Thank you so much--in 30 seconds I had done what I needed to do. Soooo easy! And my database is only about 1/6th of yours! Carolyn At 01:52 PM 2/7/2006, you wrote: >Do a "Search > Search and Replace" based on "Dates-Birth" >etc. using the word EST as the "Find What". and under "How to >Find" click on "Anywhere in field" Then under "How to Replace" >click on "Replace only found text with replacement text." unless you >want to delete everything in that box. > >You can then edit as you go or do a mass replacement with a phrase of your >choice or you can note each person by hand. Assuming your database >is not 297,000 people like mine is LOL! > > >Nelson Denton > >==== LEGACY Mailing List ==== >To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view the >list archive, or for other list information, go to the web page at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/LEGACY.html > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >