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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Charting Direct Descendants in Family Tree Maker 2011
I noticed a question about charting direct descent that went unanswered on the ancestry.co.uk Family Tree Maker software forum (actually, there was one answer, but it said there was no feature to accomplish this). Here is the kernel of the question:
“Along these lines is there a way of naming two people and creating the chart showing how one is descended from the other?”
There is a way to do this. It’s called a relationship chart. In this video I show you how to create a relationship chart that shows direct line of descent.
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New Report and Report Settings in Family Tree Maker 2011
Family Tree Maker brought you a surname report, numbering systems in the descendant report, and new report settings. It also enables you to save preferences for each report. This video is the best way to learn about all these report changes.
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Locate Missing Media in Family Tree Maker 2011
Image and other media files can go missing in Family Tree Maker 2011 when you move them around in Windows Explorer. The 2011 release of Family Tree Maker includes a new feature that locates the files for you. Learn how to use it in this video and get a sneak peak at the file system I use and recommend for storing genealogy files outside your genealogy database software; I’ll publish a series of videos on this soon.
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New Charts and Settings in Family Tree Maker 2011
There are new fan charts and changes that affect pedigree, descendant, hourglass, and bow tie charts in Family Tree Maker 2011. See the new charts and changes in this video.
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