Re: Converting from version 16 to 2012
Thanks for the tip. I'll give those extensions a try. These photo were loaded into FTM version 16 under XP and WIn-7. The Pbrush utility was automatically invoked by the FTM software.
View ArticleHow to remove "Living" from the online tree
How do I remove "Living" after the birth date of an individual that I do not know the death date of or if they are even dead?
View ArticleRe: Converting from version 16 to 2012
If the import fails at 9094, edit person 9095 (the next person id as person 9094 was imported.) If the import failed at an image, checkout the next one in sequence (this might be difficult to do as I...
View ArticleRe: Death and Burial
I assume you mean "AFT {death date}" where {death date} is a variable equal to the date of death for that individual.This is a very exceptable solution as well. As is not entering a date. There is no...
View ArticleRe: Unhappy Family Tree Maker customer
I understand you are upset, and I don't mean to be rude.But - it is 2013, so the software to which you refer is at least 2 years old, maybe 3, depending on when you purchased it.Would you expect Macy's...
View ArticleRe: How to remove "Living" from the online tree
You're talking about an Ancestry Member Tree profile aren't you?If so, Ancestry assumes that anyone without a death date and with a birth date less than a century ago is living. Edit the profile of the...
View ArticleRe: Death and Burial
Of course. However, I don't do my own GEDcom coding so don't know the correct syntax.
View ArticleRe: How to remove "Living" from the online tree
I will look into this but I would prefer to do it with the Family Tree Maker software.
View ArticleRe: Death and Burial
Along the same line as someone passed away, but the remain was transported elsewhere (ex: home) for burial, accounting for the two different dates.
View ArticleRe: Ancestry response > "Known issue"
I just recently joined this year (2013) and the same thing is occurring to me. (Trying to find a "fix", is what lead me to this forumboard - why I "Googled" it.)I am starting to become angry, seeing as...
View ArticleRe: Can't send gedcom or upload to ancestry......
Ok here is my best "get out of jail card". Follow the instructions carefully.Create a NEW file in FTM 2012 with one person in it. Say yourself if you are in the main corrupted file.Now from this one...
View ArticleRe: How to remove "Living" from the online tree
As far as I can tell there is no way to do this from Family Tree Maker. I think it's just an indicator that is displayed on the profile and we have no way of changing this from within FTM and then...
View ArticleOld Newbie needs help
My old laptop, (windows xp),was stolen. I was using FTM 4.0 and had it baked up on an external harddrive.New puter has windows 7.I was using 4.0 in a fairly basic way, just data input, no photos.I want...
View ArticleNot all Media is uploading to FTM
I noticed when I sync with my online tree not all media is uploading. Is there something I should be doing?
View ArticleRe: Old Newbie needs help
I would suggest that you install the current version FTM 2012 on your Windows 7 computerThe issue that you have is that it will not read your version 4 .FTW file directly.To overcome this, you will...
View ArticleRe: Not all Media is uploading to FTM
Unfortunately you don't provide any information about the media detailFor example if the media are ancestry census medi items downloaded as part of a merge operation these will not be uploaded as they...
View ArticleRe: Make a photo private in an online public tree?
I don't know if you are aware if this but in September, the option to make individual photos private was added in an update to FTM2012 - see...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 Media Linking
Exactly!...Internally, FTM has made the link between media and fact, so why isn't this link displayed in the media workspace? It would be nice to choose a photo or document in the media collection and...
View ArticleRe: Problem with FTM 2012 in Windows 8
Bottom line: run in compatibility mode. See attached instructions. I reported two issues to Ancestry. 1. Must run in compatibility mode. (In my case to even get software to launch). 2. Ftm.exe is not...
View ArticleRe: How to remove "Living" from the online tree
Yes, it is from Ancestry and their protections standards.Once you enter a death date and/or place, then that information will be displayed.Yes, this can be done in FTM, and then when the sync (when...
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