Word and Rendie (and a lot of forums) don't get along. I always copy/paste to Notepad then copy/paste to Rendie. Word puts in lots of goobledeegook that Notepad strips out while Rendie freaks out. As for formatting codes in Word, go to Tools: Options: View. There's a bunch of codes you can show on-screen. It's not quite the same as WP's, but there's a good selection. Cheers!