Hi Gena: Emacs works very well for spell checking. You can spell check the current word your cursor is on with m-$ or in tother words alt-shift-4. You can spell check the entier buffer with m-xispell-buffer and a mail message with m-xispell-message. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061