Re: Guidelines for place names, people names
Great Question - and very complicated. Here's some of my experiences and practices. Last name is definitely the hardest.First name: I enter formal names as the primary where obvious nicknames were in...
View ArticleProblem with FTM 2012 in Windows 8
I think I'm going to cry. :( I have a new PC with factory installed Windows 8. I was able to install FTM 2012 with no problems, but once I have a tree opened, I'm having a big issue.When trying to...
View ArticleRe: Synching one tree with AMT and two computers
Good thoughts. I am quite new at attaching/linking ancestry records to my PC tree and trying to decide whether working on the tree online is "better" than working on the PC or laptop and attaching...
View ArticleRe: Problem with FTM 2012 in Windows 8
Mine also runs just fine with my Windows 8 Pro 64 bit machine, but it was upgraded to Windows 8 from Windows 7.In the Plan tab, and the Dashboard area, does it show you logged in?What "protection"...
View ArticleRe: Guidelines for place names, people names
Cynthia wrote:"One of my questions concerns place names. Should I enter the modern name or the name of the place when the event occurred?"Traditionally people include modern place names and...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 given vs family name
If you're getting this as a GEDCOM, the parts of the name ought to be identified as part of the file so that FTM knows how to import them. If that's not the case, since it's only 123 people, you should...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 - When will Memory Management and Speed Be Addressed?
I have reported this issue to Ancestry more than once over the last year. Those reports were part of large reports detailing the problems of assigning categories to media items. The whole process is...
View ArticleRe: Synching one tree with AMT and two computers
In my opinion, making your FTM file your "main" file is better, using tree ancestry tree primarily for publication and to possibly enter data when in a remote location - like a library or genealogy...
View ArticleRe: Synching one tree with AMT and two computers
I sync with AMT and two computers, but I don't do this routinely. When I do, I copy my FTM file to my laptop along with the sync files that are located in C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\FamilyTreeMaker....
View ArticleRe: FTM: Benefits?
Is there a better software I should look at? Something the pros use?I need it to sync w/Ancestry.com but I'm open.
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 given vs family name
thanks. i suspect a manual approach is going to be the solution. not too hard within FTM.i checked the exporting program (GenoPro™.) and it notes "The individual's name is exported in the format...
View ArticleRe: FTM: Benefits?
FTM is the only one that will sync with Ancestry.Different Pros use different programs.For a good comparison of the programs have a look at http://genealogy-software-review.toptenreviews.com/BUT,...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 given vs family name
The problem there is that the GEDCOM isn't being made correctly by GenoPro, because it's not designating the name parts according to the GEDCOM standard. Hungary is just one of many cultures that...
View ArticleRe: How to copy fact/event to a second person?
Bill there is a way to do this in FTM2012 and even in Ancestry.com if you have trees synced. In FTM2012 you go to the person view of the person where the fact resides. Right click the fact and click...
View ArticleRe: FTM: Benefits?
My opinion is that if you use Ancestry.com for a tree, you're crazy not to have FTM. It gives the ability to do so much more with the same tree, and it automatically downloads all the citation media.I...
View ArticleRe: FTM: Benefits?
Marco Scavo,Best reply I have read in a long time and a lot truth in it.But why did you stop? [evilgrin]
View ArticleChart like ATM
I seem to be having problems with charts and reports, now that I am getting into them, and I think it's more a matter of knowing the software. What I'd like is a chart similar to the one I get when I...
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