thanks to everyone who offered advice: Roger Ling Jacques Paris Gert Brorsen Chris Perry GeoInfo Solutions Francoys Bernier Russell Lawley A Young Brian Forrester Doug Pease the easiest and most common solution was the stylist application - thanks for the tip! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]