Paul,

Thanks. .Duplicate is one of those things that I don't fully understand, but when I get tangled up in a VBA .Find process, I can sometimes work my way though it when I used .Duplicate.

If you have a good standard example(s) of how it impoves processing speed (and other benefits), I'd be happy to add them to the general tips section of:
http://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/..._property.html

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