I appreciate the confidence you all have in me. Although I must tell you all, that its not that I have any more knowledge about computers than the next person, far from it. The cause for all I do with my files is 3 computer crashes have taught me to protect my files in whatever way I could. I have developed ways to do this through careful thought and trial and error. I have read and tried many different systems of doing things but with all else, regardless of how well something works for someone else...you need to find out what works well for you and stick with it. Although I am fascinated with all of your suggestions. I will however continue to pass along the tips I find as it may help someone. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"