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Family Tree Maker 2011 Updated to 20.0.0.376

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The first bug-fix release is out for Ancestry.com’s PC genealogy software Family Tree Maker 2011. The update lists the following fixes:

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  • General performance improvements throughout the program
  • Resolved memory usage and performance problems with larger images in Smart Stories
  • Performance and size improvements to enhancing merged images from Ancestry.com
  • Re-enabled right-click functionality in Web Search
  • Resolved issue of media not being merge properly during Ancestry.com Web merge
  • Resolved issue of extra media links appearing after file import
  • Resolved issue with multiple empty pages in book preview after importing file from previous version
  • Resolved issue where user is unable to modify reference notes in Sources workspace

It also states that there’s full list of fixes here.

Where are Notes About Facts in Family Tree Maker 2010?

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Notes attached to characteristics and events (so called facts) are a good place to store proof statements and arguments. Strangely, these are not enabled by default in Family Tree Maker 2010. In this video I show you how to enable fact notes and provide some valuable tips about how these notes export in GEDCOM format. I also show you where the same type of notes can be found in other PC and Mac genealogy software. This may make it easier to figure out which notes go where when importing a GEDCOM in Family Tree Maker 2010.
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Secrets to Importing Reunion Data Into Family Tree Maker 2010

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Whether you’re emigrating from Reunion for Mac to Family Tree Maker for Mac or establishing dual residency, you’ll want to get the best possible import of your family file. This video will show you how setup a GEDCOM export to get your multimedia and person data imported and where source information from Reunion appears in Family Tree Maker. Here are the secrets covered in this video:

  • Setting up the export in Reunion for Mac (multimedia links, optional fields, and event memos)
  • Making Family Tree Maker for Mac actually find the multimedia files
  • Where multimedia for sources appear in Family Tree Maker for Mac
  • Keeping a list of import problems to correct later (especially the “facts” that won’t import)
  • What “[no source-citation information]” means
  • Where the free-form text you entered in Reunion for Mac can be found in Family Tree Maker for Mac
  • Why the “[Unlinked]” source group in Family Tree Maker for Mac is empty if you’ve got unlinked sources in Reunion for Mac

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