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/ > >