Hi Peter, That's a good question. I was originally thinking during import under global options, but translation might make more sense. If this were done under import, there could be an option called miscellaneous import. There would be checkboxes that are similar to those that are under the Word, WordPerfect, and text importers. Another option that could be there would be whether or not not to suppress boldface. It is needed in some documents and not in others. How about one that would tell DBT whether to put spaces around long dashes? * * * * This message is via list duxhelp at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxhelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *