Re: No Connection suddenly displaying for all of my FTM trees : FTM2012
Glad that worked for you, I just tried it and it hasnt worked for me :(My trees have been unsynced since the 13th Oct. After the 3rd round of downloading and connecting I have given up. At this stage...
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Tony, I think you will have to look around and find another program to use.
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The short answer is no.Better to extract the media from the PDF file and insert it into FTM as media, and extract the text from the PDF file as text and insert it as notes, then you have full...
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TonyIt is not going to change, so face up and learn it, or find something else that suits you..There is plenty of FTM help including the built in tutorials, the webinars to name but two.Have a look at...
View ArticleRe: Merging Ancestry Hints - Sources
Hi Silverfox. Thank you for responding.Yes I am familiar with the paste-link process. My issue is that there are 1200 people in the tree, with say 5 facts each, which means 6,000 paste-links! Also,...
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Hi TonyFTM 2012 can be daunting at first. The concept is completely different to FTM 2006 and it take some time to change your thinking. Even a seasoned user of software in general will take some time...
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Hi MichaelThank you for a really nice reply to my message, I have noted your comments and will do just as you say. I have FTM2012 and I will give it a real go but might need some help.Thanks once again...
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I've just started with FTM for Mac V2. When looking at Source recording the templates all appear to be aimed at US sources. Are there any appropriate for UK sources? If not what is the best way to...
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Check out this linkhttp://www.vicgum.asn.au/downloads/FTMSourceTemplates2012.pd...John D
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Please note also there is now an FTM for Mac Ancestry boardhttp://boards.ancestry.com/topics.software.ftmmac/mb.ashxJohn D
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Thanks John, but lots of US specific source templates but none for other countries!I'll see if I can adapt one for the General Register Office of England and Wales.RegardsPeter
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johndd139 comment“It is not going to change”I assume you don't mean they are not going to fix the bugs, or fix the slowness or fix the much needed additional output reports, or fix the etc, etc., etc....
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Keithnuttle comment“I have never used the Media in FTM 2012. I realized yesterday that the conclusion that I have written to prove several relationships would fit nicely into the FTM Media. The PDF...
View Articletwo My Family trees listed on Ancestry
I am saying yes, we need this help! I love Ancestry.com, but I bought the software so that I can do more with it. I synced the tree and there is now two My Family trees listed on Ancestry.com. So, why...
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You work only on the one that is synchronised. You can, if you wish, delete the other.There are 2 little arrows up by the tree name to indicate that it is synchronised.
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Faith -You have resurrected a 4-year-old thread that existed long before synchronization and is not applicable to any problem with FTM 2012.There is a very active FTM message board, with knowledgeable...
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*******"1- I create the proof document in MS Word format2- I attach to the MS Word document any images I have collected to help prove what I am trying to prove 3- I convert the total document to PDF...
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Keithnuttle comments“*******"4- I OCR the resulting total document so it is searchable"*****This I don't understand. Why not just copy the contents of the MS documents to a FTM Text document (Smart...
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"silver servers"AS someone who has a free bus pass in the UK I have no problems with 2012. It took a while to learn what could be done and where the buttons were.Did you mean "silver surfers"?
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