Re: FTM 2012 Index Problem
So far as I can tell, you can change it to use death date instead of birth date, but not to use both at the same time. Hover your mouse over the index, right-click, and select death date.
View ArticleHow to view all sources for a person?
From the Person or Family view, is there a way to see a list of all the sources associated associated with the person? Without creating a report, that is. I know you can click through the facts and see...
View ArticleRe: User Interface speed of FTM 2012
Thanks for all the replies. This is good information.My problem has disappeared and I'm not sure why, but I'm pleased. I'm not sure if this was the cause, but the improved speed correlates with my...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 Index Problem
Thanks for the responses. Yes, I see, but not happy about it. It's unnecessarily cumbersome.
View ArticleRe: How to view all sources for a person?
Not from person or family view. You can display sources per person from the Source workspace; on top left where it says "List by" you can list by person.
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 Index Problem
If you hover your mouse over the main index you will see birth, marriage, death and spouse for that person without actually having to pull up the pop-up index.
View ArticleRe: How to view all sources for a person?
Aha! Thank you for the pointer. This is exactly what I was looking for.
View ArticleRe: Direct Scanning to FTM
I don't see much disadvantage to "indirect scanning". With indirect scanning, there is a two step process:1) Scan the image. (Most software automatically deposits the scan in a "scanned" folder2) Open...
View ArticleRe: Adding Images to FTM Book
You can add images from file or FTM into Text items and Smart Stories.Both these items can form part of a bookAlso you can add the photo report and also charts containing mediaSee also Help>Training...
View ArticleRe: Direct Scanning to FTM
I am trying to see if there ius a list of supported scanners in FTMBut concerning direct scanning into anything including FTMI have never yet seen a scan that could not be improved by some judicious...
View ArticleRe: Media missing from ancestry, but tree displays "In Sync"
ljlangan In Tools, Options, General, do you have "Use caption instead of filename for media display" checked?
View ArticleRe: Beginner question--tree on ancestry.com and on FTM 2011?
In my opinion, you should definitely do your work in FTM2012 and then upload that file to ancestry.com, say weekly or monthly. Then delete the old file on ancestry.FTM has several features that...
View ArticleRe: Media missing from ancestry, but tree displays "In Sync"
I didn't even know that was an option, but I did have it set that way. This has never happened before with the upgrdes and is just one of the annoying messups that I have had with 2012. But thanks for...
View ArticleSearch Results won't update for Merge
I have been having an unusual problem lately. After I search in FTM 2012, the data shows up in the "Search result detail" panel for me to merge. If I follow a link on the page, either in the record or...
View ArticleRe: Search Results won't update for Merge
It's been happening from the last update sometime last Wednesday night, Thursday morning.
View ArticleRe: Search Results won't update for Merge
Sounds about right. Glad it's not just me. Gladder if they fix it.
View ArticleDescription missing on import from iPhoto??
New user, here.When I import photo files from iPhoto into FTM Mac2, the Description field is not transferred into FTM even though I've told iPhoto to export all info. And the Description info IS in the...
View ArticleWork-Around for 1880 Census Images
We should all call tomorrow morning when the phone lines open and overpower them with an avalanche of complaints. This is a major pain.In the meantime, there is a work around for US Censuses 1880 and...
View ArticleWon't un Privatize
I checked the box to Privatize my tree online, but when I unchecked it to update my info, it remained privatized, now what do I do?
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