In a message dated 2/3/2006 6:11:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, badrenn@hotmail.com writes: You can do a duplicate record search by going into Tools, then Merge. Select Find Duplicates. Then it will take you to a screen to backup your database. You should do this cause you might make a big boo boo and want to start over. This is what has me flummoxed, there aren't duplicates only one person in the db but three showing on the family. <VBG> But I will give it a try again, maybe I missed one and I will be sure to back up the tree, last thing in the world I need to lose! Eliz