Re: How tell if you have previously merged
Bumping this as I really would like an answer...If you are clicking through leafs in FTM, and looking at resulting documents, how can you tell if you have already previously merged the one you are...
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You have to display the record, not just the hint. Then there is a line above the record header that says "You have attached this record to: John Doe in your tree "XYZTree".But be careful, sometimes...
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Is that there as you view the IMAGE of the document found by the leaf>hits>selected-hit>displayed-document-image?And by the way, I am doing this in FTM on computer, not in an online tree.
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Sorry, I misread the board it was on.I don't know the answer because I usually go through the hints outside FTM; quicker and easier.Have you tried just displaying the hint first w/o pulling up the...
View ArticleSecond Install FTM 2012 error msg: No action available
Hi all,I installed the first copy of FTM 2012 on my laptop (Windows 7) without incident. I was able to login to my ancestry.ca account (created months ago) and everything synchronizes fine. I then...
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Finally got up the courage to try your suggestion for deleting duplicate trees. Worked perfectly. Thanks a million.
View ArticleRe: Second Install FTM 2012 error msg: No action available
Sync is set up to work from only 1 computer to Ancestry, not 2. You'll have to make a decision which is the primary computer and when you use the 2ndry restore the FTM files, media folder and sync...
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You can only sync one file from one computerAs you have linked your file from your laptop, you cannot also link it to your desktopYou can make a copy of your file, rename it and create a second linked...
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I am not seeing anything in the Web Search tab of FTM that is telling me. The F3 tip is good as I can scroll down the facts and get a bit of a clue from the source-citations listed in the right panel....
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Thanks for your quick response and explanation. I don't know why they allow you to install it on two computers if you can't use it fully on both. The issue is in the version control, which should be...
View ArticleRe: Second Install FTM 2012 error msg: No action available
Thanks for your response John.
View ArticleResult detail for merging?
When I click on possible matches then click on a record to have a look at for na possible merge it takes ages to appear in the result detail box in the bottom right hand corner? The little wheel keeps...
View ArticleDeath Fact not populating in Ahnentafel Report or Smart Stories in FTM 2012
I have created numerous smart stories and ahnentafel reports with my FTM 2012 software from about 5 different trees with no problems. In all cases it populated name, birth, marriage and death facts in...
View ArticleRe: Second Install FTM 2012 error msg: No action available
They allow you to have it on 2 computers because (a) it's always been allowed and (b) there are a lot of people who are very wary of sync.If you use the Backup command to transfer from 1 computer to...
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It would help use help you if you were to tell us about this machine and how you connect to the Internet.Make and model of machine?Do you use dial up, DSL or cable Connection?Also are you using WiFi to...
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This problem also occurs with i7 3GHz Quad Core processors (8 threads) with 12GB RAM and 10MB Cable internet connections. Sometimes selecting another record then back to the one you want may cause the...
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My laptop is an Aspire 5315 I use wifi broadband and my program is FTM 2011.Jenny
View ArticleRe: Death Fact not populating in Ahnentafel Report or Smart Stories in FTM 2012
Try compacting your fileWhat happens?John D
View ArticleRe: How tell if you have previously merged
If I understand your question correctly you're referring to the list of "Possible Matches" that comes up in the "Web Search" window after you click on a leaf.There's no way I know to eliminate a match...
View ArticleChart showing secondary relationship
If two individuals are related in two different ways, I can use the Relationship Calculator to select the secondary way they are related and view a chart showing it. However, there is only an option to...
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