Virginia, >Possibly, I should not have termed it in that way. However, I consider >anything besides the text necessary to supply the data as junk. In many >online setups there are tables and colored background and other extraneous >material. All of it takes up space in your computer and can become a >problem. I remove all of it and keep only the text of the data I want. I >have found notepad to be a very handy tool. But unless your saving the web page, you wouldn't get all the "extra" formatting. >When I am compiling CDs of images of actual records, I use notepad to make >my indexes. When doing marriage records I can scan a record, have notepad >open in two windows and do a brides index in one and a grooms index in the >other. When I have completed the indexes I drop each of them into Word and >sort them into alphabetical order and my indexes are done. Then they can >be linked to the images. You may want to check out this free alternative to NotePad. It has many addition features such as allowing you to have more than one text file open at a time. It has unlimited undo and redo functions. Plus it has none of the limitations of NotePad. http://www.editpadlite.com/editpadlite.html Take a look at it! Art

Art, This is interesting, I will check it out. va