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Problems with log file

Wonderings about what happens to the facts in sync with Ancestrythis is how my log files are on different occasionslog file to show changes 2012-12-05 for Henning Löfgren image 1same changes appear in...

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Re: Duplication of family members

It is not uncommon to have marriages that link same families at mulitple points in the tree. Just look at the royal lineages sometime to see what I mean - they often only married other nobles, so there...

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Re: Duplication of family members

As far as adding the new relationship, most genealogy software programs will allow you to add a father, mother, spouse, etc to an individual and gives you the option to select an existing person in the...

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Re: Duplication of family members

Many thanks, Serendipity20061.Will investigate your great points and take it from there. Will get back to you if I may.SincerelyCarol

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Re: Duplication of family members

Many thanks, Mi2early.I am using Ancestry.com (worldwide) on-line for creation and maintenance, and synching it with Family Tree Maker 2012. I also use some other on-line resources such as Geni.com and...

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Re: tree maker 2012

To tag an unknown death date use the question mark ?This will show up as "Unknown" in the date of death field indicating a death event.This will make sure that FTM runs its reports correctlyIf you...

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Re: Ancestors of American Presidents

Silverfox3280 12 Dec 2012 comment“Hmmm. I'm not sure if that is a political comment I should leave alone or if you're asking a serious genealogy question. I'll just assume you're asking a genealogical...

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Re: tree maker 2012

If you have some other dates close to the death, you could make an estimated death date or range. For example, if you knew the person wrote their will on Jan. 1, 1900 and the will was proven on Aug....

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Re: FTM2012 - Source Screen - Jumping cursor issue

Oh good, at least I am not alone. I have been playing with the sequence of mouse clicks needed to keep it from jumping all over the place. Got it down to four clicks before moving to next person in the...

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Re: Problems with log file

lnilsson193,Not sure what you are asking nor what problem you are trying to resolve.Both of those SYNC LOGS reflect changes made on your computer that will be uploaded to your Ancestry Member Tree.What...

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Duplication of family members - Family Tree Maker

Not quite sure how to make this query to more experienced genealogists, so please forgive me if I don’t ask in the right way.During fuller research on one of my trees I have found that some distant...

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Re: tree maker 2012

From Help file, enter search term "keywords"Certain keywords can be used in the Date field to help define the date. For example, you may be uncertain about the birth date of a person but know it falls...

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FTM Acceptable Date Keywords

From Help file, enter search term "keywords". The following words are acceptable in the date field: Child, Infant, Dead, Deceased, Stillborn, Unknown, Young, ?.Note: You can also enter "USA" in the...

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Re: Duplication of family members

In the menu bar of FTM in the People Workspace is Person > Attach / Detach > Attach Father, Mother, spouse, child, detach (any of these).Think of your people and relationships as if they were...

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Re: Duplication of family members

It will be easier for someone to help if you'll say what program you are using to create/maintain your tree.

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Re: Duplication of family members

Hi Silverfox3280That sounds very interesting. Will check it out as soon as I can and let you know how things go.Many thanks.Carol

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Re: Problems with log file

RussWhat I want is that the log file only to show what I done between sync sessionsThe pictures show that I have made changes from 2012-12-05 to 2012-12-13Which I have not done have not changed any...

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Re: Problems with log file

lnilsson193,The SyncLog file, that is presented just before the Sync starts to run, DOES show you what was Changed between the two Sync Sessions.Please see my attached.I was working on one person, and...

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Re: FTM 10 Public Member Tree Search Results

I'll give that a try. When you say "click on another member in the household" do you mean go back to the People tab and select a different family member from there?

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Re: FTM 10 Public Member Tree Search Results

No, I usually just click on another member of the household in the Webseearch screen. The connection has gone into an endless loop and clicking on another person in the house stops the loop - then I...

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