G'day Ira, Having a bit of a fiddle with standard events and noticed that in constructing a new one:- %N was awarded %M on %D p{at} %P. that the "period" at the end of the statement is ESSENTIAL otherwise the "%P" gets added when there is no Place. Also, would it be possible for say "%G" (for Given Name) or some such to allow a less formal sentence when needed. Mike was awarded the Order of the Buffalo..... Also this happened when I tried to use a Free format date - note the brackets. Michael CALDER attended High School (in early 1943) at Sydney Boys High School. Will you be announcing Beta 2 when it is posted? HURU, Mike