Agree with Harold. The only "rules" are in _Genealogy Standards_ where the best practices of our field have been placed. Reports need to be clear to the reader about what exactly you found, and what is your thought process. Page orientation does not matter. Elissa Elissa Scalise Powell, CG , CGL www.PowellGenealogy.com www.GRIPitt.org 25-30 June 2017 and 16-21 July 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA CG, CGL, and Certified Genealogical Lecturer are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations. Certified Genealogist and the board name are trademarks registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of Harold Henderson Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2017 1:39 PM Ann -- No. No. However, it is a very good idea to clearly distinguish between your account of what the information is and your comments about it. Standard 26 says, "Genealogists’ notes clearly distinguish abstracted, quoted, and transcribed source content from their own comments, descriptions, interpretations, paraphrases, and summaries of that content." Harold Harold Henderson, Certified Genealogist ® midwestroots.net Genealogical writing and editing Current research and writing: Mozley 1800-1950 England/PA/WI Lowe 1770-1950 England/NYC/IL Flint/Gedney 1800-1950 IL/MO Thrall 1792-1934 VT/OH/IL On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Ann Watson < ann@familypicturesgenealogy.com> wrote: > Someone recently told me that in the Research Notes section of a > report, when there is a comment by the researcher/genealogist, it > should be text rather than bullets. ??? Is this a rule? > > Also I was told that the page orientation should be portrait, not > landscape. Is this a rule? Someones I make them landscape if there is > a wide chart. > > Thanks — Ann