Re: Online versus on computer
That is true. Would have to down load everything. Plus the viewer
View ArticleRe: Online versus on computer
My comment was based on if you are going to end your subscription in the future, you will not have access to the record images. If this is not an issue and you can get all of the reports you need from...
View ArticleRe: Enhancement Request: Option to export preferred facts to GEDCOM
Thanks all. I think it's pretty obvious that FTDNA is the one with the issue. I will put the above in my other post for the benefit of FTDNA programmers. The fact of the matter is that for FTDNA's...
View ArticleHow to enter those complicated Norwegian names into FTM!?
Oh those complicated Norwegian names! I have a situation and am trying to figure out how to best enter this person into FTM2012. (And I'm sure this issue will come up with many others in my family...
View ArticleRe: Online versus on computer
If you save an image to your computer, it is saved as a JPG image. There are thousands of viewer that will load JPG inages. There is one that comes standard with Windows, and I suspect there is one on...
View ArticleRe: Pasting notes into FTM 2009?
Well, tried this, and it still didn't work. :/About ready to start using another program. I wanted to have a program that I don't have to keep reloading photos, and also use the notes (which I use a...
View ArticleFacts - Residence & Address
Can anyone shed light on the different uses of these two fact categories? The U. S. Federal Census and U. S. Public Records Index (from ancestry databases) use "Residence" category by default. Each...
View ArticleRe: Pasting notes into FTM 2009?
Are you clicking on the text space before doing the paste? That's necessary.
View ArticleRe: How to enter those complicated Norwegian names into FTM!?
FTM allows you to enter as many names as you like and it allows you to select one as preferred for reports and charts etc.It also has a good symbol feature that allows you to use the current umlauts...
View ArticleRe: How to enter those complicated Norwegian names into FTM!?
Thank you, John, for the tips...
View ArticleRe: List Living People in Family Tree or Family Tree Maker 2012
I would use the custom report in FTM to find all the people with "living" Then you can go about editing them I find the best way to categorise living people is to leave the date of Death field open....
View ArticleRe: Facts - Residence & Address
Interesting QuestionYou may care to have a look at the Source templates in FTM as derived from Elizabeth Shown Mills's work on EvidenceA list of them is on the Vicgum downloads page...
View ArticleRe: How to enter those complicated Norwegian names into FTM!?
Just a follow upThis is a great example of how the FTM timeline is going to be very useful and you can print it as well.If you get all the name changes in together with the dates (even approximate ones...
View ArticleRe: How to enter those complicated Norwegian names into FTM!?
@NorskyGal,Norwegian Names is one of the reasons I don't use FTM for most of my genealogy, It is not good at all with non-western naming convensions. It does not understand "no surname", or multiple...
View ArticleRe: Facts - Residence & Address
Thanks for that link, John. I've saved the pdf for future reference.The online knowledge base for FTM offers this definition for the address fact under "Commonly Used Facts" in their tutorial on how to...
View ArticleRe: Facts - Residence & Address
A point of interest:I am a big proponent of using the GEDCOM standard as a guide (it is not perfect, but better than anything I've seen proposed to date) to understanding what you should and should not...
View ArticleRe: Facts - Residence & Address
Hmmm... I'm confused now. I thought GEDCOM had both address and residence:ADDR {ADDRESS}: = The contemporary place, usually required for postal purposes, of an individual, a submitter of information, a...
View ArticleRe: Facts - Residence & Address
GEDCOM has Address but not as a fact it is a tag within the EVENT_DETAIL.1 FACT -or- ATTRIBUTE2 EVENT_DETAILEVENT_DETAIL2 PLACE_STRUCTURE2 DATE2 ADDRESS_STRUCTUREMost people that read the GEDCOM get...
View ArticleRe: Facts - Residence & Address
Thanks for the clarification -- very helpful.So following your lead, KJ, can you suggest how you capture the address information within the residence fact? Do you:a) use the description field?b) place...
View ArticlePrivacy of Tree
I want to put my tree on the web, but I only want to give the password to family members that I trust. How can I do this? I've tried the feature that only shows deceased relatives, but that does not...
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