InDesign handles formatting and fonts from Word just fine. I'm not sure about the footnotes though? just a thought: would it be difficult to rebuild your XPress Tags with Paragraph and character styles? ---- Scott Strawbridge | Graphic Artist scotts1@xxxxxxx scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.liquidphoenixdesign.com http://www.scottstrawbridge.com tel:(519) 474-2754 iChat/Skype/Twitter: scotts1 --- Manage your account options at //www.freelists.org/list/muglo