My method: I put the last name of the subject, such as Tiner, then the first name then the date. I then put mine in the appropriate subdirectory for that family. What happens when I want to put them on a CD? I would have an index put on the CD, maybe with the ReadMe title. Not all programs let you use such a long name, but mine does so I'm lucky. I would say the best is to have a seperate file (readme file) with the information, such as when/where/who along with the file name. It could be Tiner001, Tiner002, or Petty001, Petty002, then at least you would have the last name. Or bring the photo up in paintbrush or another program and put a text box on it with the information. If you had to print the picture out, you can remove the text box at that time, then close without saving so the text box is back. Tammy Owen Bastrop CO, TX Coordinator Bastropcc@aol.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbastro/bastrop.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~txtammy/bastrop/bastropmain.html