John Open FTM Go to People>Person View Select [say] the birth fact Click on Options>Fact Properties in the RH editing box Select Date/Place/Description Repeat the procedure for other facts ie; C, M, D, etc You only have to do it once to each Fact in FTM and it makes the change global, ie it will apply to all Births etc in a particular file As you live in Melbourne, you may also be interested in attending the FTM workshop run by VicGUM on 27 Novmember http://www.vicgum.asn.au/ John Donaldson -----Original Message----- From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Waite Sent: Saturday, 12 November 2011 11:59 AM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] How to add a description line. I have FTM 2011 and would like to add a description line to the birth, death and burial sections. Any ideas on how to do this would be greatly appreciated. John Waite Melbourne Australia **********************************