Hi Anne It's Roots Magic. I also have Family Tree Maker 2009 and tend to flit between them, as they both have good features but neither is "perfect"! I do so wish someone would devise a programme which allowed one to enter street addresses with the number separate from the name. None of the major programs (so far as I know) do this, and the upshot is that addresses are sorted in order of house number rather than alphabetically by street - a nuisance when an address "rings a bell" and you want to check quickly whether the house is already in your system. I get round this by entering addresses "backwards", but it's a little clumsy. Most software allows you to enter unconnected individuals and families then merge them into your actual tree when you are certain of the connection - saves a lot of time redoing work at a later date! Best wishes Caroline Sent from my iPad On 27 Jul 2010, at 12:14, Anne Chapman <anne@chapman.id.au> wrote: That is indeed very good advice, Caroline. Can I ask what software you use to be able to colour code individuals. What a wonderful idea, being able to add bits to your tree, before it has been absolutely proved beyond doubt. Anne Caroline Bradford wrote: Thanks, Graham, for sharing such a valuable cautionary tale. You are, of course, by no means alone. How many subscribers to this list, I wonder, can put their hands on their hearts and say that they haven't had similar experiences - I certainly did, many years ago, when I claimed a whole clutch of TAYLORs as mine, just because the names, dates and locations fitted. The old rule of thumb always used to be that you needed three separate pieces of documentary evidence to support each genealogical fact before adding a member to your tree. I fear few of us stick to this level of "proof" these days, but corroborating with at least one other reference is always sensible. My FH software allows me to colour code individuals, and I find this very useful as a way of distinguishing between (a) working hypothesis, (b) probable and (c) beyond reasonable doubt. Best wishes Caroline ************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message