Guys, Sorry about not being clear, earlier. Here is a sample of my XML file. <book> <author></author> <co_author></co_author> <co_author></co_author> <co_author></co_author> </book> <book> <author></author> <co_author></co_author> </book> <book> <author></author> <co_author></co_author> </book> ..... (n number of books) I tried using <xsl:for-each select="author/co_author"/> along with <xsl:value-of select="//co_author"/> but it ittirates through the whole sheet and repeats just the first co-outhor. I hope you guys have understood what im say. Thanks Aga Shirazi ***************************************************************** you wrote Dear Aga, There are a lot of possible answers and one cannot know what fits best your needs unless you provide more details. Please consider posting a cut down sample that shows your problem. Sure you do not need to rename the author tags as author1, author2, etc. you can access each of them separately. For instance if you use an XPath expression like //author you can access all the author elements in your input document. If you want to iterate through them you can use Code: <xsl:for-each select="//author">...</xsl:for-each> You can have a template that matches author an if you issue apply-templates that will act on author elements that template will be activated. If you want to access the first three author elements then //author[1], //author[2] and //author[3] will select them respectivelly. Best Regards, George