Lee39

John, your reference field idea is a good one, but I think I'll leave the ID numbers in their current order. Thanks for your suggestion, though.

You have a good point, Terry. Even if I do re-number the first dozen or so of my blood relatives, as I add new non-related people -- for example, spouses of my blood relatives -- TMG will automatically give ID numbers to them and put them in an undesirable sequence with the other people in my data set.

What is the safest way to renumber all the people in my current data set? When I was in TMG beginner mode, I started with myself at #1, my father at #2, my mother at #3, my maternal grandfather at #4, and my maternal grandmother at #5. Since I was new to TMG, I did not bother with trying to change the order of the ID numbers. Now, I would like to renumber the people in my data set, starting with my maternal grandfather -- because this particular data set is actually about him, his descendents, and some of his ancestors. I want to start with my grandfather at #1, his wife (my grandmother) at #2, and then his children (my mother, aunts, and uncles) from #3 to #9.

I tried it, and you're right! It works like a charm for my individual detail reports! The key is to leave the "Date" box empty for your undated tag but type in any date you wish -- that is, a date that would put your undated tag in sequence with your other tags -- in the "Sort Date" box. The report will print in the exact order it appears on the screen! I even went back and looked at the sample project that came with TMG and double-clicked on an undated tag. Sure enough, the "Date" box was empty, but a date was put in the "Sort Date" box, so that the tag would stay in the preferred order on the screen AND on the printed report. Thanks a lot for your help!

Hi, my name is Willie. I have TMG v6.07. Is there any way to control the sort order for undated tags when printing reports? On the screen, I have 2 undated "Name" tags at the top, and 2 undated "Misc." tags (which I created) at the bottom. This is exactly the order in which I would like my "Individual Detail" reports to be printed. However, when I actually print the reports, TMG always moves my 2 undated "Misc." tags from the bottom to the top, directly under my 2 undated "Name" tags. I currently have my preference for sorting undated tags set on "Bottom," but this does not seem to affect the sort order on the screen OR on my reports.