Many people use Microsoft Word (word processor) to type their messages. (These files have a "doc" extension...such as kinfolks.doc). Do you ever get email or forwarded information about kinfolk that has been created with Microsoft Word....but you don't have Microsoft Word so you can't open and read your mail??? Take heart.....from the www location below you can download a free MSWord reader. (You can also download it from Microsoft, but it's easier here). Good hunting. http://volusia.org/word.htm """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Searching for the Spradley and Ketchum families. Spradleys from SC to TX and Ketchums from VA to TX via AL and IL Check my home page for searchable data base of ancestors. http://www.hal-pc.org/~berrys """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""