Dear Clay: It may depend on which version of FTM that you are using, but I have version 7 and the option to privatize information is built in. If you go to the File menu, under Preferences, one of the options is Privatize. This will privatize all information on living individuals. Here's the FTM info on Privatization of files: Family Tree Maker now allows you to assure the privacy of others (as well as your own) by designating certain facts as private, which prevents this information from being imported/exported, printed, copied, or published on the Internet. To use the privatization feature: 1. From the File menu, select Preferences, then Privatize (ALT, F, F, V). Family Tree Maker displays the Privatize information dialog box. 2. Select the Privatize check box if you want Family Tree Maker to hide the Birth, Death, Marriage, More About Facts, Medical, and Notes information for living relatives. 3. Click OK. Family Tree Maker displays a progress meter while it privatizes your Family File. It hides all data fields for living individuals and marks them with the word "private." Only relationships between living individuals will be retained. As an added indication that you have selected to display privatized text, Family Tree Maker also changes the background color of the Family Page to green. Once selected as a preference, privatized text is enforced whenever you copy/export, print, or publish your Family File. Note: When privatized, your file will become "read-only." This means you cannot modify the file in any way until you leave this mode. You can deselect the Privatized mode at any time in the original Family File by returning to the Preferences dialog box. Family Tree Maker Version 7.0 for Windows 95 Scott Burow County Coordinator Richland County, IL USGenWeb > > In my own case, I don't send GEDCOM files as I haven't figured out how to > get Family Tree Maker to make data private. Does anyone know if FTM can > be set to bypass data on living persons? I've been creating text files > and then going through them and editing out anything pertaining to living > persons using 1910 or personal knowledge of the person's status as the > cutoff date for births. I do have an aunt and a great aunt who are 95 & > 96 respectively. > > Clay >