In addition to what Rick said, there is a program, ENVIEWER, which imports GED files and presents them in a viewer format. The program comes in a lite version which is free. I mention this because it is a different format from a genealogy program and is very useful for certain purposes. Hugh Old-To: "Lillie Farley" <[email protected]>, Subject: RE: [ALTUSCAL] How do you change a ged file so you can read it? You need to import it into a program that accepts it, such as Family Tree Maker, PAF, TMGW, etc. Rick Leland