Things I'd like to see in next update
I would like to see 2 things done for the next update:1. On the last update to FTM 2012 they have it to where it will name a census or other media file much better. IE; 1930 - US Census - John Doe...
View ArticleRe: Facts and Places are aggravating indeed
From a GEDCOM standpoint the CEMEtery tag was removed in v5.4 since it had no real value.As you have pointed out a CEME tag and the PLAC tag under the BURI tag can be the same.This being said some...
View ArticleRe: Family Tree Maker 2010
I have an unopened copy of FTM 2010. How much is "inexpensive"?
View ArticleRe: Facts and Places are aggravating indeed
What version of Family Tree Maker are you using? Mine (2012) doesn't have a CEMEtary fact.Is it perhaps a custom fact?Rosemary
View ArticleRe: Facts and Places are aggravating indeed
Use the burial fact. If you have a cemetery fact, it was probably put there by an import you may have made over the years.As for the county twice problem. FTM doesn't require anything. I suppose you...
View ArticleRe: Facts and Places are aggravating indeed
FTM 2010As for Fast Fields, I don't know what that is, but the sequence i am doing is(Starting condition: Fannin, GA place exists;(county)-ONE exists)In Person tab, click + to add fact. Select...
View ArticleRe: Facts and Places are aggravating indeed
Yes, these are Fast Fields.I don't know for sure what could have caused your specific problem. There could be an "invisible" space. Or have you chosen to hide "country"? If so, you probably have a USA...
View ArticleRe: Starting my tree over - tell me I'm not crazy
With regard to entering unsourced facts, an option I use is to include them in the notes at the bottom of the FTM programme, and create a task to remind me to search for accuracy and primary source...
View ArticleRe: Family Tree Maker 2012 Sync problems
Sync has been unavailable or very slow. Yesterday, I did get my tree to re-sync. It took about 15 minutes after getting the change log message. I only make changes to my tree online, then sync to my...
View ArticleRe: Facts and Places are aggravating indeed
I know of no "hide country option; looked all through Tools>Options and could not find it.I manually erase the USA whenever it appears. And I always use 2-ltr states...just my convention, less...
View ArticleRe: Facts and Places are aggravating indeed
Silverfox comment “I prefer number two. The advantage to that is that you can go into the Places Workspace and see everyone buried in a cemetery. You can't do that if you put the cemetery in the...
View ArticleRe: Family Tree Maker 2010
"My mom still prefers this version "Just wondering why?As far as I know the later versions, 2011 and 2012 weren't dissimilar and had more capability and bugs fixed. I never had 2010 so I am probably...
View ArticleRe: Family Tree Maker 2010
2009 / 2010 are the best versions of FTM. 2011/2012 are slow and introduced new bugs. I'll still not use 2012 for my main files.Regards,
View ArticleNo Connection suddenly displaying for all of my FTM trees : FTM2012
This morning all of my FTM 2012 trees are coming up with "no connection" and blank SHARE display. My browser is working fine everywhere else so it is not my ISP service. The equivalent AMT trees are...
View ArticleAfter Sync, Desktop Version Date Newer Than Online Version Date
Sync has been unavailable or very slow lately...there's lots of posts about that.But here's a new issue (I believe)...Yesterday, I did get my tree to re-sync. I only make changes to my tree online,...
View ArticleRe: Facts and Places are aggravating indeed
The hide country option is at:Main Menu > Tools > Options > Names, Dates, Places Tab > Lower Right corner > Place Options > 1) Check PNA when entering names 2) Exclude selected...
View ArticleRe: Facts and Places are aggravating indeed
That's true, you can do that, but if you put the cemetery in the Place field, you have this many steps from the Person or Family tabs:1) Click Places2) Type first few letters of place name and select...
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