Hi Ted,
use 9 (number 9) instead of wdFirstCharacterColumnNumber
msgbox selection.Information(9).
And try to learn about early binding vs. late binding.
But using 9 instead of wdFirstCharacterColumnNumber
wan't help you anyway,
when using a font that is not monospaced, like Courier New.
You'll need inches or points or centimeters, for placing a tab.
Ask again, if you need more detailed help.
Greetings from Bavaria, Germany
Helmut Weber, MVP
"red.sys" & chr(64) & "t-online.de"
Word XP, Win 98
http://word.mvps.org/