Bill, I do the same thing with working file names, such as file name "BrownJohn1823.html" but I make the family name CAPITAL letters. But since my web pages are often updated and each contains many biographies, when I upload a working file name into the existing web page, I then keep the Web Page name such as Biography01, Biography02, etc. That way the index doesn't need to be changed. The Index might read something like this: Names "ABLE thru CURTIS" with a link to Biography01, "DANIELS thru GREATHOUSE" with a link to Biography02, and so on. John E Young ----- Original Message ----- From: freepages-help-request@rootsweb.com To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 00:00 Subject: FREEPAGES-HELP Digest, Vol 6, Issue 184 When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the message subject to which you are replying. ***FREEPAGES HELP & FAQ*** <http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/FAQ/fpindex.html> Today's Topics: 1. Mini-bio File Names (Bill Thompson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:09:46 -0500 From: Bill Thompson <billthompson76@gmail.com> Subject: [FreeHelp] Mini-bio File Names To: freepages-help@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4EDCD0AA.2080904@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed This is just "thinking out loud". I'm not expecting you to come up with an answer. One of the things that make my present file naming convention seem simple, is that I'm using a similar system for the existing .doc bios I wrote 10 years ago. And when I open it, the page header, or at leas the first sentence will give the person's name and birth date, if know. So I can instantly generate the file name "BrownJohn1823.html" without having to look him up in the tree. Of course before I'm finished with a mini-bios's HTML I have to look up the person's node number, but that's presently one of the last steps I do before uploading. More important, when I look at the directory of my HTML files, the file names are meaningful to me. "HazlettSamuel1780.html" is immediately identifiable and significant. Whereas "Bio_I14.html" wouldn't mean much. I probably would get to recognize the "founding fathers'" one or 2 digit Ids, but "Bio_I1237,htnl" is not likely to ring any bells. I like having the surname control the sorting. I presently have about 9 Samuel Hazletts, so "HazlettSamuel_I123.html" isn't very meaningful. But "SamuelHazlett1847_I582.html" could work. But keeping the file names short seems desirable.