I've used medium-long file names for images since March 1996 with 32 bit versions Paint Shop Pro and organized images in simple Windows folders. No expensive and time-consuming database software or numbering system required for over 15,000 images. There are additional considerations if pictures are scanned for linking to a genealogy data file. Each scanning session has thumbnails printed by PSP for use as a worksheet. Tried a dozen or more image organizing and image editing products recommended by others and all were lacking some essential features or too slow to use by comparison with PSP. Some scanners require specific software to run but I still use PSP to save the images. Best results with multiple scans of the same picture to show details and faces rather than one large scan cropped later. The only change after nearly six years of working with images has been from 240 pixels high default JPG setting backed up to floppies to 480 pixels best quality JPG backed up to CD-Recordables. Portraits for box charts have always been saved as ovals with a minimum of distracting background. Date first keeps a set of images in logical order in each folder just like Grandpa kept his 35mm slides in order in a tray in the 1950s. Image files must be backed up OFF the hard drive in progressive, organized sets. One copy of each image on a single hard drive or CD-RW is at risk. Most images are saved ready-to-use as standard JPG, though the occasional archival size TIF image is printed for display at meetings about scanning. A 61 mb double page pedigree scanned from a 35mm microfilm didn't look that much sharper than the 777 kb version. Scrapbooks in Family Tree Maker have detailed captions telling the life story of each person or topic with growing collections of images sorted by date. Digital camera photos (900 kb JPG) are usually printed from FTM scrapbooks with captions or directly from PSP without captions. FTM with inserted images allows family files to be split, keeping all of the pictures for the individals and marriages in a branch. Elizabeth, FTM 9 (Oct 30) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Irene Peters" > I am looking for information on how other users are organizing their > pictures using computer software.