Limits and Capabilities
Field Size

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

Other Capabilities/Limitations
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

Charts
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%