Genealogy Software Tutorials for Mac & PC
Adding and changing a portrait in Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 (2012) is one of the activities that isn’t very Mac-like. Mac users expect intuitive control of an app. The intuitive action here is to drag and drop the image onto the portrait in the … [Continue reading] about Adding and Changing a Portrait in Family Tree Maker for Mac 2
The Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 (FTMM2) CD includes a Windows program for converting family tree files between Family Tree Maker (including 2012) and FTMM2. This is a must-have utility if you want to: share FTM files move between a PC … [Continue reading] about Migrating Family Tree Maker 2012 and ‘for Mac 2 Tree Files
Unless you're new here, you'll notice I've changed the design of the site. I did this for two reasons: 1. Make it easier for you to find what you're looking for 2. Enable you to view the site on mobile devices without loss of functions 3. … [Continue reading] about Site Re-Designed
Storing names in genealogy software seems simple enough at first glance, right? While Family Tree Maker makes it comparatively simple, it’s still a bit tricky when adding name variations, AKAs, suffixes, titles, and multi-word surnames. Learning … [Continue reading] about Adding Names in Family Tree Maker
The index feature in Reunion 9 for Mac software presents a list of person records in your family file. It is useful for navigating your genealogy tree, linking people, marking people for operations like reporting and deletion, and is an initial step … [Continue reading] about Adding Death Dates to the Reunion 9 Index