Hi Lori, Thanks for giving me another thing to add to the manual! To remove optional hyphens, I think that you do this: Open find and replace dialogue by pressing control+h In the find box type ^- In the replace box type nothing Tab to "okay" and press enter. I think that's what Jamie taught me to do. Hope I've remembered correctly. Happy proofreading, and I hope you enjoy your new computer! Mayrie _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori Castner Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:04 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Optional Hyphens Hi, Everyone, I am proofreading a book that is loaded with optional hyphens. I believe that we are not required to remove them, but I would like to do so, but can't find instructions for doing so in the manual. Can anyone tell me the process for removing these hyphens? I'm going to be getting a new computer in several weeks but found this fairly short book I can complete proofreading before then, so hope I can remove these hyphens. Lori C.