This utility requires Appleworks 4.x and Ultra Macros 4. Copy the file WORD2.2 (it can be renamed) into the Appleworks root directory. There are several ways to launch it. From GSOS desktop click on the WORD2.2 icon. from basic system -/volume/dir/word2.2. from Appleworks OA-ESC then choose macro options, launch a task from disk. The program opens a file named PERMUTATION and asks for the characters. type them in and press RETURN. The program generates all the permutations of the characters. It then brings up the verify spelling. All words not found in the custom and main dictionaries are deleted. Why? Well this morning I was having trouble with one of those word scramble games in the paper. This was the ticket. Beyond 6 characters you would have to be determined. 1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8 = 40320 1x2x3x4x5x6x7 = 5040 1x2x3x4x5x6 = 720 1x2x3x4x5 = 120 1x2x3x4 = 24 1x2x3 = 6 1x2 = 2 1 = 1 Ultra macros can't deal with numbers bigger then 65535 so 8 chars are the maximum. On a stock //e 8 chars would probably take the better part of a day to complete. The permutations are performed in the SA-w macro. If you want to play around with numbers or just look at some of the creations decompile the code. Eliminate the goto from the bottom of the SA-W macro and recompile. Of course all the macro options must be turned on in Appleworks. If you don't remove the file (permutation) from the desk top and use SA-W for another word the macro will hang with duplicate files on the desk top. hope you get some use from this. Laine...