Re: suggest to add a certain faq to ftm 2012
on the upper right of this board listing under "Page Tools" is "Board Information". Do the pull down and there is a FTM Feedback link to select.
View ArticleRe: Unrecognised place names - because they no longer exist FTM2012
rofl - why yes, yes I have - how very Conservative of you
View ArticleRe: Unrecognised place names - because they no longer exist FTM2012
So - have you submitted your request to FTM/ACOM by feedback or customer service or help? This is a peer-to-peer discussion board. Since you don't like any of the alternatives suggested, you need to...
View ArticleRe: Unrecognised place names - because they no longer exist FTM2012
No, I havent submitted anything yet, because I was hoping that there was a simple way to add a place name to the software that another person may have been able to help me do.My understanding of...
View ArticleRe: Unrecognised place names - because they no longer exist FTM2012
To the best of my knowledge, what you want to do can't be done the way you want to do it.This leaves you two choices:1). Continue with FTM and use the workarounds suggested2). Change to a program that...
View ArticleRe: Unrecognised place names - because they no longer exist FTM2012
Thank you Andy. After much trying myself, as well as searching online, I am coming to the same conclusion myself.I won't be switching programs that for sure - this is the only "quirk" that FTM has in...
View ArticleRe: Try This
Silverfox - I already suggested that option and OP did not like it. Why am I reminded of a 3-year-old having a tantrum?"I want what I want NOW!"
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Have you tried:ResolveUp Arrow text to left-most comma up to the upper text area.Do it again, until only "England" is left in the bottom resolve box, like this:Top box:Arkengarthdale, North...
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Hi Burgess:No, you didn't suggest this procedure. I understood your suggestion to be the "old" method of putting text into the description box of the Place Field. The "Resolve" dialog screen has...
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Thanks Silverfox - not a 100% perfect result, but very acceptable for what I am wanting.Also, I've realised I can set the co-ordinates for the place myself, so with a bit of research I can correctly...
View ArticleRe: Converting from version 16 to 2012
"For the past several days, I've been trying to upgrade from version 16 to 2012. The import always fails at the same point: An error occurred during import. And always with individual 9094. My file is...
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Thank you for your answer and suggestions. I bought it from Ancestry.com My problem is that I don´t reside in the United States, I live in Germany, so I can´t use de Toll-Free number and I do not have...
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I must be missing something, as I have a lot of non FTM Standard locations. (migrated up from FTM 16 and working on it.)FTM 2012; In the location field when I start typing a location, a drop down list...
View ArticleRe: Generations Family Tree Software
While there are ways to keep an old program running, the longer you wait the bigger the problem will become. Eventually like WordStar, the files will become impossible to access and the program under...
View ArticleRe: Converting from version 16 to 2012
John, that is an excellent suggestion. I remember resorting to that in the old FTM16 days to clean up a nasty contaminated file. It created a new file with a clean file structure. If I remember...
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What you are seeing is Fast Fields for data entry.Fast Fields uses your current Place Names that you have entered for the first four digits you enter. On the fifth digit that you enter, the pick list...
View ArticleUnable to upload Tree using FTM 2011
I've never had a problem before in uploading a revised tree until yesterday. Have tried 4 times. After about 2 hours it either crashes my computer or tells me there was an error. Have compacted the...
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After reading this and similar thread, I decided to let FTM resolve my place names. I backed up the file and hit auto resolve. It missed many small communities that are currently on the map. Barry's...
View ArticleRe: Converting from version 16 to 2012
It is an old trick first suggested by "BJ" and it seemed to get around the file corruption issue when a GEDCOM was not an option because of media concerns.I will be interested to see if the suggestion...
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