This page contains an index of topics covered in articles and videos on GenealogyTools.com.
There’s also a Family Tree Maker 2014 Buyer’s Guide here which tells you what you need to know about comparing, upgrading, and buying FTM.
Index
adding
- Add an Existing Person as a Spouse in Family Tree Maker
- Adding a Spouse in Family Tree Maker 2009
- Adding Names in Family Tree Maker
- How to Add a Migration Map to a Book in Family Tree Maker
- Managing Historical Events in Family Tree Maker 2011
application
- How to Update Family Tree Maker 2011 on a Windows 7 PC
- Initial Configuration of Family Tree Maker 2009
- Installing Family Tree Maker 2009
blended family
book
bowtie
changing
charts
- Charting Direct Descendants in Family Tree Maker 2011
- Creating a Filtered Pedigree Chart in Family Tree Maker 2011
- How to Chart a Direct Line of Descent in Family Tree Maker 2012
- New Charts and Settings in Family Tree Maker 2011
citations
configuring
creating
deleting
demo
descendants
- New Charts and Settings in Family Tree Maker 2011
- New Report and Report Settings in Family Tree Maker 2011
direct descendants
- Charting Direct Descendants in Family Tree Maker 2011
- How to Chart a Direct Line of Descent in Family Tree Maker 2012
editing
entering
- Adding a Spouse in Family Tree Maker 2009
- Adding Names in Family Tree Maker
- Where are Notes About Facts in Family Tree Maker 2010?
events
events (historical)
existing person
extended family
fact
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 1: How to Scrub Your Data (Updated 16 May 2018)
- Merging Duplicate Facts in Family Tree Maker 2012
- Where are Notes About Facts in Family Tree Maker 2010?
Family Tree Maker alternative
- Family Tree Maker to GEDCOM to Other Apps Crosswalk (Updated 4 Apr 2022)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 10: GEDitCOM II (Updated 29 Apr 2016)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 11: Legacy Family Tree 8 (Updated 20 Aug 2016)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 12: Ancestral Quest 14 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 13: Family Historian 6 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 3: RootsMagic 7 (Updated 17 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 4: Reunion 11 (Updated 17 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 5: MacFamilyTree 10 (Updated 4 April 2022)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 6: Family Tree Builder 8 (Updated 12 Dec 2021)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 7: Heredis 2015 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 8: Gramps 5 (Updated 8 Aug 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 9: iFamily for Mac (Updated 20 May 2018)
Family Tree Maker replacement
- Family Tree Maker to GEDCOM to Other Apps Crosswalk (Updated 4 Apr 2022)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 10: GEDitCOM II (Updated 29 Apr 2016)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 11: Legacy Family Tree 8 (Updated 20 Aug 2016)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 12: Ancestral Quest 14 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 13: Family Historian 6 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 3: RootsMagic 7 (Updated 17 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 4: Reunion 11 (Updated 17 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 5: MacFamilyTree 10 (Updated 4 April 2022)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 6: Family Tree Builder 8 (Updated 12 Dec 2021)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 7: Heredis 2015 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 8: Gramps 5 (Updated 8 Aug 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 9: iFamily for Mac (Updated 20 May 2018)
fan
fields
- Family Tree Maker to GEDCOM to Other Apps Crosswalk (Updated 4 Apr 2022)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 1: How to Scrub Your Data (Updated 16 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 2: How to Get Your Tree out of FTM (Updated 13 May 2018)
files
- Locate Missing Media in Family Tree Maker 2011
- Migrating Family Tree Maker 2012 and 'for Mac 2 Tree Files
filtered pedigree
GEDCOM
- Family Tree Maker to GEDCOM to Other Apps Crosswalk (Updated 4 Apr 2022)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 1: How to Scrub Your Data (Updated 16 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 10: GEDitCOM II (Updated 29 Apr 2016)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 11: Legacy Family Tree 8 (Updated 20 Aug 2016)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 12: Ancestral Quest 14 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 13: Family Historian 6 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 2: How to Get Your Tree out of FTM (Updated 13 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 3: RootsMagic 7 (Updated 17 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 4: Reunion 11 (Updated 17 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 5: MacFamilyTree 10 (Updated 4 April 2022)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 6: Family Tree Builder 8 (Updated 12 Dec 2021)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 7: Heredis 2015 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 8: Gramps 5 (Updated 8 Aug 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 9: iFamily for Mac (Updated 20 May 2018)
hourglass
images
- How to Add a Migration Map to a Book in Family Tree Maker
- Locate Missing Media in Family Tree Maker 2011
importing
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 10: GEDitCOM II (Updated 29 Apr 2016)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 11: Legacy Family Tree 8 (Updated 20 Aug 2016)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 12: Ancestral Quest 14 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 13: Family Historian 6 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 3: RootsMagic 7 (Updated 17 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 4: Reunion 11 (Updated 17 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 5: MacFamilyTree 10 (Updated 4 April 2022)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 6: Family Tree Builder 8 (Updated 12 Dec 2021)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 7: Heredis 2015 (Updated 20 May 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 8: Gramps 5 (Updated 8 Aug 2018)
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 9: iFamily for Mac (Updated 20 May 2018)
index of individuals
installing
locating
map
media
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 1: How to Scrub Your Data (Updated 16 May 2018)
- Locate Missing Media in Family Tree Maker 2011
member connect activity
merge
migrating
migration
monitoring
names
notes
numbering
numbering (automatic)
overview
pedigree
pedigree (filtered)
program
- How to Update Family Tree Maker 2011 on a Windows 7 PC
- Initial Configuration of Family Tree Maker 2009
- Installing Family Tree Maker 2009
quality
rating
reports
- Index of Individuals Report in Family Tree Maker 2012
- New Report and Report Settings in Family Tree Maker 2011
smart stories
software
- How to Update Family Tree Maker 2011 on a Windows 7 PC
- Initial Configuration of Family Tree Maker 2009
- Installing Family Tree Maker 2009
- Video Guide to Using PC Genealogy Software on Mac
sources
- Family Tree Software Alternatives, Part 1: How to Scrub Your Data (Updated 16 May 2018)
- The Secret to Standardized Source Citation Ratings in Family Tree Maker 2012 and Mac 2