No not really. I have been to the link you mentioned below and it says quote - Do not transcribe: Commas between fields The rows of identical dots that separate fields in the later printed index. Full stops after Age, Volume or Page Number. These are all merely data separators, and carry no data value What is the purpose of a full stop after a surname in deaths, if not a 'data separator'? Lucille -------Original Message------- Isn't the information in the Hints and Help Guide at: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/beginhelp.html (Transcribing Full Stops (Periods)) a sufficient explanation? Allan Raymond .