I have used FTM since it first came out on the market. Am usually pleased with workings of it all, other than for two items. The first is the inability of one to be able to print out a copy of the index!!! That would be so handy! when one has 14,000 names in their data, a printable list would be helpful to have. I do not like the way their BOOK prints out at all. It wastes paper!!!!!! But ehn I have not really tried to complete a book it total, and then try it. Anyone tried that? As to the Family Trees and charts-remember this, that years ago, one had to make their own family charts!!!!! It was quite a tedious task, and when thought that all was complete and line would be found!! It meant drawing the chart, crawling around on your hands and knees, it it were large! Tho FTM charts are not perfect, they do help. it is tedipous to do all of that cutting and taping, but better than doing it by hand. One can order blank charts and other types of charts that are easier, but one has to hand write all of the names and dates! But they do look nice. I also try to remind myself that today's genealogy research has led to larger databases and larger charts!! Sometimes I think we get "carried away" with how many names we can squeeze in! this also adds to the size. BUT-I have taken the time and the paper to print many of them out. One was so lengthly that it took a wall and a half of an average size room to display it!!!! But I was proud to have it there and to be able to look at everthing at once! And that was just one surname!!! Imagine how many walls one could "wallpaper" with them all!! I am wondering it it would work to break ones line up into two charts, say doing 6 generations on one chart and the next 6 on a second chart. Anyone tried that, yet? Anyway my point being that preprinted, blank charts of several types can be purchased. The cost is usually reasonable. Printing them from FTM would still be cheaper. ( I can never get the colored ones to work for me!! It works on the screen, but not in the printing progess) Judy Mason 2jv@bellsouth.net