>*This one directly uses Word8 selection object with a predefined bookmark >oWord.selection.goto("\t") >endwith One thing I never got to work, is how do I call my macro which is already in the document or in normal.dot - "not even for a live head" (our phrase) I couldn't find its hierarchy name, so I've ended up with having to click a custom button in Word, which is far from my idea of automation. [ ...and GMRider added: ] Jumping in uninvited... this is code from a program I am using... objWDDoc.ToolsMacro("CTLA_Demo5",1) - it executes the macro 'CTLA_Demo5" inside msWord - hth L8R