Hi Ann, That doesn't work in Kurzweil 1000. It uses different character replacement characters. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann Parsons Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 6:10 AM To: mrod16@xxxxxxx Cc: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: replacing long dashes in books Hi all, Monica, try this, at least this is what works in Word. 1. press ctrl-h. 2. In the find box type ^+ 3. In the replace box type -- 4. Go to replace-all and hit the spacebar. Voila! Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring EMAIL: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx web site: http://www.portaltutoring.info Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost." Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.