I'm using V 2012, sorry I should have said. I will try the compacting just as soon as I have another one... they happen only randomly. I tried the same record a few minutes ago and it worked this time... so this would be a very hard error to replicate. Mary On 10/24/2011 9:47 PM, David C Abernathy wrote: > Mary, > What version of FTM are you having this issue with? > When there is NO marriage, then the bar is a "Add spouse" link. > When there is a marriage, just clicking the "Married to bar" should open the > current marriage "Fact, Notes and Media" pane. > > The icon and marriage bar will not open the "Marriage Facts, Notes and > Media" as there is no marriage to add this information about. That is why > there is the "Add spouse" button when there is no marriage. > > Thanks, > David C Abernathy > Email disclaimers > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Mary W. Ellis Registrar Battle of Alamance DAR http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncacgs/ http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mwellis/ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncalaman/ (Brick Church site)