Steve, I have used the Personal Ancestral File for years and I have not had any glitches. I updated to the most recent version which has a few more "niceities". It is easy - pretty self-explanatory. The program and the basic publishing program are free - a great deal. The files don't take up a lot of space. My actual family files are huge (thousands of people) and it handles the files very well. Let's face it - The Morman's know ancestor tracking. Mandy Colgan FG 20 Leader -----Original Message----- From: pra-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pra-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Paul A. Pennington Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 1:43 PM To: PRA Mail List Subject: Re: [PRA] software recommendations > What software do you recommend/use for your > documentation purposes? Steve; I'm sure you will get many recommendations from the folks here. You might consider Personal Ancestral File, available as a free download from: www.familysearch.org I went back to it years ago after trying some others. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was one of the first to offer a genealogy program on computers. Their software tends to be solid and done right the first time. I've had my present version for years, and I just checked online and found it is still current. While earlier versions were rather basic, the current Windows release is full-featured. You can literally publish your data on a web site with a mouse click, as I do. When some of my relations complained about being listed on a web site because of privacy concerns, I found an option in the program to replace living persons names with the word "living". Another click solved the problem. I like that. Publishing your data in book form is also handled easily. There is an add-on module available for printing fancy charts and reports if you want more options. Help with the program is available on-line and in your local Family History Center, and I'd be happy to answer any questions about the program if I can. Paul A. Pennington Augusta, Georgia Group 28 Leader *************************************** Please note NEW address to post to the list: PRA@rootsweb.com ************************************** For more information about the PRA including our DNA Study, visit us at http://www.penningtonresearch.org ************************************** Learn what's new at the PRA by going to http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. ************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message