This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rworthington Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.software.ftmmac/120.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sue, No, the slash does not need to be used in FTMM. In earlier versions of Family Tree Maker, yes, you did use the Slash. That was to separate the Place from the Description fields that you see in FTMM. The earlier versions only had a Location / Description field. One field for two purposes. Does that help? Russ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.