The maximum number of characters allowed in Reunion's data fields are listed below. If you attempt to type past the limit of a field, you'll hear a beep. If you attempt to paste or drag/drop text into a field and the amount of text exceeds the limit, a message will appear.
Field |
Size, in number of characters |
last name |
255 |
first name |
255 |
prefix title |
255 |
suffix title |
255 |
user ID number |
255 |
place (each) |
255 |
place note (each) |
2,500 |
memo |
2,500 |
facts |
255 |
notes (in person and family records) |
64,000 |
notes (in source records) |
30,000 |
citation detail for citations in all fields except note fields |
255 |
citation detail for citations in note fields |
245 |
contact info |
255 each line |
return address: characters/lines |
unlimited/5 |
dividing line |
100 |
media file comments |
1,000 |
media file description |
255 |
connection description |
100 |
child status definitions (each) |
255 |
field names |
255 |
field abbreviations (short) |
6 |
field abbreviations (long) |
10 |
field narrative form, verb |
80 |
GEDCOM tag |
15 |
report titles |
80 |
chart (frame) titles |
125 |
logs (each) |
64,000 |
numbering field |
125 |
book title fields (title, subtitle, author, copyright, custom) |
100 |
island names |
100 |
Noteboard set name |
120 |
Bookmarks set name |
120 |
number of people per family file |
unlimited |
number of families per family file |
unlimited |
number of children per couple |
150 |
number of spouses per person |
150 |
number of parents per person |
10 couples |
number of sources per family file |
unlimited |
number of note fields per person |
200 |
number of note fields per family |
200 |
number of event fields per person |
unlimited |
number of event fields per family |
unlimited |
number of fact fields per person |
unlimited |
number of flags |
unlimited |
number of user-defined child status types |
unlimited |
number of user-defined family views |
unlimited |
number of web styles |
unlimited |
number of web contact entries |
100 |
number of web other links entries |
100 |
number of layouts |
unlimited |
number of field types (events, facts, flags, notes, sources) |
unlimited |
number of source citations per field, person, or family file |
unlimited |
number of source citations per field displayed in the family view |
25 |
number of fields per source record |
50 |
number of entries in Autocomplete |
10,000 |
number of entries in Quickbar |
unlimited |
number of logs |
unlimited |
number of marked sets |
unlimited |
number of Find Anything presets |
unlimited |
number of Sort presets |
unlimited |
number of people remembered by the bookmarks |
500 |
number of couples remembered by the Back/Forward buttons |
200 |
number of couples remembered by the Back/Forward buttons from the previous session |
10 |
tree view reduction range |
25% to 100% |
number of generations per ancestor chart |
99 |
number of generations per fan chart |
10 |
number of generations per cascading pedigree chart |
97 |
number of generations per ancestor report |
99 |
number of generations per descendant chart/report |
99 |
number of generations per Register report |
99 |
date span |
3,760 BC to 7,000 AD |
number of general media items per person or family |
400 |
number of event, fact, marriage media items per person or family |
600 |
number of media items per source |
400 |
number of family files in the Open Recent list |
20 |
number of people in the Clipboard |
750 |
number of color tags |
75 |
number of Noteboard sets |
150 |
number of entries in a Noteboard set |
2000 |
number of Bookmarks sets |
150 |
number of entries in a Bookmarks set |
2000 |
maximum chart dimensions |
unlimited |
maximum dimensions of a graphic file |
455 x 455 inches |
number of boxes, pictures, text objects, perspective events per chart |
unlimited |
number of bars in a timeline chart |
1200 |
number of lines of text per box/caption |
50 |
number of characters per box/text object |
4,500 |
timeline legend minimum beginning year |
100 AD |
chart reduction/magnification factors |
10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, 200%, 250%, 300% |