Re: How to enter Headstone info for more than one name?
This is I recommend doing it.1) Create a REPOsitory that has all of the information of the cemetary.2) Create a SOURce that is the grave marker, add a picture here of the headstone and a map of it's...
View ArticleRe: Death and Burial
If I did not know the Burial date, I was previously using "Abt (2 days after death date)" in the Burial Date field. I did this because I wanted to see the Facts listed in Chronological date order. (If...
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If I do NOT know the date of burial, I will leave it blank.I was raised in the mountains of Colorado, in the winter when some one died there was a funeral a few days later, but the burial may not have...
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When I don't have a burial date but know they were buried I'll use "After Date-of-Death". It may not be correct if they were buried on the same day they died but it is close enough.And the reverse is...
View ArticleRe: Converting from version 16 to 2012
Thanks you James. I corrected the name and was then able to import the file into 2012 without any problems. I can't tell you how relived and happy I am. Thanks again !!
View ArticleRe: Converting from version 16 to 2012
Thanks for the heads up on this. I see there are far more unknown images than I would have expected. They were "fine" in v16. I see there are 100's of files named Fxxxxxxx from Pbrush. Any idea what...
View ArticleCan I port FTM from one PC to another?
I did not see this covered in FAQ. I have FTM and a lot of media on a 64-bit Vista machine. I just got a 64-bit Windows 7 Pro machine, which will connect with any machine on my home network as long as...
View ArticleRe: Converting from version 16 to 2012
I had this same problem when converting my file in 2008. I lost 100's of images due to unknown file types (that were actually jpeg2000 files) that version 2008 cound not translate properly....
View ArticleRe: Converting from version 16 to 2012
If the files are jpeg2000 format (Have you turned on Windows "see extensions"?) they will probably be .img files. They should have .j2k extensions for them to be properly recognised by most image...
View ArticleRe: Can I port FTM from one PC to another?
How did you buy your current FTM and what version is it?Regardless of the version, if you have the original CD, just put it in your DVD/CD drive and it will install on your new machine. If it is a...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 Media Linking
An alternvative: If you go to the Source Workspace, you will see both the person and fact for each citation. The same little icon for attached image (brownish-red book?) shows next to the name of the...
View ArticleRe: Can I port FTM from one PC to another?
I copy and move FTM files and folders across my network all the time.As for the installing, if you have the CD or "saved" and still have the downloaded files. you can install it on any machine that you...
View ArticleRe: Can I port FTM from one PC to another?
" I just got a 64-bit Windows 7 Pro machine, which will connect with any machine on my home network as long as it is also Windows 7."I have my XP networked quite happily with my Win 7 Pro laptop - if I...
View ArticleRe: Agonizingly slow sync
I have been having the same issue and I just compacted my file to see if that was the issue and it didn't change anything
View ArticleRe: Agonizingly slow sync
I too find searches and sync's slow. I too compact before each sync and have the top high speed service available here locally (Ontario, Canada). So i have been watching my timing and find trying to...
View ArticleRe: How to enter Headstone info for more than one name?
Seems there are quite a few different ways people are handling this.I create a SOURCE titled something likeGrave marker at XXXX Church Cemetery.Then citations are created for each gravestone of a...
View ArticleUnhappy Family Tree Maker customer
I upgraded my Windows software and found I couldn't open my Family Tree Maker 2011 software. To fix it I needed to reinstall, and since I downloaded it from the internet, I had to contact ancestry.com....
View ArticleRe: Can I port FTM from one PC to another?
As long as you have the network security code you should be able to connect any computer to your network. Once on the lan, all of you need to do is to go to the set-up for the drive of interest and...
View ArticleRe: Unhappy Family Tree Maker customer
They create database programs, you'd think they could develop a database of users who purchased their software for download. I'd escalate the issue with their customer service personnel and get to a...
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