> > > I'm interested in what people do on this one. > > > > > > Suppose you output a report from your favourite genealogical program > > > in say DOC or RTF format because you want to put it through some > > > manual editing in a word processing program. > > > > > > What is it you want to do? Is it to tweak the content (sounds a bit > > > dubious - why wasn't it right in the first place)? Or perhaps you > > > want to massage the appearance in some way. > > > > > > Peter J Seymour <mozng@pjsey.demon.co.uk> > > > > I use FTM 2006. For the basic father son grandson reports I let FTM > > do what it wants and make sure the information in each field is > > correct. I also edit my notes to make the grammatically correct and > > formated properly. > > > > I use the books function of FTM to put other things into the into > > the documents. At typical "Book" usually has these pieces. Title > > page -- In FTM this is free form text, that can be formated to your > > pleasure. > > > > Ancestor tree -- This is the FTM tree organized to provide the > > family structure > > > > Introduction --- This is a FTM function that allow the you to input > > your own text. In mine this is a basic introduction to the paternal > > and maternal families that make up the report family. > > > > Basic Family report from FTM > > > > Free form page --- This is a FTM function that allows me to put > > anything I wish into the report. In mine I discuss weak links in > > the family, or my current theories on the ancestors of the first > > (oldest) ancestor in the report. > > > > Index --- FTM function. > > > > Except for the poor quality of the FTM wordprocessor which I work > > around, I have found no need to export to a DOC or RFT file. > > > > Keith Nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> > > I admit that I am not very familiar with FTM. I was struck by the > Free Form Page. Structurally, it seems to serve the purpose of a > catch-all facility that compensates for omissions elsewhere in the > program. In that respect one cannot fault it, although it would be > better if the information was already incorporated elsewhere. > > What problems does the FTM wordprocessor present you with? > > Peter J Seymour <mozng@pjsey.demon.co.uk> Free form pages. I do not put any thing into the actual database that is not supported by some other documents. However, there are incidents where I have a lot of circumstantial and inferred evidence that the parents of x are y and z. Circumstantial evidence would be two families of the same last name live next to each other on the plat map, No documented relation can be shown, but it is probable that they are related. When someone asked about a family, I like to include the circumstantial and inferred evidence to indicate my line of research, on the hope they may be able to contribute the clue that will solve the whole problem. While the FTM word processor does most of the functions it should, it occasionally gets an attitude and will not copy and move text properly. Sometime when copying it may just delete what you have highlighted. This is especially a problem if the information crosses page. At other time it will not paste text even if it comes from the document being worked on. I am running FTM 2006, Windows XP SP3 on an HP DV6130US with a Intel 2 Duo T5200 processor. The computer has the wide aspect screen. Keith Nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net>