Hi Jack, You will need to go to the Format pull-down men with Alt O. Then go to Auto format with the letter A. Press tab to get to the Options button and then press it with Enter or space bar. Press Control Tab once to get to the Smart tags page. The dialog box is now labeled AutoCorrect, but it's where you need to be. The first option is called "Label text with smart tags. It will be checked. Press space bar to uncheck it. Press tab to get to the next check box, labelled "Show smart tag action buttons." Make sure this check box is not checked. Press tab to get to the OK button, and press Enter. Exit the dialog box by tabbing to the Close button. It should work for you. I know what you mean about the Smart tags making it difficult to work through a document with JAWS. Plus, I really don't use smart tags, so have turned off the function. Francis -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx