Family Tree Maker (TM) FAQ 042
FTM doesn't provide a "file description" field so how can I document my files?

I create a special book within each file for just this purpose. I title the book " About...". The Title Page of the book is automatically supplied, but is really just a Text Item, so I rename that and use it to contain a description of the file. I also include a gross chronological log of significant actions.

I also keep special reports here that I have no intention of publishing, but are strictly included here for my convenience. Special Kinship Reports often fall into this category.

Note the leading space in the title. Since the list of books in the file is sorted by title, this one will appear at the top of the list.
Creating a book
 
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