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Re: Exporting to PDF file

July 8, 2018, 9:21 pm
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I have no problem printing a conventional paper copy directly from FTM with my Lexmark Ink Jet printer. This Lexmark Ink Jet printer is my computer's default printer and FTM uses it when I ask for a paper copy of a chart or report from FTM.

My problem is limited to the process of exporting a chart from FTM to a PDF file, and that problem involves paper size and orientation, only. All else seems to work as it should.

But, by going to Control Panel -> Printers and Faxes, then highlighting the FTM Printer, then clicking on the Printing Defaults link to the left of this page, I can set the FTM Printer to use what ever paper size and orientation I need. It just isn't automatic any more, like it once was when I clicked "Print to one large page."

Gordon
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Re: Exporting to PDF file

July 8, 2018, 9:21 pm
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I don't get an error message as such. I try to export an FTM chart to a PDF file and click on the "Export to one large page" button but it doesn't export to one large page. It either exports to several 8.5 by 11 pages or it exports to one 8.5 by 11 page with only a small portion of the original chart shown...usually the top left corner of the original chart.

But, when I open Control Panel -> Printers and Faxes then click to highlight the Family Tree Maker Printer in the list of printers, then click on the Printing Defaults link at the left of this page I get a pop-up with a group of tabs that lets me choose the paper size and orientation. When I choose, for example 24 by 36 inch paper in a landscape orientation, this will then determine the way the chart is exported to a PDF file.

The only remining problem is that this process isn't automatic, like it was in the old setup when I clicked "Esport to one large page." But, it works and I can live with it, so I guess the problem is more or less resolved.

I'm running Windows XP Pro and have an abundance of disk space and memory resourcs. It isn't a computer based problem.

Gordon
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Re: Exporting to PDF file

July 8, 2018, 9:21 pm
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Yes, both printers are shown in Control Panel -> Printers and Faxes as Amyuni Document Converter 2.10, so they are the same thing, but my FTM won't talk to the Broderbund printer. That is when I make changes in the Broderbund settings these changes don't show up in the FTM export to PFF file.

I'm thinking the Broderbund printer was installed by my Calendar Creator software and may have modified the default settings of my FTM printer in some way.

Gordon
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Re: Exporting to PDF file

July 8, 2018, 9:21 pm
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No, I'm using Windows XP Pro and my computer has an abundance of disk space and available memory. I have no indications that this is a computer based problem. It is more likely an interference problem between the two Amyuni Document Converter 2.10d PDF converters that are installed on this computer. The Broderbund converter which was installed recently may have messed up the Registry settings for the FTM printer.
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Re: Exporting to PDF file

July 8, 2018, 9:21 pm
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I am thinking the Broderbund PDF Converter 2.10d was installed by my Calendar Creator software. Anyway, making changes in its paper size/orientaiton settings has no effect on the FTM chart export to PDF function. My concern with his Broderbund PDF Converter is that it when I installed Calendar Creator it may have walked over the registry settings for my FTM printer and this may be the source of my problems.
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Re: Exporting to PDF file

July 8, 2018, 9:21 pm
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I have been exploring this set of problems. I opened Control Panel then Printers and Faxes and I find two printers listed that seem to be there for the express purpose of exporting to a PDF file.

One is labeled Family Tree Maker Printer PDF Converter 2.10d

The other is labeled Broderbund PDF Converter 2.10d

I find that if I change the settings on the Family Tree Maker Printer this does cause a change in the way the FTM exported PDF file is laid out. But if I make changes in the other printer's settings it does not produce any effects in these FTM exported PDF files.

So, I have concluded that the one labeled Family Tree Maker PDF Converter is the one we need to tinker with. In Control Panel...Printers and Faxes...then click on the Set Printers Properties link at the left, I can work my way through the various tabs and change the paper size, portrait or landscape and get the large page chart format in my exported PDF file. But this does not automatically set the paper size to match the file size. I have to to make these changes for each FTM chart I export to a PDF file, whereas before it automatically set the right large page paper size to fit the chart layout.

