Brian, Thanks for the details on this. It will make it easier for me to try to duplicate the problem and correct it. I will look into this. Ira >I was actually converting single reference sources to reference and >detail format >The following sequence will hopefully clarify the problem I have >encountered > >1. From Editor menu select Source Editor > - Source reference window opens and shows the first 5 entries >(scroll for remainder) >2. Scroll down past the first 5 entries, and select a reference >3. Select List > - to view events associated with your selected reference >4. Close the List window > >Anticipating a return to the reference selected in 2, the pointer has >now gone to one of the top 5 entries of the reference source window, >ie.the selected reference has been "lost". >To continue editing you now have to reselect the reference. > >5. Repeat steps 1 - 4 using the other Editors (place, misc. etc.) and >you will see that the selection in step 2 has been retained after step >4; as you would expect. ---------------------------------------------------------- Ira J. Lund Cumberland Family Software, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA Genealogy Software for Beginners and Professionals E-mail: ira.lund@cf-software.com http://www.cf-software.com