I keep current with new versions and for the most part, I like the new version better or at least as well; however, there is one report function I keep hoping to find in each upgrade. I used to be able to add parents of spouse/partners to the Descendant and Outline Descendant reports. Some parents now show up in the Descendant report but not all. It seems to depend on what other data is present. (It's been a while since really looked at exactly what seemed to be happening, so please forgive me if I don't have it exactly correct now.) I can add parents' names as a note in the Descendant report, but there are no alternatives in the Outline Descendant report. My families have a lot of duplicate names. Being able to include parents' names tells me which Elizabeth or John is correct. -----Original Message----- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:47:13 -0500 From: Judy in Ocala <treewright@gmail.com> Subject: [FTM-TECH] FTM 16 v. 2014: The Great Debate To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <E9EEB6DF-F4CB-4045-84A1-B2BD152C5AB5@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii We are coming up on 8 years since v. 16 was completely reprogrammed to a new database structure. In the beginning, we all felt that v. 2008 was lacking many of the features that we loved in 16. Over the years many improvements and enhancements have been made to succeeding versions and upgrades. As a result, version 2014 is a much more stable, robust, and versatile program than 2008 was. But in spite of the many improvements, there is an bedrock of loyal users of v. 16. One of the reasons often given for sticking with 16 is the reports, but there hasn't been much discussion about why the reports in 16 are better. So I'm asking those who are still using v. 16 to share their opinions. And not just about reports, but if you think there are other ways in which v. 16 is superior. Please give examples, and keep your comments constructive. Judy in Ocala