Thanks, Cindy. The problem is that the find and replace didn't recognize the hyphens at the end of the lines. The book is about a thousand pages. What are my options? Remember that my kids and husband would like to eat once in a while. Kasondra Payne -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.5/58 - Release Date: 7/25/2005