Re: Personal Information
kj_norway,I am talking FTM2012. Thank you for taking the time to share your methods. Some of my relatives already have several alternative name tags, so I hesitate to use that in my case. I really want...
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Marco,I just saw your list of examples. Thank you! That composite preferred name fact is quite a mouthful, eh? lol But I think that or including both Italian and nickname in aka is the way I will go. I...
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I realize you asked @silverfox and not me but I hope my 2 cents has some value.The one tag that is in the GEDCOM spec but not used at all by FTM is the NICK tag. However one frequently used notation in...
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hasanders wrote:"That composite preferred name fact is quite a mouthful, eh? lol But I think that or including both Italian and nickname in aka is the way I will go. "It's a mouthful, it's ugly, and...
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hasanders said: "Some of my relatives already have several alternative name tags, so I hesitate to use that in my case. I really want the Italian given name to stand out somehow. When you use the name...
View ArticleRe: Synching FTM2012
Thanks Russ, I'll get around to Feedback. Dealing with other tech-related issues on my server right now. It's always something.Thanks Marco, I appreciate the concise list of things that don't happen if...
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Geez, how embarrassing. I'm usually a pretty good speller. Sync, not synch. Ugh!
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Hi all,It's taken weeks but I finally have my FTM tree cleaned up. The problem has been large downloads and sync issues. I have noticed that usually smaller, more frequent syncing resolves MOST of the...
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Trisha...FWIW, I had about 190 of these unlinked media and almost all of them did not have a title in the FTM and ATM source. I don't know why but all was okay after I added the titles.Sturdy2
View ArticleRe: Cropping photos with lots of people in them - is there a way to use just...
I use the Snipping tool on windows 7 to make head shots of people.
View ArticleEntering Illigitimate births
How do i enter an illigitimate birth?EG Mary Smith had Eliza Smith then Mary married John Jones,not Eliza's father,and had other children.I have tried Attach/Detach but can't get it to workThanks for...
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I take it you want to record in FTM a child of a woman other than a man who she was married to. A hundred years ago, this child was called illegitimate. I doubt if anyone these days would use that word...
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One of the most important purposes of genealogy is to help understand the biological relationships. Therefore I would recommend adding the names for BOTH biological parents. If you are unsure of the...
View ArticleRe: Places listing and sync
I exchanged emails with Ancestry Support, and really verified what has been stated here.In FTM Mac2, you can use standard places and further define with Descriptions, or you can define a Custom Place....
View ArticleExporting Data
I am traveling to another state to look for cemetery markers of ancestors in a county where about 120 folks in my tree died. I have filtered my list for these folks and would like to export their name,...
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Publish > Person Report > Custom ReportChoose Items to include via screen accessed via left most button.You might want to save report when you have it the way you want it - on button bar (not...
View ArticleRe: FTM2006 re-issue thoughts
Bravo Tony! Great examples. I live in a retirement home and I could sell many re-issued FTM 2006. Multiply that times all the retirement homes in the US. Hope FTM techies are listening.Launa
View ArticleRe: FTM2006 re-issue thoughts
Hi Laura.Love your thoughts...the only reason I use 2012 as well is to create pdf files to email.Why o'why can't they rewrite 2006, I have never had a problem with 2006....works for me.Have a nice dayTony
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If you use a stand alone PDF writer like Cute PDF or Sourceforge's PDFcreator, you can create PDF files from 2006. I did it for years. There are many FREE PDF writers available on the internet.I agree...
View ArticleBurning a Tree to a Disk.
I wish to burn a tree onto a disk so that I can give to a member of the family.Any ideas as to whether I can do that? Does the recipient have to have the Family Tree program to be able to view it?
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