We use 6 digit numbers - the last digit denotes the child's "number" 0-9. I don't know what happens if we have a family with 11 kids. We use family charts - all kids in one family. Makes it easy when mom says "this child is doing the same thing his brother did last year..." -gb ----- Original Message ----- From: <> To: <> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 7:24 PM Subject: Re: Alternate Chart Filing Methods On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Michael Sachs wrote: > File charts using only two criteria: > 1) The first two letters of the last name > 2) The first letter of the first name > We file charts using this system and seldom have any misfiled or hard to find. Using color coded letters on the edges of the charts makes it easy to identify if any charts are out of place. -- Ken Setter MD Tulsa. OK