First off, I'm using an 83. I'm trying to save each letter of a given text as an element in a list, so that it can be displayed later. I need to make sure that the value of each variable is the same as its corresponding position in the alaphabet. ie. A=1, B=2, C=3.... Is there an easier way of doing this, other than 1->A:2->B:3->C....? Jody Snider jody1@alaska.net