To Alfred,Brianne,Jim, Thanks for the help,a little light just went back on in my head Cheers ,Julie-Ann

I have a very significant amount of data to key in--about 700 type-written pages. I am using shortcuts and a lot of cut-and-pasting. For that reason, I love FO's ability to interpret different date formats. Another method I use is creating fact types. I have "died in infancy," "died in teens" and "stillborn." This allows the reports to flow a little smoother. Each or the new facts can be noted and sourced, which makes it read even better. I am disappointed to have only "in," "to" and "from." I wish there was a way to free-flow the content. Also, if we have "he/she" and 'his/her" as well as "they" and "their" then you certainly need the option for "was/were." One other thing I would like to see is the window to default on ADD via LINKING to the surname of the person in the operand. Keep up the great work, Bruce! --Derick S. Hartshorn (the guy that got booted by Parsons from the 5.0 beta team for discussing on the news groups about what folks most wanted to see in a genealogical program, especially users of FO)