Re: FTM 2012 Not Mapping Places Correctly?
The Place name Authority in FTM is not 100% accurateI suggest when you get this situation don't resolve the place but ignore itJohn D
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I hope you gave FTM more time. It should be running by now.I have had it take from 10 to 15 minutes for it do its thing to the database. There is no signal (ie twirling hourglass or other visual) to...
View ArticleHighlighting an Ancestral Chart on FTM2010
I am currently using FTM2010 and am attempting to make an ancestral chart including highlighted boxes for female and male. In one version I remember highlighting the home person (me) a different color...
View ArticleRe: Unable to sync Family Tree Maker
My tree is really large, contains collateral lines and the error message seems to be in FTM not ancestry. I will try again later.
View ArticleRe: Unable to sync Family Tree Maker
Was not able to Sync yesterday at all. Kept receiving the servers too busy message. First thing this morning (Dec 31) the Sync completed in the shortest time I've ever seen.
View ArticleRe: ftm 2012 and windows 8
Pam,Did you re-register FTM2012?To get the Notes Tab, that is a setting in Tools, Options menu.Russ
View ArticleRe: Android
Barry,I have a Droid phone, using the Ancestry App can update my tree and Sync it (Ancestry Member Tree) to my FTM2012 or FTMM-2 when I get home.Russ
View ArticleRe: Relationship Question in FTM 2009
Karen,Are you using FTM2009?There isn't a dropdown menu, in the People Workspace, Person Tab, the screen changes to show the relationships within that Family Group that your person is in.Russ
View ArticleRe: Unable to sync Family Tree Maker
I have had these same issues and have stopped syncing my tree with AMT. It seems the sync process often aborts without cleaning up at least the FTM end; maybe AMT also. I started looking closely at the...
View ArticleRe: inserting a generation into ftm
hi curt. mission accomplished. thank you so much for your help. susan
View Articleupdating tree on ancestry.com from ftm2011
I have a tree on ancestry.com and also family tree maker 2011 which doesn't sync with ancestry.com I have been adding information to family tree maker, and that information is not updated on my...
View ArticleRe: inserting a generation into ftm
Good to hear you have things fixed.When learning FTM2010 I found it helpful to create a copy of my file and just try things to see how they worked. Curt
View ArticleRe: ftm 2012 and windows 8
FWIW I have been using Win8 Pro for a couple of weeks without any problem I can attribute to Win8. Yesterday I tried to make a backup with media, unsuccessfully. Tried three times but FTM aborted near...
View ArticleRe: ftm 2012 and windows 8
FWIW - an option is to simply copy your *.ftm file and related FTM media folder to your backup storage device.That is, if you have always selected the option to ATTACH media to items when merging -...
View ArticleRe: Relationship Question in FTM 2009
Russ, thanks for your reply. Yes, I use FTM 2009. When I went to Help, I looked in the Index and selected Relationship. A dropdown menu appeared entitled "Topics found." I chose "to set the type of...
View ArticleRe: ftm 2012 and windows 8
Thanks silverfox, I'll start making backups as you mentioned...much less chance of something going wrong.But I'm lost on you comment here, please explain:"That is, if you have always selected the...
View ArticleRe: Problem with FTM 2012 in Windows 8
I discovered the same thing yesterday...all seems good now. I am also running FTM as Admin. No mishaps in 12 hours:)
View ArticleRe: Relationship Question in FTM 2009
Karen,But, what happens when you go to that "step" person, in the People Workspace, Person View, NOT the FACT tab, but the Relationship Tab, what does it say?Russ
View ArticleRe: ftm 2012 and windows 8
At virtually any screen where you can add Media to FTM, whether it is the media screen of the family page, the person page, a fact, or a citation - you are given a choice of whether to link to that...
View ArticleRe: FTM2012 vsFTM11
I have 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 all running on my New Windows 7 64 bit machine.They all have been installed in different folders by default, one good thing FTM has done.
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