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Re: Member Connect Queries

Thank you for your response.However, I have not yet been able to figure how the link you have provided answers any of my three queries.

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Re: Member Connect Queries

If you contacted the other member "Anonymously through Ancestry's online Messages feature," a copy should be in your sent mail.Click on the green envelope icon at the top of the page, then on "see all...

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Re: Printing Pedigree Charts in FTM 2012

Thanks, mine is already at 8pt. It still trails off with a ...

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Re: Sourcing Relationships

You are still mixing up social relationships with biological relationships.If you confuse those to types of relationship, you will never tie anything together with DNA test. If you want to track...

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Re: Sourcing Relationships

You obviously don't understand what I am doing.I only use "Link to...." Custom Facts to document BLOOD Relationships to other people, or are part of the argument of a blood relationship. Especially...

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Re: Member Connect Queries

You access your member connect mail from the opening page of Ancestry. In the top right hand corner there is a green square, a green leaf, username, upgrade, and "get help".When you click on the green...

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Re: Sourcing Relationships

Your suggestion for documenting these relationships (non-parental) is a good "kludge" for a bigger issue. FTM does not support relationships that are tentitive or outside the direct family connection.I...

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Sorting out a list

I there a way to esily sort out people that you only have a name for or those certain people you have researched back to a certain date and now you want to work on them to get more detail. I know there...

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Re: Sorting out a list

This is where the "Task" list in the Plan Tab is most useful.I would start by adding the name(s) to the list and what you want to do as reminders.

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Re: Sorting out a list

Rather than add a name to the Task list, I would suggest to add tasks to the Person at:Family Tab > Right Panel > Far Right Button (Tasks)Then, click on the Edit button.You can add more than one...

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Re: Sorting out a list

There is also the new undocumented fact report which can use the FTM filterJohn D

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I'm Detached - Help !!!

I’m embarrassed to say that within 30 minutes of installing FTM I have managed to detach myself from the family tree. I am still listed on the Index and when I click on my name, there is no other...

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Re: I'm Detached - Help !!!

1) Find yourself in the index.2) Click on Person > Attach/Detach Person > Attach Father.

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Re: I'm Detached - Help !!!

The first answer is definitely correct, here is an article with more information & screenshots regarding the Attach as well as the Detach function:http://ftm.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5165

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Re: Printing Pedigree Charts in FTM 2012

I don't have my Windows machine powered up right now, but the key to this is to enlarge the "Box Size" on the report. On the Pedigree Chart Options, click the Box & Line Styles icon (three parallel...

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Re: Correcting the Master Source

In FTM2011 you go to the Sources workspace, select your source from the index on the left, double-click it, and edit the title.If you actually have version 11 (not 2011) I have no idea.

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Re: Correcting the Master Source

I really have ver. 11. Thinking about upgrading to 2012

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Re: Sourcing Relationships

Keith,I do not understand why you would have thought my original posting (or any of the subsequent ones for that matter) was in anyway related to only biological relationships. No where that I recall...

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Re: Member Connect Queries

Thank you BurgessDonnelly and keithnuttle for your helpful responses which answer my query regarding whether Ancestry retains a record of emails sent, and where these can be found.I find that I AM able...

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Re: Correcting the Master Source

Been a long time since I used version 11But if you go to Edit>Master Sources you should be able to do what you wantJohn D

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