hi all i had to grin at seeing three almost instant responses to christine andersons's mention of difficulty formatting her message 'being used' has negative connotations only if it is done by the user without the usee's knowledge or consent if it is done with the usee's full cooperation i think the term might be more appropriately changed from 'being used' to 'being useful' [irregardless of the grammatical implications] janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada [log in to unmask]