Re: bought Dragon speech recognition software...got Family Tree Maker as a bonus
Sorry, Linda, hubby has been very busy at work and we have both been battling the flu. We haven't done anything yet with Dragon or FTM. I suggest you just google Dragon and get their 800 number. I...
View ArticleRe: Best method if you don't know surname/forename?
Agreed - just as some use capitalisation to make distinctions. One way to ensure no searches/hints are likely to throw up whole groups of irrelevant names is to use a short, simple indicator, eg Fnu...
View ArticleRe: Places in FTM
Thanks for raising this: I've been wondering what the heck all those places are doing with no people attached to them!
View ArticleRe: Is there a list of known problems with FTM 2012 and between FTM &...
Thanks for the info, 2101bob! The Source Citations are so very important to me. I hope I can get a grip on them between Ancestry & FTM.
View ArticlePasting notes into FTM 2009?
Is there any way to do this? I have text (i.e. a long obit) which I want to just copy and paste into the Notes section. FTM 2009 does not want to let me do this. Is there a patch that fixes this? Or...
View ArticleRe: Pasting notes into FTM 2009?
It has always worked for me. Ctrl-c in source document (like notepad, word, pdf file), Ctrl-v in FTM.regards,
View ArticleRe: Pasting notes into FTM 2009?
I have tried copying text and pasting directly(Cn-C, Cn-V or commands), and also pasted into Word or Notepad first and then RE-copying and they STILL won't paste. :/
View ArticleRe: Adding Pictures in Descendant Report
Create the reportExport it (Share) as an RTF file and save itOpen the RTF report in MS Word or similar word processorNow use Word's functionality to add and manipulate text and picturesJohn D
View ArticleRe: Cousins Who Married
there are often several ways to do the same thing in computer applications and we all have our preferred methods.Pick the one that suits.When responding to this list I usually try and provide a single...
View ArticleRe: bought Dragon speech recognition software...got Family Tree Maker as a bonus
Assuming you have done the appropriate training with DD, it will work in FTM by positioning the cursor in the field you ant to populate and using Dragon in the normal way. So names, dates, places,...
View ArticleRe: Cousins Who Married
JohnWhen I need to define a relationship between two people in my file I always use Attach. You have to be careful that you are attaching the right people to the right relationships but it is a one...
View ArticleRe: family tree maker 2008 & windows 8
Two major bugs still in 2012 is crashing from out of memory errors and the program is about as slow as 2008. If the speed of 2008 was acceptable, 2012 will be OK for your file.Regards,
View ArticleAgonizingly slow sync
Since Friday-ish last week (4 January) sync between my FTM tree and Ancestry has been freakishly slow. I haven't changed anything on my side, save my tree has grown a bit (from just under 8000...
View ArticleRe: Agonizingly slow sync
Not here - speed about the same as previously.In my experience, changes made from FTM take MUCH longer to sync than changes made from the AMT side, so I try to make most updates/edits/changes on the...
View ArticleRe: Agonizingly slow sync
Suggest you compact your file, also I suggest that you reboot your computer and also check your Internet speedsJohn D
View ArticleRe: Agonizingly slow sync
Internet speeds are fine; I'm a remote DBA by trade, and my 50Mbps connection is solidly reliable. However, I was not aware that FTM-->AMT updates were slower than the reverse. I had never noticed a...
View ArticleRe: "Living People" in Descendant Report
Do you have birth dates for all for whom you don't have death dates?If you do, you can use the File > Privatize option. However, you should be aware of a couple of things.1) The File > Privatize...
View ArticlePurschase
Since December the 14th, 2012 I bought the Family Tree Maker for Mac, but I didnĀ“t receive anything, Are you also having problems? What can I do? I sent already some e-mails and I got not answer. But...
View ArticleRe: "Living People" in Descendant Report
So should I just do a mass "?" on all birthdates and deathdates that have nothing in them? Will this fix the problem on privatization? Because some peoples names that have no birthdates or deathdates...
View ArticleRe: Login Failure
I do but one is normally turned off when I'm on the other. I'll try technical support later this week. Thanks for the suggestion.
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