Thanks BJ, You said: "5. The only accurate way to ignore a hint record is to click on the hint. This causes FTM to get information for the record as is shown in the lower right panel of the Search matches work area. It then opens the record. At that point, I click on the Ignore option and return to the list of matches. I don't know of any other way to accurately Ignore the record. In general, I don't worry about the counts of Hints. I'm more interested in seeing the actual list of matches." This is basically how I use the green leaf hints - I click on the leaf, then progressively work my way through the list of possible matches, clicking on the ignore button as I finish with each. Usually when I return to the Person view, the green leaf has gone (occasionally, it will still appear but it directs to a new list of possible matches that have been found) What is happening now is that after going through the above process, the green leaf still appears upon return to People view, and when clicked on, it takes you back to the original list, where the ignore button on each clearly shows that they have been flagged as ignore. The green leaves are important as it gives me a quick reference that there may be outstanding matches. It is not possible to keep track of which green leaves may represent real, new matches or whether they are a false indication for hints I have already processed. A number of others on the list have talked about "merging". I never merge from within FTM as I simply don't trust it (this is another story and shouldn't cloud the problem with the green leaves on this occasion). Regards, Ian MARR at 38° 24' 01.299" S by 142° 34' 11.9094" E; 6m above sea level This message can be considered to be in the public domain. The home of SW Victorian Cemetery indexes: http://www.ianmarr.net.au/ Allansford Weather (10 min updates): http://www.ianmarr.net.au/Weather/ Family Tree: http://marrwatts.tribalpages.com/ Remember, to EVERY question in life, there is MORE than ONE correct answer.