I knew this was going to be hard to explain! :)...How do you show hidden characters...no (obviously) I haven't done that....basically, yes...I deleted the 333 and all the .... and started to retype them...I noticed as I was typing the ... that there were some spaces in between them. I can send you the page if you want. Thanks Ivan -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Linda Johnson Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 12:58 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: weird words <<and when I delete the 333 and just type ......it look like this Name.... .... .... .... (notice the spaces in between!)>> I'm confused Ivan....are you saying you delete 333 and type ....... ? What if you highlight ........333 and retype .......333 ? Do you still get ..420..504..333 ? I have no clue where those numbers are coming from....have you tried displaying your hidden characters? Do you see anything strange in there when you do this? Linda Publisher, ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Linda's Computer Stop http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com Linda's MS Office Classes and EBooks http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/services.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ivan Dix Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 3:47 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] weird words Hi to our new home...ok..this is my lastest thing! I have a word (2000) document. It's been altered over several years, but basically it's a list of people who have donated time/money/services to our organization. it's structured like this Name...........333 333 refers to the page they can be found on (like an index) Anyway, on the line above, when we print...it prints llike this. Name..420..504..333 Where did the 420 and 504 come from? How do I get rid of it. I tried all the deleting and retyping etc...and when I delete the 333 and just type ......it look like this Name.... .... .... .... (notice the spaces in between!) Well, as usual, thank you to this group for making me look so much better than I am! Ivan Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego ************************************************************* PLEASE READ!!!! This is not SPAM! You are receiving this mail because you either subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or to it's earlier version, MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject line that says "unsubscribe" (without the quotes). Do not put unsubscribe IN CAPS. Screaming doesn't get you out any faster and the caps prevent the function from working. To change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail), visit the group's homepage for full instructions. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=mso ************************************************************* ************************************************************* PLEASE READ!!!! This is not SPAM! You are receiving this mail because you either subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or to it's earlier version, MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject line that says "unsubscribe" (without the quotes). Do not put unsubscribe IN CAPS. Screaming doesn't get you out any faster and the caps prevent the function from working. To change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail), visit the group's homepage for full instructions. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=mso *************************************************************