that matter. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner