Re: Links to an uncle or aunt
The Extended Family Chart has an option on the right hand side to include everyone in your file.However, as Keith suggests, most people will find that exercising that option is not practical as it...
View Articlelinked Family Trees
Just wondering is it possible to have my synced family tree on 2 computer's at the same time
View ArticleRe: Creating a book in FTM 2011
I am dismayed to discover that 2 years on this problem still exists.Surely a new programme should have had a fix by now!
View ArticleRe: linked Family Trees
That is being touted as an upgrade for this year.See http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com/
View ArticleAdding a Decorative Photo or Embellishment' to a Descendant Chart
On page 179 of "The Companion Guide to Family Tree Maker 2012", under the heading 'Adding a Decorative Photo or Embellishment', there is a photo with an embellishment shown as a separate page. I want...
View ArticleRe: Creating a book in FTM 2011
If you think the FTM word processor in 2011, and up, are bad you should have used the one in Version 16. I use 2012 and have many text items in several books. I have never had a page problem. In some...
View ArticleRe: Need Tech Advice Re: Database Mgmnt & Upgrade
Oh my! I'm sure I have quite a lot of those. That does present a problem. Thanks for the heads up, serenity20061.
View ArticleCousins Who Married
My 2nd cousin Lloyd married my 2nd cousin Edna (they were 1st cousins). How do I record their marriage and add their descendants?
View ArticleCousins Who Married
My 2nd cousin Lloyd married my 2nd cousin Edna (they were 1st cousins). How do I record their marriage and add their descendants?
View ArticleRe: Adding a Decorative Photo or Embellishment' to a Descendant Chart
Ok Virginia, I did exactly as you suggested and I end up with the embellishment in the top left corner of the first page on which there is a chart. But I want only the embellishment to be on the first...
View ArticleRe: Cousins Who Married
BobI am assuming Lloyd and Edna are already defined in your database. With either Lloyd or Edna as the primary person you use Person, Attach/Detach Person, Attach spouse to define the relationship....
View ArticleRe: Adding a Decorative Photo or Embellishment' to a Descendant Chart
Carmen -I can't figure it out and FTM certainly doesn't make it easy to edit or customize a chart. That would be so simple in a program like TMG's Visual Chartform or Rootsmagic charts. You might hand...
View ArticleRe: Adding a Decorative Photo or Embellishment' to a Descendant Chart
You are right Virginia, the manual is of no help whatsoever. It shows a nice photo and embellishment but doesn't explain how they 'apparently' place them on a separate page. I believe I did send a...
View ArticleRe: How to change from FTM 2006 to FTM 2012
After looking for answers to my issues with moving from FTM 2006 to version 2012, your post here has solved all my problems and was straight forward and uncomplicated. How do I think you enough!I had...
View ArticleRe: How to change from FTM Version 16 to FTM 2012
And now there is another 723 patch with even more goodiesJohn D
View ArticleRe: Need Tech Advice Re: Database Mgmnt & Upgrade
Honestly the "file" merge tool that comes with FTM isn't up to the task of merging trees with duplicates. It does have some smarts that try to help with the job, but I find that they're really not up...
View ArticleFTM v11 (2005) Data Corruption
I am currently using FTM 2005, and periodically get an error message that data field (?) is corrupted. This seems to happen when I am trying to enter citation data in a particular individual's field. I...
View ArticleRe: FTM v11 (2005) Data Corruption
Approach this from a different direction, a worry free direction.1. Back up your existing 2005 tree, corrupted or no.2. Install 2012.3. Import a copy of your existing 2005 tree into 2012.4. Compare the...
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