A database with this much problem is THE problem. I just downloaded my entire database from Legacy 3.0 (offered for free on their website) into Clooz. No problem, no bugs. I just had to be sure the import file from Legacy was in the Clooz folder. Period. I find Legacy to be plenty powerful and very simple to use. It has a great manual plus good support on line. Now I am inspired to get my act together with Clooz. By the way: I am NOT proficient in computer stuff. Barbara Wyche [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Shaul" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 4:34 PM Subject: [Clooz] FTM Hints and Helps > M Smith, > > I am sorry you are having such a time with the FTM export -- I think > they have made FTM much more difficult than it needs to be. Anyway, I > supplied Liz with instructions on the FTM export process a number of > years ago when I started using Clooz. Try the following: > > 1. Take a deep breath > 2. In FTM go to the report icon. > 2a. Click on format > 2b. Click on report format > 2c. Click on Custom Report > 3. Click on Contents > 4. Click on Items to Include in Report > 4a. Choose Reference Number > 4b. Choose Name (Last, First Middle) > 4c. Choose Birth date (make sure you have chosen the date format of > dd month year) > 4d. Choose Marriage date > 4e. Choose Death date > 5. Run the report > 6. Click on Edit > 6a. Click on Copy the Report > 7. Take another deep breath > 8. Open MS Word > 9. Click on the Paste Icon > 10. Click on the Reveal Codes Icon (it looks like the paragraph symbol > -- back to High School Grammar -- a backwards P with a double stick) > 11. Go to the very top of the document and delete everything until the > Reference number heading. > 12. Click on Edit > 12a. Click on Replace > 12b. Click on the More button > 12c. Click on the Special button and choose the Tab (it will appear as a > carat and t) > 12d. Put a comma in the Replace with field > 12e. Click on Replace All > 13. Edit the headings on the first line to agree to the Clooz Manual > 13a. Change Reference Number to the the Alternate Number -- Clooz > assigns its own number, but this will add the numbers you use in FTM to > your Clooz file. > 14. Save file as defined in the Clooz manual and then proceed to import. > 15. Take a deep breath > > Good Luck. It really works -- I have loaded and updated a number of > times. > > > Patrick Shaul > > -- > E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] > Web Site: http://www.patrickshaul.com > E-Fax: 240-525-6596 > >