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Adding a spouse in genealogy software Family Tree Maker is intuitive when it's a person you haven't yet added to your tree. What's not intuitive is how to connect two people who are already in your tree. Take heart though; it's easy once you know the … [Continue reading] about Add an Existing Person as a Spouse in Family Tree Maker
It's sometimes helpful to have a chart showing an ancestor and only those descendants in a direct line of descent to another person. There is a descendant chart in genealogy software Family Tree Maker, but before FTM 2012 it included all of the … [Continue reading] about How to Chart a Direct Line of Descent in Family Tree Maker 2012
One of the new features in Family Tree Maker 2012 will help you see the relationship of children to parents at a glance. It's called blended family view. Blended family view is activated by clicking a new button above the children list on the … [Continue reading] about Family Tree Maker 2012 Blended Family View
The pre-sale has begun. The Family Tree Maker 2012 release date is set. Ancestry is temporarily offering 40% off an upgrade or 20% off a full copy. That makes the upgrade price $23.99 and the full version $31.99. The sale ends September 28th. Click … [Continue reading] about Pre-sale of Family Tree Maker 2012
There's a post on the FTM Beta Sync board by the FTM 2012 development lead. He lists the following as the new features in the upcoming Family Tree Maker 2012 release: 1. TreeSync - Ability to synchronize your tree between FTM and Ancestry. 2. … [Continue reading] about New in Family Tree Maker 2012