Re: FTM on Mac and PC?
It is not currently possible to link two instances of Family Tree Maker to the same tree on Ancestry.com. You can use FTM on your Mac at home, and use Ancestry.com with your web browser on the 2nd...
View ArticleRe: Search detail merge problem - current status
We are talking about two different things.The problem brought up in the original post has been cured and all is well.You are talking about something having to do with ancestry trees. This thread was...
View ArticleRe: Search detail merge problem - current status
I've used the FTM 2012 pretty heavily in the past couple of weeks without any unusual problems. It sounds like you're using features I don't normally use, and your problems are different than the...
View ArticleRe: Any advice on FTM2012 "notes?"
Even though I have FTM12 with the fact & research notes feature, I still put all my notes in "Person Notes" as they synch with the notes on ancestry.com - I also like to see my notes all in one place.
View ArticleRe: Determining % Ethnicity?
Have a read at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_group and you will see that Country of origin, is only a small part of the definition.
View ArticleRe: FTM on Mac and PC?
Ancestry has supposedly announced (just not to us, loyal subscribers) an enhancement will allow sync-ing of multiple computers, in 2013. Whether that includes PC and MAC is unclear. Considering that...
View ArticleRe: FTM on Mac and PC?
Yes, so it did. Are we ready to sync to two computers when a percentage of people can't even make it work to sync to one? Oh, I forgot.. new features before debugging. Although I will say I have not...
View ArticleRe: Determining % Ethnicity?
I just have to submit this. I volunteer work for an agency that works with Medicare. We have to put down RACE of the person as part of our collection of information. RACE is defined as country of...
View ArticleRe: Sync Failed-An error occurred while "Preparing data to be downloaded from...
THIS IS DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN!!I stopped using FTM 2012 about 12 months or so ago because I was utterly sick and tired of sync failures - with the flow on requirement of having to download my Ancestry...
View ArticleRe: File help
I suspect that you have copied your file across without changing the file attributes?What Windows version did you use on your old computer when you saved the file and what media (storage) did you save...
View ArticleFTM 2010 Crash HELP
One of my files is causing FTM 2010 to crash every time I try to change or edit a place. Any advice? KC
View ArticleRe: File help
You should reconsider updating. See here:http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3673/kw...Note: I can't get the above url to open in Chrome. If you use Chrome, go to help in either...
View ArticleRe: Determining % Ethnicity?
"RACE is defined as country of origin"Have a look at http://www.definitions.net/definition/country+of+origin"fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother country, country of origin, native land(noun)the...
View ArticleRe: ftm 2012 and windows 8
Have FTM 2011 and laptop crashed so bought a new one. However it is a windows 8 Sony and FTM will not load!!! Any thughts?
View ArticleFTM Extended Family Chart
I want to create an extended family chart for a nephew. I want every individual connected to him, and me, but wish to exclude my spouse's family. Is there a way to exclude individuals or specific...
View ArticleRe: Determining % Ethnicity?
I think it is a terrible definition of race. It makes no sense. Your definition of country of origin is better [well, the one you found]. Of course for genealogical purposes, ethnicity as "where we...
View ArticleRe: FTM Extended Family Chart
The phrase "extended family" in the title of this report is descriptive of who will be included in the report, ie the "extended family" (eg peripheral relatives), of the selected person.1) The first...
View ArticleRe: FTM Extended Family Chart
Thanks for the answer, it sounds as if that will work.As for step-children, I have a fairly unusual part of my close family where my mother had a half-brother and a half-sister, who were hence...
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