I tested something out and found an inconsistency. tell application "QuarkXPress" tell front document tell every text box tell every character set xFont to font set xStyle to style if style is not plain then display dialog "Not Plain." end if if style is plain then display dialog "Plain." end if end tell end tell end tell end tell Returns this as a result in Script Editor: {class:text style info, on styles:{bold, all caps}, off styles:{plain, italic, underline, outline, shadow, superscript, subscript, superior, strikethrough, small caps, word underline}} But it returns this as a result from Script Debugger 4, regardless of the file contents: {class:text style info, on styles:{italic, shadow, superscript, superior, all caps}, off styles:{plain, bold, underline, outline, subscript, strikethrough, small caps, word underline}} I am not sure what that means, but SD4 is not return the proper results, and can not act upon them as well. Levon Spradlin Technology Manager, Desktop Publishing Support Services Pearson | Assessment & Information 512-989-5300 x 3989 [log in to unmask] • "Never ask a man what computer he uses. If it's a Mac, he'll tell you. If it's not, why embarrass him?" - Tom Clancy • **************************************************************************** This email may contain material confidential to Pearson. If you were not an intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies. We may monitor email to and from our network. ****************************************************************************