You will need to wrap the forcetext in exists for birth or death year, so it's only displayed if one or both exists. On 14 August 2011 20:05, <stevens@nwthree.demon.co.uk> wrote: > I have tried amending the text scheme (eg by ticking the box marked No Data > and then leaving the adjacent box blank or by putting in =IfText at the > start of the text) but have not been successful. > -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk