Hi Sarah, You are correct that a long narrative report might be frustrating without an index as to where to find each person. Just a thought -- You might want to try another genealogy program that creates indexes as mine does. If you want to take a look as to the types of reports available for the program I use, there is a free trial version at www.rootsmagic.com While one may not want to change programs long term, people sometimes use a couple different programs when they need certain types of reports. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Lingwall" <fox10@tampabay.rr.com> To: <turner@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [TURNER] Fw: How do you give all of your the information toyourfamily ? > Donald, I have done a combination book for my family. I use the reports I > made in Family Tree Maker 2006 (without that I'm not sure how I would get > an > index of individuals). Then I included several other sections with tabbed > dividers. One section was family photos (I use my color laser printer and > a > tough paper); another is of maps of what the states looked like plus state > maps showing where the counties are. Still another section is scanned > pages > from family bibles. A narrative is included as well but for someone to > find > a particular person, that index is invaluable. One of my daughters did a > strictly narrative one of her paternal ancestors and I can never find > anyone > for there is no index! > > Good luck and I know your family will love what your are doing. I assume > you have done the DNA test and know which line you connect with. > Sarah