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Index of Individuals Report in Family Tree Maker 2012

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It’s hard to believe that a report of all individuals in your tree wasn’t already in Family Tree Maker! Ancestry has corrected this oversight in FTM 2012.

Now you can print a report listing the persons in your tree. It can be all of them, but doesn’t have to be.

You can make a report listing the immediate family of a person. The selected can be changed by using the pedigree navigation bar at the top of the screen.

The index of individuals report can also be made to list selected individuals. This works just like on other reports.

The report lists individuals in rows with their name and birth, marriage, and death dates in columns.
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Family Tree Maker 2012 Discount Coupon Code

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Update: Sadly, this coupon code no longer works. You can still get 40% or 20% off by clicking on this link.

I just found a 20% off coupon code. I tried applying it to the full and upgrade versions of Family Tree Maker 2012 and it worked!

The full and upgrade versions are already on sale with %40 and %20 off respectively. The code reduced the sale prices by an additional %20.

The price of the full version dropped from $31.99 to $25.59. The upgrade version, on sale for $23.99 became $19.19.

Here’s how to get the double discount:

Click on this link to visit the pre-sale page, click the “Upgrade info” link if you don’t need the full version, click the “Buy Now button”, enter this code, G5JXTRY, in the box labeled “Redeem Coupons” and click the “Apply” button.

Shipping and tax will still apply.

Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 to Sync With Ancestry.com

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Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 will include the ability to synchronize your tree with Ancestry.com (a function called TreeSync). This news is according to the Program Manager for Family Tree Maker (FTM). He had more to say in answer to my question about the PC and Mac feature inequality:

We are very committed to the Macintosh platform and as you know, released an initial version based on FTM 2010 last year.

I can say that the new Mac release will include the following:

1. TreeSync–The ability to synchronize a tree in Family Tree Maker with one at Ancestry.com
2. Performance and stability improvements
3. Other features:
   – Key features from the PC version of Family Tree Maker (TBD)
   – Macintosh-specific features related to the Mac OS that are not in the PC version

We will continue to evaluate features from the PC product to be included in future versions of the Mac product and we will continue to look at opportunities to leverage Mac-specific features and capabilities that are not in the PC version.

At this point we don’t know what other PC functions will be added in FTM for Mac 2. We have confirmation that the most important new feature, TreeSync, is included. That’s great news!

It’s also good news that there will be Mac specific features. This will help Family Tree Maker feel more like a Mac application1. I’m looking forward to the first beta release!2

I’m disappointed that there isn’t yet feature parity. And I’m going to continue to be patient because I see the long-term benefit of a complete version of Family Tree Maker on both PC and Mac. That’s the reason I’m supporting FTM; I’m more interested in a brighter future for genealogy on the Mac than ensuring that my admittedly subjective sense of fairness and desire for immediate gratification are appeased. How about you?

Notes
1. It already looks and feels more like a Mac application than Reunion for Mac.
2. I regret that I won’t be able to immediately tell you what’s in or out based on my beta program participation, but I’ll know. I’ll also know what’s out in this release.

Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 and 2012 Feature Inequality

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I received a correction to the information in my recent article, “Will Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Features Match Windows?” The Family Tree Maker 2012 Product Manager informed me that even though the features in the Mac version of FTM 2012 are not set, Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 will not include all the features in the PC version.

I have requested more information and will pass on what I can when I get answers.

Family Tree Maker 2012 Ship Date

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Wondering about Family Tree Maker 2012 ship date? There hasn’t been a definitive statement from Ancestry yet. We’ll have to go on the timing announced with the pre-sale.

In August, Ancestry announced that the pre-sale would begin early in September and the Family Tree Maker ship date would be the end of the month. They made the timing for the pre-sale start. This is good news gives me confidence that FTM 2012 will ship by the end of September.

I will keep you updated as better information becomes available.

P.S. If you haven’t ordered, Click here to learn more and buy Family Tree Maker 2012–the pre-sale ends the 28th.