Hi Al, Win98 doesn't have the same setup as WinMe in that respect. It's possible to change the attributes of a whole bunch of files in 98, but there's no dialogue for choosing between the attributes of folders or contents, as you describe with Me. Thanks for the response. Ian Porter Computer Guys Arrowtown New Zealand [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "A&C Thompson" Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Importing a Windows Address Book > Ian, > > I'm running Win ME, and in Windows I just select the files while holding the ctrl key, right click > and choose 'properties'. Then I check whichever attribute I want at the bottom and click 'apply'. > Windows then asks if I want to apply the changes to all the files. If I've chosen an entire folder > rather than just a few files, Windows asks if I want to apply the changes to just the folder, or all > files and sub-folders contained within. hth > > Al Thompson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian" > Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Importing a Windows Address Book "Hold No Punches.." Rode brings you great shareware/freeware programs with his honest opinions in this weekly column. http://freepctech.com/rode