"I am looking for information on how other users are organizing their pictures using computer software." Irene -- I use my software primarily for storing family photos. If you intend to use yours for the same, you may be interested in the software I use: Digital Photo Librarian. It is obvious that the software is based on Lotus or Excel because the layout is very similar. I love Excel, so I fell in love with this software. I like photo organizing software that provides a lot of space for additional text and good search and sort capabilities. The screen has columns (l to r): Picture (thumbnail), Date, Persons, Events, Locations, Notes, File Name. (All photos can be in one large file and you can just scroll down the page to see all your photos. Or you could set up separate files for each family name. I prefer to have all family photos in one file. If my file gets too large, I may divide it into separate files by century or decade.) I can "hide" any column I do not want to appear on the screen. And I can do select sorts. I can pull up all the pictures from one location, or one year, or one family. I can print out thumbnails with whichever text columns I select. I use the notes column for a unique identifier number for each picture that includes a negative number. The software has limited photo editing capabilities -- you can crop, rotate and do some other modest manipulation. I don't really understand what you mean by your need for a wide range of formats. But I'm sure the software meets all your other needs. I also use my software for other image storage needs. I have a separate file for family photos, one for pictures of friends, one for pictures of my antiques & collectibles, one for pictures of pets, one for scans of genealogy related documents. My daughter is a quilter and takes a lot of pictures at quilt shows. She uses the program to store quilt images. She can do sorts by types of quilt, quilt show, etc. My other daughter uses the software to store decorating and design ideas. I'm sure other subscribers to this list will give you insight on other programs. Good luck..... Phyllis in NJ