Re: FTM Extended Family Chart
Thanks. I was exporting gedcom and opening with PAF..this sounds good.
View ArticleRe: FTM2012 Corrupting Data Today Worse than when Problems Reported 13 Months...
Sorry. And sorting the children in AMT doesn't solve the problem in FTM anyway.It is beyond me why, when "children not in birth order" is considered a DATA ERROR, FTM does not default to putting them...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 has stopped working
You change the name of your existing tree, upload the new tree, then delete the former tree.This assumes of course that all your "good" information that you want to keep is in FTM only. I am working to...
View ArticleThese boards
Is there any way to tell which threads have UNREAD messages in them?And why is Family Tree Maker [Mac] way down at the bottom of the list instead of alphabetical?Thanks.
View ArticleRe: No Ancestry Tree availability
When you are locked out of your tree on Ancestry which says it is syncing, and your FTM says it is in sync, make a small change in FTM and then it will sync and solve this problem. Well, at least it...
View ArticleRe: FTM2012 Corrupting Data Today Worse than when Problems Reported 13 Months...
It is beyond me why, when "children not in birth order" is considered a DATA ERROR, FTM does not default to putting them that way or provide a way to globally correct; or at least provide an option...
View ArticleRe: No Ancestry Tree availability
Thank you, Barbara. You saved my sanity, at least for the morning! ;) Lori
View ArticleRe: FTM Extended Family Chart
Hi David:Actually, that is not the case. Separate islands occur when a spouse has his or her blood family added in your database.I have an example of how these islands are created...
View ArticleRe: FTM Extended Family Chart
Silverfox3280,I have all kinds of married in blood lines and they do not appear as islands. Only the ones that have no related or married connection. This happens on ALL of my databases in FTM2012.I...
View ArticleRe: FTM Extended Family Chart
You are misunderstanding the EFC.The EFC presents all persons related to a selected person, whether by blood or marriage. (if the "include everybody in this file" option is unchecked.)If a person is...
View ArticleExample 2 - Same People - Select the Connecting Person Gives ONE Island
This is the same individuals as those in Example2, but with the connecting person, in yellow, the selected person.This presentation puts the two families together into ONE island.So the creation of...
View ArticleRe: These boards
You can see the dates of the latest posting in each thread by its date and time stamp. Once a thread is opened, unread posts are marked. You can show the FTM Mac Message Board at the top by going to it...
View ArticleRe: FTM Extended Family Chart
Silverfox,You are correct and I was thinking of the OLD all in one tree.I do NOT use the function very often, but it does serve a purpose.Most of my databases are NOT that large that the tree normally...
View ArticleRe: FTM Extended Family Chart
Hi David: How does the OLD all-in-one tree connect these people?Does it use Colors or connecting lines or index numbers or something else?It's been so long since I used it, I don't remember what it...
View ArticlePartial Gedcom
I am currently using Family Tree Maker for the Mac.I need to share a gedcom with someone who shares one branch of my tree, but I don't want them to have access to all my data.Is there a way to make a...
View ArticleRe: FTM Extended Family Chart
I do not remember either, but I know unconnected islands have always been in the lower left corner of the tree.
View ArticleRe: These boards
Thanks. I'd been going by the date, but was hoping threads with unread posts would have the star.And thanks for the info on having favorite board.
View ArticleRe: Partial Gedcom
I don't have FTM for the Max, but maybe you can see the idea here and apply it to the MacIdentify the top-of-line ancestors you have in commonFile > ExportChoose Each top-of-line ancestor, then...
View ArticleRe: Family Tree Maker 2012
I have the same problem. FTW 2012 is a very poor replacement for FTW 16. Please reply if you know how to get the capability of FTW 16 on 64 bit WIN 7. Does anyone offer software with the capability of...
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