On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:48:16 -0500 "shadri" <shadri@gtcom.net> writes: > Dear Friends and Cousins, > > I wonder if you would share with me your method of entering your > genealogy > data? By this, I mean do you create a separate family file for each > major > surname? Or do you put it all together in one huge database? > I am using Family TreeMaker v.8 if that matters. > > TIA for your input. > > Sharon One huge database. 23K names to date. Upgrade to 11.0 as soon as possible. For FTM users remember if you send a file to a person who has an earlier version then you will have to save it down to that person's version or else they cant read it. Yes, you can merge, and, yes you can mess it up. FTM has been user friendly to me. One last word of advice: BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP. You wont have to lose but one file before you learn how to spell backup. Exodus XXI Verse:16 - Charles T. Zeigler - RAOGK volunteer Ezra> Herbert> Jacob> John> Joseph> Michael> Fritz the immigrant http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~newtonalabama/frontpage.html (Researching Zeigler, Lightsey, Howell, Register, Glass, King, etal)