PAF got you baffled? Ask Dr. PAF!

Any software program can be baffling, even one that is fundamentally user-friendly, such as Personal Ancestral File (PAF). Add to that the complexity of doing family history research and the whimsies of personal computers, and you could have questions that only a "doctor" can answer.

First, we recommend checking our list of Frequently Asked Questions. If you don't find your question there, you can...

Dr. PAF is our PAF specialist who writes a monthly question-answer column in the PAFinder newsletter. Your questions -- no matter how complicated or basic -- could help others who have been wondering the same things.

You can also consult your PAF Users Guide, which is accessed through selecting Users Guide in the Help pull-down menu of PAF 5.

To open the Users Guide, you need to have a current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader running on your computer. Clicking on the Users Guide will automatically open Acrobat Reader. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader free if it is not already installed on your computer.