This is how I create a new directory. Someone else may have an easier way. Open Explorer (This is assuming that you are using Windows 95 or higher) Select where the new directory needs to be (drive:C or an existing directory which would make the new directory a subdirectory of that one) From the File Menu, click on New. This gives a menu of selections. Since this is to be a new directory or "folder", select Folder. This "New Folder" will be placed in the right side of the boxes with the name New Folder in blue. Type the name you want the new folder (directory) to have. Hit enter and you have a new directory that will display on the left under the new name. (If this is a subdirectory of an existing directory, of course you already know that you will have to click on the "+" to the left of the directory name to see it displayed.) As for the gedcom, I'm not sure if I understand what you are wanting to do. If you are wanting to add the information from a .ged file to your existing genealogy program, I only know how to do this with FamilyTreeMaker, and I do it as follows: Open the .ged file with the program which will assign it the extension for FTM. If it is to have the same name as the .ged file just hit enter when the new name and extension shows in the save menu. You can then open it as a FTM file. It can now be added to an existing file with the append/merge command. However, to protect your existing file, you might want to make a new file to merge all the data from both files into. I don't know if this will help you at all. I am not familiar with PAF programs. But any genealogy program should be able to open .ged files and also to create a .ged file from an existing family file. Happy hunting. -----Original Message----- From: by way of Tracey Converse <[email protected]> <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 1:52 AM Subject: Re:Gedcoms >Pamela, > >Could you (or someone) please explain two things you mentioned in your >message: > >1. How do you create a new directory? > >2. How do you add a gedcom to your database? I use PAF. > >Thanks much, >Billie >