Re: Family Tree Maker 2012 Sync Problems
I haven't been able to sync for well over a month! The main reason I bought FTM was for the syncing capabilities with Ancestry. So much for that! Their syncing software is obviously flawed and should...
View ArticleRe: Family Tree Maker 2012 Out of Sync with Ancestry - Duplicate Tree
Thank you so much for the response. I'll definitely use the forum in the future, "prior" to making any changes. After having read your post, I do feel as though I have a better of understanding of both...
View ArticleRe: Trouble With Half Siblings
I think I got it corrected now. They all show as half siblings. I'm going to avoid using having anyone listed as step children so that blood lines are more easily discerned.
View ArticleAncestry.com tree and FTM 2012 tree. Can I merge them
I am sure this is in one of the 100s of threads already, but can not locate it. I had created a tree on FTM 2012. I then get Ancestry.com membership and build a tree on there. I have now uploaded the...
View Articlesame family outline on Ancestry as Family Tree Maker
I have the newest version of FTM and just synced to Ancestry.com tree, but the tree view i see in FTM is very different from the one at ancestry.com. 1. at my level, it shows me, but not my siblings.2....
View ArticleDescendant Chart
When I make a descendant chart starting with my earliest ancestor and adding all generations to it, is there a way for it to tell me how many people are listed in that chart, just so I know how many...
View ArticleRe: Descendant Chart
Try this:1) In a spot in the white space of the report, right click2) Export > Entire Chart3) You will see an export screen pop up. On the left side of that screen is the list of people in the...
View ArticleRe: updating tree on ancestry.com from ftm2011
I have FTM 2012 and am really tired of having trees 'unsync' from the online tree. So I am going to put ALL my trees on rootsweb. I have my major trees there since 2003 but now the other 12+ will be...
View ArticleDuplicate Trees on Ancestry after computer crash
My hard drive crashed and I was unable to recover any data. I purchased a new computer, reinstalled Family Tree Maker, and imported my two trees from Ancestry.com. Now, Ancestry shows that I have...
View ArticleRe: Ancestry.com tree and FTM 2012 tree. Can I merge them
I think you are confusing merging with linking and syncingWith your tree in FTM go to the plan view and link and syb the FTM tree and create a linked tree on AMTThen whenever you make a change in FTM...
View ArticleRe: Windows 8
Hi It will not work and there does not seem to be a windows8 version as yet Regards Jim
View ArticleRe: Ancestry.com tree and FTM 2012 tree. Can I merge them
I think you are going about this the wrong way. At this point you have two trees, the one you created in FTM and the one you created over two weeks on Ancestry.com. Uploading your FTM tree to Ancestry...
View ArticleRe: Is FTM 2012 REALLY slow?
Saying it is slow is a complement Saying it is unusable is correct. I have been using an older version of FTW (version 9) for years. I got up to around 18,000 names and it started crashing and losing...
View ArticleRe: Windows 8
http://www.ancestry.com/cs/apps/P-4942Family Tree Maker 2012Recommended System Requirements:Windows XP, Vista (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), or Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit)Hard disk...
View ArticleRe: same family outline on Ancestry as Family Tree Maker
There are many ways in FTM to see your complete tree but these have to be created in the Publish module. In that module you would find the best fit for what you want in Charts. You may find a better...
View ArticleRe: Add a Story on Military Page FTM 2012
Would you explain how you created the story in the first place?I just created a story item, and saved it. I was offered the choice of saving it as a Media Item or saving it as a Text Item in Publish...
View ArticleRe: Add a Story on Military Page FTM 2012
PS: I tried to use a saved story item in a book. It appears as another item that can be added to a book. Unfortunately the programers of FTM did not take this the one step further to make it very...
View Articlefamily tree maker 2008 & windows 8
have just had to renew my computer, now with windows8. but have family tree maker 2008, doesn't appear they are compatible. how do I transfer all my stored info? HELP
View ArticleRe: Is FTM 2012 REALLY slow?
From my observations, utilizing tools I use to monitor system and application performance while testing software applications, several issues exist which cause FTM to have slow performance even on...
View ArticleRe: Windows 8
Jim,I think you are referring to the Windows 8 tablets that are running the RT version.Yes, there is no FTM for that version, but the Windows 8 PC version, that is on a laptop or desktop, will handle...
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