This issue of spaces between initials was noted soon after WinBMD version 5 was released. Ironically I understand that the automatic space after a full stop had been inserted to make it easier to get multiple initials right for printed pages up to 1910, where there was always a space. One approach is to transcribe a whole file without bothering with these spaces between initials, then run down the forenames column using the down-arrow key, taking out spaces where required, in much the same way as we used to deal with full stops after forenames in pre-1910 deaths pages. Any you miss should be picked up when you check your transcription using BMDVerify. The comments have been noted, and I anticipate that when the next WinBMD version is made available this issue will have been addressed. May I suggest that further suggestions for alterations or improvements are made on the FreeBMD-Discuss list. This list is primarily for 'How do I? ' questions about transcribing. Jeff assistant list admin, FreeBMD-admins list