You might ask the person who sent you the .rtf file to send you the information in gedcom format. Then you could easily import it into your database. David South wrote: > Sue, > I am not aware of anyway FTW can import a .rtf file. Looks like your > fingers may be to the walking thru your report. > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MrsLady002@aol.com> > To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 1:03 AM > Subject: [BLANKENSHIP] RE:{BLANKENSHIP] Family Tree Maker 7.5 help please > > > Hi All, > > > > I have a computer question to ask about the family tree program I am > running. > > I have Family Tree Maker version 7.5 for windows 95, 98. > > I can bring up a name and do a Genealogy report of that name and save it > as a > > RTF file and sent that RTF file to anyone that have a computer/with > e-mail. > > This much I know. This file opens for me in my WORD program. > > My question is, is there a way to convert the RTF file back to the family > > tree maker program? > > I have just been sent a ton of information on my mother's side of the > family > > the Rigney's and the Maxey's but all of the information is in RTF format > and > > the only way I know to enter it into my family tree program is to set here > > and manually type it all in and that is what I did not want to do. There > is > > something like 30 pages of information about this line with wills and > notes > > and stuff like that. > > > > If there is a way to transfer this information into my family tree program > > please let me know. > > > > Thanks, > > Sue B. Altice > > > > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/i/c/Elva-M-Picklesimer/ Here you > can find descendants of Rachel BLANKENSHIP. > > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > If you have copies of BLANKENSHIP documents - birth, marriage, military, baptism, death records, etc., please consider sharing a copy with Listowner for the compilation of a central source of BLANKENSHIP documents to be offered to list members in the near future. Contact BKAYMEL@aol.com for more information.