Ann, I believe this code represents a tab. I have had no luck doing a find and replace on this sort of code, sorry to say. The only way I have been able to get rid of it is to do it manually. That is not what you wanted to hear, I know. Susie Susie Stageberg Project ASSIST with Windows Iowa Department for the Blind (515) 281-1351 stageberg.susan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann Foxworth Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 2:42 PM To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [duxuser] what is this code? I am working with a document that came to me as a plain text file. One large section of about 20 pages appears to have been perhaps scanned in and looks lind of like columns, but very sloppy ones. I converted the document to a ms-word document and opened in Duxbury. I revealed the codes and discovered that within this clumsy-looking columnar formatting is the following code: [D+000] I tried replacing the code with a hard space in the prescribed manner, and I got an error message that indicated the code I entered in the find what field was not found. I placed the code in the edit field in two ways. First I typed it in after typing control left bracket and then putting the D+000 between the brackets. Next, I tried copying and pasting the code D+in. When I did that, what got pasted looked like asterisks, not the D+000. Anyone got an idea how I might globally repair this mess? IN HIS NAME AND FOR HIS GLORY! Ann Foxworth * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * * * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *