submitted by [log in to unmask] Hi, Bob, I can't duplicate your problem. I had been using Firefox 3.0.11 on my 10.4.11 machine, but to test what you are doing, I installed Firefox 3.5.2 (first renaming the old version, so that I could reclaim it easily, if needed). I copied text from a couple of web pages, text which included links. I pasted the text into Word 2004, and it came through without any links or HTML. I had thought that I might need to use the "Paste Special" command in the Edit menu of Word, in order to paste plain text. But that was not necessary. So far, I see no difference in cut and paste behavior between Firefox 3.0.11 and 3.5.2. Obviously, there is something different between your system and mine. I've installed all the updates for Word, OS 10.4.11, and now Firefox. I'm running these on an old G5 PowerMac. Contact me off-list, if you would like me to test specific web pages, or dig into Preference settings. Derek Derek Roff Language Learning Center Ortega Hall 129, MSC03-2100 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 505/277-7368, fax 505/277-3885 Internet: [log in to unmask] *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives at http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=LLTI Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************