Dear Cuz's, In FamilyTree Maker genealogy Program 2009, the have a section which is called "INDEX" ................................................................. To open the Index in the People workspace: Click People > Family. If the Index is not open in the List pane, click Index at the bottom of the pane. The Index will be located in the left hand section of your window pane. [It is a alpha list of names in your program file] ..................................................................................................... The Index lists every person recorded in your tree. To help you quickly locate a person, you can sort the Index by name or event It sorts several ways: [mine is sorted in: Family, Given Name order] ~Family Given Name - Wynn, Rebecca Naomi ~Given Family Name - Rebecca Naomi Wynn ~Birth Date - Sorts by birth date, then throws everyone who doesn't have one at the bottom in alpha order ~Death Date - Sorts everyone by Death date, then throws everyone who doesn't have one at the bottom in alpha order. Filter - I don't have the guts to go there. Hope this helps! Hugs Cuz Becky [email protected] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ "'Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain "