Jane Since Ancestry has altered the way it opens, the advice in FHUG may now be slightly outdated. I'm not an expert, but this is how it works for me; open Ancestry >Trees> Create & Manage Trees> click on the tree you want to export as a gedom> export as gedcom> download Paddy Buckley On 18 December 2015 at 09:27, Jane Taubman via < family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > To send questions to the List please use the family-historian-users@ > rootsweb.com address and not the admin one. > > On 15 December 2015 at 16:54, Jacqueline Roberts <jacqueline@vocks.org.uk> > wrote: > > > a) can I take a GEDCOM from my private tree on Ancestry? > > > > Yes, please see > http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:import_from_ancestry > > > > > > b) can I enter it in FH? > > > > Once you have the file downloaded use the New Project option to create a > Project from it. > > > > > c) if I can, will my sources go with it? > > > > Yes, but attached media will not be sent. > > > > -- > Jane. > > Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

To send questions to the List please use the family-historian-users@ rootsweb.com address and not the admin one. On 15 December 2015 at 16:54, Jacqueline Roberts <jacqueline@vocks.org.uk> wrote: > a) can I take a GEDCOM from my private tree on Ancestry? > Yes, please see http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:import_from_ancestry > b) can I enter it in FH? > Once you have the file downloaded use the New Project option to create a Project from it. > c) if I can, will my sources go with it? > Yes, but attached media will not be sent. -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk

Brian, excellent. May I advise you join the FHUG http://www.fhug.org.uk/ where membership is free. There are Forums, free Downloads, and a Knowledge Base of advice with video tutorials. The downloads include the free companion program Ancestral Sources for data capture. The advice includes how to install FH and create an archive in case it needs to be re-installed. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [FHU] My Registration Success at last!!! I have received an email from support@family-historian.co.UK. they said they had resent the details, but that didn't get here either, so they have just emailed it to me direct. Haven't got a clue what has gone wrong, nor have support. But.. the problem has now been resolved. Thank you everyone Brian K

Jacqueline, I strongly advise that you join the FHUG http://www.fhug.org.uk/ and ask your question in the "Importing and Exporting" Forum. Membership is free and the Knowledge Base has advice on migrating from Ancestry/FTM to FH, plus much more. You can transfer using an Ancestry GEDCOM but it has no media document images. FTM synchronises with Ancestry and downloads the media document images. Then the FTM GEDCOM includes the links to transfer the media images. However, both use a non-standard dialect of GEDCOM that will need details adjusting within FH using various Tools and Plugins. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: [FHU] Ancestry Tree to FH Dear 2 person band called Beryl and Mike, Please tell this new to FH, Windows 10 and having a tree on Ancestry at last (because of dna testing) after years of shunning, grandma whether 1. I can take a GEDCOM from my Ancestry Tree and put it in FH? 2. If I can, will the sources included in the tree show on the tree in FH? If you say yes to 1, or preferably both, I shall snaffled Grandson no 1 off train when he gets back from Sheffield at end of term to do it for me! I want to look for all 1881 census entries in Ancestry tree to enter in Lost Cousins and Ancestry support tells me that there is not a way to search for those in my tree on Ancestry. Lost Cousin’s excellent Tree Analyser can do it from my tree on FH. Thank you. Jacqueline

Hi Jacqueline I'm not an expert, but this is how it works for me; open Ancestry >Trees> Create & Manage Trees> click on the tree you want to export as a gedom> export as gedcom> download Paddy Buckley On 16 December 2015 at 14:32, Hilary Gadsby via < family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Family Historian use GEDCOM so the answer to your first question is yes. > The sources which I assume you mean as images on Ancestry will not download > with a Gedcom file but can be downloaded individually to attach to your > tree in Family Historian. > Hilary > > On 16 December 2015 at 14:19, jacqueline via < > family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Dear 2 person band called Beryl and Mike, > > Please tell this new to FH, Windows 10 and having a tree on Ancestry at > > last (because of dna testing) after years of shunning, grandma whether > > 1. I can take a GEDCOM from my Ancestry Tree and put it in FH? > > 2. 2. If I can, will the sources included in the tree show on the tree in > > FH? > > If you say yes to 1, or preferably both, I shall snaffled Grandson no 1 > > off train when he gets back from Sheffield at end of term to do it for > me! > > I want to look for all 1881 census entries in Ancestry tree to enter in > > Lost Cousins and Ancestry support tells me that there is not a way to > > search for those in my tree on Ancestry. > > Lost Cousin’s excellent Tree Analyser can do it from my tree on FH. > > Thank you. > > Jacqueline > > > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Family Historian use GEDCOM so the answer to your first question is yes. The sources which I assume you mean as images on Ancestry will not download with a Gedcom file but can be downloaded individually to attach to your tree in Family Historian. Hilary On 16 December 2015 at 14:19, jacqueline via < family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Dear 2 person band called Beryl and Mike, > Please tell this new to FH, Windows 10 and having a tree on Ancestry at > last (because of dna testing) after years of shunning, grandma whether > 1. I can take a GEDCOM from my Ancestry Tree and put it in FH? > 2. 2. If I can, will the sources included in the tree show on the tree in > FH? > If you say yes to 1, or preferably both, I shall snaffled Grandson no 1 > off train when he gets back from Sheffield at end of term to do it for me! > I want to look for all 1881 census entries in Ancestry tree to enter in > Lost Cousins and Ancestry support tells me that there is not a way to > search for those in my tree on Ancestry. > Lost Cousin’s excellent Tree Analyser can do it from my tree on FH. > Thank you. > Jacqueline > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear 2 person band called Beryl and Mike, Please tell this new to FH, Windows 10 and having a tree on Ancestry at last (because of dna testing) after years of shunning, grandma whether 1. I can take a GEDCOM from my Ancestry Tree and put it in FH? 2. 2. If I can, will the sources included in the tree show on the tree in FH? If you say yes to 1, or preferably both, I shall snaffled Grandson no 1 off train when he gets back from Sheffield at end of term to do it for me! I want to look for all 1881 census entries in Ancestry tree to enter in Lost Cousins and Ancestry support tells me that there is not a way to search for those in my tree on Ancestry. Lost Cousin’s excellent Tree Analyser can do it from my tree on FH. Thank you. Jacqueline Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Success at last!!! I have received an email from support@family-historian.co.UK. they said they had resent the details, but that didn't get here either, so they have just emailed it to me direct. Haven't got a clue what has gone wrong, nor have support. But.. the problem has now been resolved. Thank you everyone Brian K

Just like to underline what Mike said - if anyone ever has any problems with a purchase (missing email, installation problems, whatever) please contact support. Go http://www.family-historian.co.uk/support/support-overview and click on the 'Contact Support' link at the bottom. Except that before reporting a missing email, please check your Spam folder. Simon Orde List Administrator and Family Historian Designer -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Beryl & Mike Tate via You could try the Calico Pie support contact... Regards, Mike Tate Sent from my Hudl Brian Kemmett via <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: >Where can I find my activation code? Had no email...

Check your spam folder. If it's not there email support@family-historian.co.UK and ask them to resend it

Further to this, if you did not make a note of the briefly displayed code, how did you install the download today, never mind in the future? Regards, Mike Tate Sent from my Hudl Beryl & Mike Tate <post@tatewise.co.uk> wrote: >That is an unusual description of the online purchase process from Calico Pie. Usually an Email is sent to you with the licence details and link to download the installation file with a 30-day time limit. It is then important that you Backup the licence details and downloaded file to allow re-installation in future. > >Did you not have to supply an Email address as part of the purchase process? > >You could try the Calico Pie support contact and provide full details of how and when you made the purchase, and hopefully they should sort it out. > >Regards, Mike Tate > >Sent from my Hudl

That is an unusual description of the online purchase process from Calico Pie. Usually an Email is sent to you with the licence details and link to download the installation file with a 30-day time limit. It is then important that you Backup the licence details and downloaded file to allow re-installation in future. Did you not have to supply an Email address as part of the purchase process? You could try the Calico Pie support contact and provide full details of how and when you made the purchase, and hopefully they should sort it out. Regards, Mike Tate Sent from my Hudl Brian Kemmett via <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: >Where can I find my activation code? Had no email, only the confirmation of >purchase with the code on it, and a link to download the programme. On >tapping the link the page with my code vanished to be replaced by the >download page. Cannot find out how to get back my reg code. I have tried >the help page on the web site... No reply. What happens if you need to >reinstall after a system reinstall? Surely there is a record of the code >somewhere ?? > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Could the email have been caught in your SPAM filter? You should definitely receive an email with both the download link and your personal registration key. If you contact support@family-historian.co.uk telling them when you made the purchase and giving your email address they should be able to send it again. They are generally very helpful, however you may not receive a reply out of office hours. Lorna On 15/12/2015 20:50, Brian Kemmett via wrote: > Where can I find my activation code? Had no email, only the confirmation of > purchase with the code on it, and a link to download the programme. On > tapping the link the page with my code vanished to be replaced by the > download page. Cannot find out how to get back my reg code. I have tried > the help page on the web site... No reply. What happens if you need to > reinstall after a system reinstall? Surely there is a record of the code > somewhere ?? > >

Where can I find my activation code? Had no email, only the confirmation of purchase with the code on it, and a link to download the programme. On tapping the link the page with my code vanished to be replaced by the download page. Cannot find out how to get back my reg code. I have tried the help page on the web site... No reply. What happens if you need to reinstall after a system reinstall? Surely there is a record of the code somewhere ??

Same question.. Sent to wrong list. Where can I find my registration code. --- Forwarded message --- From: Brian Kemmett <kermit999@live.co.uk> Date: 15 December 2015 20:11:46 Subject: Question about registration To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Where can I find my registration code?? I did not receive an email - apart from the purchase confirmation. On tapping 'download' the screen with the code vanished never to come back.

Where can I find my registration code?? I did not receive an email - apart from the purchase confirmation. On tapping 'download' the screen with the code vanished never to come back.

Hi Brian, FYI: "Justified" only has any effect in FH (or Word-processors) when the text is more than one line long and contains space characters between other text. Then the spaces are expanded such that the text fills the lines. But if the text is less than a line long it will always be left-aligned. There are two options I can think of to distinguish Census Events from the BMD Events. (1) Make the line of hyphens short enough to fit on one line even in a narrow box and use Alignment: Centred. (2) Use the Font change option to present Census Events in a different colour, etc. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: [FHU] Text Scheme Separator Lines On some of my Text schemes for diagrams, I have put in a line of hyphens so that they can act as a visible separator between different types of information (ie between the basic BMD fields and any Census data. I've used a nominal number of hyphens in the "Template" box that provides an obvious separation but it means that for individuals with minimal information, the box is wider than it need to be (and on others the line does not reach both sides). Is it possible to get such a line to automatically fill the width of the diagram box dependent on the width of other text lines (an option akin to the "Vertical Gap" option) ?? I've played with a few of the tick-options but cannot get it to do what I want. I thought the "Justified" option might do it (as it would on a normal word-processor) but it that does not seem to have any effect on any of the fields (left-, centre- and right-align work OK but not justified) I'm using FH Ver 5.0.11 Many thanks Brian

Hi Alan Since you have a backup of Project 2, then restore it to get back where you started. I assume the common family records are linked into other records in both Projects. If so, then the records in Project 1 don't have those links to records in Project 2, and thus any simply copy won't work. Also I would be amazed if the records in Project 1 have the same Record Id as their counterparts in Project 2, so copy won't work. It is those things that File > Merge/Compare File resolves. BTW: It is to avoid the complexities you have, that most users prefer just a single Project. The only rational way to migrate the data without re-keying is to use File > Merge/Compare File. I cannot imagine what you did within Merge/Compare File that would delete records completely. Do study the associated Help pages, and the FHUG Knowledge Base advice: http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=glossary:merge_compare_files A common mistake is to only merge Individual records and forget about Family records, etc, on the other tabs. It may be better to use the FHUG Forum for this kind of activity, where screenshots can be attached to postings to sort out where you are going wrong. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [FHU] Dual Project Data Hi Mike I am at a loss now. I added information to the individuals records in the Project but didn't change any relationships. I tried your suggestion but something went wrong and I deleted the records of the whole common family in the second Project. Fortunately I took your advice with backups!! I now have Project 1 with common family data and relationships and records un-usual to Project 2 and Project 2 with all records unusual to Project 1 without common records. Is there a way to copy selected records from Project 1 to records in project 2? Otherwise I think I will have to re-enter all the data again in Project 2. Alan -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [FHU] Dual Project Data It sounds like you have updated the data fields but not the family relationships. You could try exporting a Gedcom for just the family group of individuals. Backup your other Project just in case!!!! Then on other Project use File > Merge/Compare File and just synchronise the new data. Will that include new Source Citations? If no new Individual records are created the Record Id should not change, therefore the Charts will still be valid. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: [FHU] Dual Project Data I have 2 projects and both share a family group. I have just finished updating this family group in 1 project. Is there a way of transferring the updated data to the other project without crashing everything.? Will this affect the existing second project chart.? The data will hopefully change but the basic chart should stay the same. Alan

Hi all On some of my Text schemes for diagrams, I have put in a line of hyphens so that they can act as a visible separator between different types of information (ie between the basic BMD fields and any Census data. I've used a nominal number of hyphens in the "Template" box that provides an obvious separation but it means that for individuals with minimal information, the box is wider than it need to be (and on others the line does not reach both sides). Is it possible to get such a line to automatically fill the width of the diagram box dependent on the width of other text lines (an option akin to the "Vertical Gap" option) ?? I've played with a few of the tick-options but cannot get it to do what I want. I thought the "Justified" option might do it (as it would on a normal word-processor) but it that does not seem to have any effect on any of the fields (left-, centre- and right-align work OK but not justified) I'm using FH Ver 5.0.11 Many thanks Brian

Hi Mike I am at a loss now. I added information to the individuals records in the Project but didn't change any relationships. I tried your suggestion but something went wrong and I deleted the records of the whole common family in the second Project. Fortunately I took your advice with backups!! I now have Project 1 with common family data and relationships and records un-usual to Project 2 and Project 2 with all records unusual to Project 1 without common records. Is there a way to copy selected records from Project 1 to records in project 2? Otherwise I think I will have to re-enter all the data again in Project 2. Alan -----Original Message----- From: Beryl & Mike Tate via Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 12:37 PM To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] Dual Project Data It sounds like you have updated the data fields but not the family relationships. You could try exporting a Gedcom for just the family group of individuals. Backup your other Project just in case!!!! Then on other Project use File > Merge/Compare File and just synchronise the new data. Will that include new Source Citations? If no new Individual records are created the Record Id should not change, therefore the Charts will still be valid. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: [FHU] Dual Project Data I have 2 projects and both share a family group. I have just finished updating this family group in 1 project. Is there a way of transferring the updated data to the other project without crashing everything.? Will this affect the existing second project chart.? The data will hopefully change but the basic chart should stay the same. Alan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message