JP>        I "translated" some Wordperfect documents into Word
JP> 7.0. Then I was trying to reformat the margins and such and
JP> could not. Randomly in the documents are some little
JP> characters, look like small 4-legged bugs, that seem to hold
JP> control on the paragraphs.
It sounds like some of the document contains tables.  From the table menu, 
turn on "gridlines".  If indeed you have tables, then this will turn on a 
dotted outline, delineating the cells of the table.  I believe this is the 
way that Word handles conversion of some forms of Wordperfect columns.
You can get rid of the table, by using the table option to convert to text.  
However, be cautious in doing so.  Word does a good job of converting 
Wordperfect documents to the nearest equivalent layout form.
If you have tables, then the "bugs" will not print.  Check print preview to 
confirm that these are really just paragraph markers in tables, and not some 
form of character.  You should not be able to view them in print preview.
Bob
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