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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Famly Tree Maker for Mac
Secrets to Importing Reunion Data Into Family Tree Maker 2010
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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Is Family Tree Maker for Mac Too Expensive?
“Why is the Mac version of Family Tree more expensive than the Windows version?” I’ve read the question in the comments here and on Twitter. Here’s the scoop and thanks to GenealogyTools member Roger, the secret to a significant discount:
The Mac version price is higher because in bringing Family Tree Maker back to the Mac, Ancestry have had to pay to convert the program (a process called porting). They’ve got to pay for this expense and let’s face facts, Mac using genealogists are a tiny minority. That means the cost is spread across a much smaller group so the price will be higher.
We can complain, but it won’t do any good. We can refuse to buy it in protest, but that may simply lead to them leaving the market again. I think it’s better for us to have more competition. That’s why I welcome Family Tree Maker to the Mac.
On to the secret to a greater discount.
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20% off Family Tree Maker for Mac Pre-order
Now Available – Family Tree Maker for Mac. If you’ve been waiting to pre-order a copy, now is the time. Ancestry.com is offering a 20% discount.
Mac Version of Family Tree Maker by End of October
I just saw on the Ancestry.com blog, the news that Family Tree Maker will be “released for the Mac within the next two months.” The comment was posted on August 31st. So, that puts the release to be by October 31st the way I reckon.
Are you considering a switch to FTM for Mac? Leave a comment.