Records may be printed with or without abstracts. The records are displayed, neatly framed, in large, easily readable type. Blue navigation buttons allow the user to switch quickly between brief and full entry formats, advance quickly through many screens of records, or return to the top of the page to the general navigation buttons. An alphabetic table of contents helps users navigate the help screen. Help screens are also available for each menu field.
Directions are clear, detailed, and accompanied with examples.
The thesaurus of subject terms, available as a browseable index, is often useful in locating personal names by revealing differences in the way names have been entered through the years. Variation in the spelling out of middle names often creates multiple index terms for a single individual. Some clean-up and standardization of terms is desirable. Comparison with a is desirable. Only nine entries were duplicated.