Ditto what Earnie said, and NO! you cannot put it in FO if it is a prose book. You will have to read it with a word-processor or text editor and copy the relevant parts into FOW. If you have the book and Family Origins both open at the same time, you can use [Ctrl] - [ c ] to copy text pieces from the book and then [Ctrl] - [ v ] to paste them into notes and sources in FOW. But, typing the names and facts would probably be faster than trying to copy them. Good Luck, Alfred ============ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joann Lerea" <joanninct@yahoo.com> > A new found cousin has offered to send me the book > length, prose family history which she wrote some time > ago using Windows 3. It is still on her old computer > hard drive. > The question is: If she sends it, will I be able > to download it on my Windows 98? Should I try to > put it somewhere in FO or in a separate file until I > see just what it is? > Suggestions most welcome. > > Joann > >