Bette, Be careful using "All Related" as that could include everyone in your data base as it finds everyone that is linked to your selection. Unless you unlinked your father and mother from each other, both parts of the family will be included. What I have done is select "Ancestors" for, say your mother, then go to several of her farthest ancestors and select their "Descendants." This was I get the "all" of her family including your family. Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bette" <nobia@centurytel.net> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Dividing my PAF File > Alan or anyone, > If I go to export, pick my name do I select "Ancestors" or "All Related" I > don't want to miss anyone in my family. > I only go back 10-11 generations but it is difficult to know who is my > family and who is his family when I get past the 6th generation. > Thank you. > Bette > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <alanjones10@cox.net> > To: "Bette" <nobia@centurytel.net>; <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 8:12 AM > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Dividing my PAF File > > > | EXPORT - > | I would do EXPORTs and in each export select only the surnames you want > in > that file. While I haven't done this for surnames, I have done it to break > up my file into my father's side and my mother's side of the family. > | > | Alan > | > | > From: "Bette" <nobia@centurytel.net> > | > Date: 2005/07/05 Tue AM 11:06:50 EDT > | > To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com > | > Subject: [PAF-5] Dividing my PAF File > | > > | > Good Morning, > | > > | > I would like to divide my PAF into two surname files. Can someone > tell > me the best way to do this? I will still keep my original file intact. > | > Thank you for any help you can give me. > | > > | > Bette > | > > | > > | > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > | > FreeBMD - Free Access to England and Wales Civil Registration Index > | > Volunteer as a Transcriber Today! > | > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > | > > | > > | > | > | > > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > AVG Anti-Virus Users > Disable the 'Certify outgoing messages' option via the E-mail Scanner tab. >