I'll keep tinkering with this and maybe I'll find out what went wrong in the fist place. Maybe there is some kind of conflict between the two PDF converter 2.10d printers listed in Control Panel...Printers and Faxes. I may try deleting the Broderbund PDF Converter 2.10d printer and see if this resolves the problem. It may have been installed by my Calendar Creator software, and it may have some conflicts with the FTM PDF converter.

Gordon
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Re: Printing trees on large format printer

July 8, 2018, 9:21 pm
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Yes, the Family Tree Maker printer is the one that I have been concentrating on. I don't know where the Broderbund PDF Converter came from, but making changes in its paper size or orientation settings had no effect on my FTM chart PDF exports. But, when I make such changes to the Family Tree Maker printer the changes do show up on my PDF chart exports.

Gordon
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Re: Printing trees on large format printer

July 8, 2018, 9:21 pm
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Thanks, Russ. I'll give this a try, however I think we may be talking about two separate things. I'm trying to export an FTM chart to a PDF file so I can take this file to Kinko's and have them print the chart for me. I'm not trying print it using the Family Tree Maker printer.

Anyway, I'll give this a try and let you know how it turns out.

Gordon
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Re: Backing up.

July 9, 2018, 7:11 am
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I'm currently using RM (paid) version to do some free research. I simply uploaded a simplified RM tree (limited relatives and no media) and it appears as an Ancestry tree. During research you add the new information to the Ancestry tree. Later RM connects (using the API) to it and checks for any differences. It doesn't download or modify the tree but you select which modified person you want to download to the RM tree.

RM will allow you to download and existing tree without needing to "sync" or "connect".

If they ever sort out the issues I might resubscribe to the site; I let the original subscription expire because 1) I'd found most of what was available on ACOM, 2) family illness reduced the time available, 3) my subscription period stopped just as ACOM abandoned support for sync with FTM2014, 4) the mess-up with FTM2014->2017 and then ACOM changes didn't encourage me .

It would be useful if you could install RM Essentials and check the interactions between FTM2017 (sync) and RME (connect) for the same dummy tree. If there's no interaction then RME might be useful for getting backups when FTM2017 sync is unavailable.

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Re: Backing up.

July 9, 2018, 3:14 pm
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Thanks for the info.

For me, I don't have that much of a need for Ancestry.com records anymore. If I need something, I'll GEDCOM a tree for the new source and citation info, and if there is media, I'll copy it to the tree's media folder and then to the FTM tree. Of course, there is a lot of editing.
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Re: Advice for merging two trees?

July 10, 2018, 4:21 am
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Ross

FTM certainly doesn't give you the answers to your questions in their description of the merge process. Maybe you have seen this before but I thought it was quite a detailed explanation of the merge process. Even though this post applies to 2014 it still might work as described in 2017. At least it is an interesting post.

http://ftmuser.blogspot.com/2014/03/ftm2014-merging-of-two-f...

Paul

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Re: Advice for merging two trees?

July 10, 2018, 5:13 am
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Yes, backup both files first. Make sure you can restore your main file OR work on a copy. The Merge process combines information from the both files into the Host file. It will present potential matches for you to make decisions on, or you can just do an append and merge duplicates later.
Search support.mackiev.com for "two files" and pick the one for your version of FTM.
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Re: Backing up.

