Dave, Thanks for the idea. What you are saying certainly makes sense. I know what you mean about any one program not doing just everything you want it to. What kind of a page numbering system does the Family Origins assign to a chart? Thanks for the info and have a really Merry Christmas. Charlene At 02:48 PM 12/21/97 EST, you wrote: >Charlene, > >You are correct. I didn't express myself very well. Family Origins is a >complete program. It automatically generates a lot of different reports. I >also have large files: two with about 8,000 names each and two with about >2,000 each. > >One thing you might consider is outputing a GEDCOM file and loading it into a >program like Family Origins to generate your report. That way you don't >disturb your original data file and you can experiment with different ways to >present your data. I often move my data between Family Tree Maker and Family >Origins in order to get my final report to look like I want it to. Each >program has some formats that others do not. > >Happy Holidays, > >Dave > > >