> > 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. Peter J Seymour <mozng@pjsey.demon.co.uk>