July 10, 2018, 5:26 am
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I am assuming you are wanting to protect your Ancestry Member Tree (AMT). FTM 2017 can do that directly without needing a GEDCOM. On the Plan Workspace > New Tree Tab, there is a "Download a tree from Ancestry" button. Clicking on that will present a screen which will show your Ancestry Trees. Pick the desired one and click the Download button. This will download the whole Ancestry Tree. If you check mark to include Citation Media, that too will be downloaded. This process will establish a link between the new FTM tree file it creates and the online AMT. This will allow syncing between the two. However if you do not wish to sync, you can immediately "Unlink". Recommend read the Companion Guide (digital version is on the Help Menu) Review Chapter 3 "Downloading a tree from Ancestry" and chapter 12. The action of Downloading a tree from Ancestry does nothing to the Online Tree. Changes would only be made if you later changed something in FTM and then did the sync. Hope that helps.
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Re: Advice for merging two trees?

July 10, 2018, 11:17 am
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Thank you both. I'll do some more research and then see what happens. I suppose if the worst comes to the worst, I can just copy over any missing items from the smaller tree manually, or use the FTM repository merge, which is mentioned briefly in the companion guide although it's not obvious, since the function is called "Replace" here rather than "Merge". There's also a "Replace" in the Source management, which I presume works the same way, though that's not mentioned at all in the guide. Like most things in FTM, it's pretty cryptic - clicking "Replace" just opens an almost identical window on top but with the title changed to "Replace Source" and the selected item removed - no explanation or indication of what it will do!

I'll try and document what I do and find, and post a summary here in case it helps anyone else in the future.

I need to sync both trees first, but as usual FTM's connection to Ancestry is on the blink again, and is completely dead at the moment >:-(
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Cleanup data

July 10, 2018, 6:03 pm
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Periodically, I cleanup my data in a special way. I export a gedcom and import it into Legacy and Roots Magic. They have special tools to find problems which Family Tree Maker does not have. I select a tool and run a problem list. Choosing one person at a time, I review what problem is identified. If satisfied it is a problem, I open Family Tree Maker to that record and make the correction. I return to the other program and select a new record with a problem. Again, once satisfied what the problem is, I go back to Family Tree Maker and correct. It is a long process, but in the end I have a cleaner database. I use Family Tree Maker for research and adding, updating and correcting records through Ancestry. After a while of adding and updating records trough Ancestry, I once again go through my cleanup mode. It keeps my database cleaner with fewer orno problems. Anyone else have a way of keeping records clean?
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Re: Cleanup data

July 10, 2018, 6:29 pm
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I use a free tool called FT Analyzer to find errors in my tree. The process is the same: export a GEDCOM and open it with FT Analyzer, select each error reported by FT Analyzer and go back to FTM to correct it if appropriate.
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Re: Cleanup data

July 10, 2018, 7:50 pm
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As I get several hits for FT Analyzer, can you provide a link to the one you use?

Thanks,
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Re: Cleanup data

July 10, 2018, 9:45 pm
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FTanalyzer.com. You can also find the source project on GITHub under ShammyLevva/FTAnalyzer
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Re: Cleanup data

July 11, 2018, 1:09 am
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Yes, I've also done that on occasion, but as you say, it can be a bit tedious. I think I also underestimated the tools that are available in FTM. "Find duplicate people" isn't very helpful in my experience, but some of the reports such as the "Undocumented Fact report" and the "Data Errors report" seem similar to the checking tools in other programs, and I find them quite useful. I suppose every program has its own set of tools with advantages and disadvantages, so I think it's worth using as many as you can on your gedcom export to improve the quality of your data - every little helps!

The most important thing to me is to properly source everything - it's so frustrating to find potentially valuable clues in other people's trees (or photos), that obviously DID have a specific source, but that source has not been recorded in any way. I've been guilty of that too, especially in the early days, where I didn't get round to recording the source fully, and now I struggle to recall where the information came from. Nowadays I make a point of trying to source absolutely everything, even personal or family recollections - and I only ever use "Ancestry Member Trees" as clues for my own research, never as a source!

[apologies if this post is duplicated - good old Ancestry failed on the first attempt!]
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Re: Cleanup data

July 11, 2018, 4:33 pm
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Many thanks David. This is something I will look into as I was unaware of any such things of this sort.
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