At 09:48 AM 05-02-14 -0800, Sandra Van Erp wrote: >This is sort of FTM, interested in others experiences. > >When I find a public family tree in Ancestry via searching for a >person, Ancestry doesn't offer the Save to Shoebox as it does to its >documents. Under Search off the main menu, searching family trees is >by person, not by tree name or something else. > >Has anyone found a handy way to return to/find again a tree you >"might" have made a note of the tree name assigned by the owner, or >even the url (which is what I'm doing now)? Hi Sandra. The best I can advise is to make a note of the person's username and the individual (or family) they were linked to. You could write this directly into the Task List in FTM, or make your own Task List using Notepad. Hope this helps. - John M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Maynard Phillip Island, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Let there be Peace on Earth, Justice and Prosperity ... ... and an End to Violence, Poverty and Greed."

Thanks for your comments Ken. I too was a teacher and researcher from 1961 to 1999. Got into genealogy in 1996 and after my retirement in 1999 do genealogy just about 24/7. Keeps me busy and also keeps my research skills sharp. I still use FTM-2006/16 but also have FTM-20XX, FTM-2014 being the latest one. It still cannot compete with FTM-16 for speed and capability. I cannot use any links on this list so if you want to see how and why FTM-20XX cannot compete then just go to my homepage as shown below and in the topics section select item#7 then item #4 then #13. I only use FTM-2014 to see what others have on those in my database which is now in excess of 213,000 individuals. Some of the garbage out there is astounding but some give me a hint as to where to look for some sources or other information. Cheers, Arnie ------------------------------------------------------------------- Arnold E. Krause 1611 Arlington Ave., Saskatoon, Sask., CANADA, S7H 2Y6 Tel: (306) 374-3348 email address: [email protected] Homepage: http://members.shaw.ca/arnie-krause/index.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Schroeder Sent: 05 February, 2014 5:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers Very clever scheme, Arnie. That's what makes this List so important to me ... hearing about the ingenuity that exists across the spectrum. At the age of 78, I'm still learning something new everyday. I started a genealogy club at our Del Webb 55+ community and it turns out with my 40 years of genealogy and 45 years of computer experience became the teacher and consultant to my fellow club members. So Lists like this provide good input for me to take back to our club members and help solve all of our issues. After teaching the members what genealogy was all about and how to research, I really pushed everyone to get FTM and to subscribe to Ancestry.com. It took awhile to make everyone believers but finally got there. Based on what I was seeing on this List I convinced everyone to hold off updating from FTM 2011 until the Sync process was stable. When I first saw 2014 stumble I was really disappointed but updated a month or so ago and created some test files so I could test things to the point of recommending the club members to upgrade. We are in that process now. Bottom line keep the good work up in feeding your experiences to this List. I can assure you that you are helping a bunch of old but never give up genealogists. And you can bet your boots that we are at the point in life where we are not bashful about asking for help, critiquing poor product performances and thanking anyone for your generous help. Ken Schroeder > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 13:07:11 -0600 > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers > > I'm going to jump in here and explain how I use two or more computers > with FTM-XX on each one. Since I want the internet on all my computers > then I have a wired/wireless modem/router and each computer can be > connected via hardwire or wireless to the router. Then by using a > local LAN each computer can communicate with the others on my > home-network. I have a shared folder on one of the computers that > holds backup files. I will give each computer a name for this example as A, B, and C. Computer A has the shared folder. > However, Computer B is the one that I do all of my data entry on but > backup my FTM file to the shared folder on A. To synchronize the two > then I just do a restore from the shared folder on A to FTM-xx on that > computer. If I am going away and taking my laptop with me then I do a > restore of the backup file on system A and now computer C database is > synchronized with my main file that is on computer B. If I make any > changes to the database on the notebook then when I return I just do a > backup to the shared folder on computer A then do a restore on > Computer B so that my master database is synchronized with any changes that are on the notebook. > I will do backups several times a day from the computer that I do all > my data entry on. That way the database on this computer, B, is backed > up on computer A in case of any disaster. > That is my solution to using a database on several computers and > keeping it synchronized. The main thing is that you must only make > changes on one computer at a time and when you are done updating > anything on that computer database then you must backup to the shared > folder then restore to the master computer which in my case is B. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arnold E. Krause > 1611 Arlington Ave., > Saskatoon, Sask., CANADA, S7H 2Y6 > Tel: (306) 374-3348 > email address: [email protected] > Homepage: http://members.shaw.ca/arnie-krause/index.htm > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Ken Schroeder > Sent: 05 February, 2014 12:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers > > Great instructions BJ. > > I was fine until your second message that laid out the sequential > steps with desktop & laptop. I will study that a bit more. After my > first read I concluded nothing in the first set of instructions was > changed by the second set. Would you please confirm that? > > I do have to say for many novice users this will be a real hassle and > a negative for using two computers. Fortunately, I've been around them > since programming was performed by generating binary code and throwing > switches for the 1s and 0s. My problem now is remembering, so I cut > and pasted your instructions into a PDF file and will put them into my Companion Guide. > > Which reminds me, someone like you who always provides clear succinct > instructions should write a book about some of the more advanced work > arounds for users. Or FTM should contract someone to do that. I say > contract it, because I would rather see them using their resources to > advance the software. > > You and Russ have excellent grasps of the software's more subtle processes. > No offense Russ, but BJ writes great instructions. > Thank you > Ken Schroeder > > > Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 20:35:48 -0800 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers > > > > With the release of FTM 2014, you can do this a bit easier. This is > > because FTM 2014 can restore a link between an AMT and a computer > > file which has been restored using the FTM 2014 Backup feature. If > > I'm going to be on the road for a week or longer and I wanted to > > work on my Genealogy while I was not the road, I would do it this way. > > > > 1. On the desktop, I would use FTM 2014 to backup my file. Ensure you > > use all of the options for the backup: Include Media Files, > > Historical events, Web Favorites and Allow restored file to resume > > syncing. > > 2. Copy the backup file (file extension .FTMB) to the laptop. > > 3. Install FTM 2014 on the laptop. > > 4. Use the laptop to restore the backup file to the laptop. During the > > restore, ensure you tell it to restore the syncing using this file. > > It is important to realize that when you restore this backup to a > > file with syncing capability, the older file on the Desktop will NO > > longer be synced to the AMT. > > 5. Now use the laptop for all updating and inputting for the file. > > Continue to sync the file to the AMT while you are on your trip. > > 6. When you return from your trip and intend to start using your > > Desktop again, you must FIRST backup the file on the laptop. Again > > use all of the options especially to allow the restored file to > > resume syncing. > > 7. Copy the backup file to the Desktop. > > 8. At this time you have an important decision to make. Specifically do > > you intend to use the same file name and the same folder you were > > using before you went on your trip. If you do, then on the Desktop > > before doing anything else, open FTM 2014 and use it to delete the > > old FTM file on the Desktop. Remember this file has outdated > > information AND is no longer linked to the AMT tree. You want to > > delete it so you can use the same FTM file name. > > 9. Using FTM 2014 to restore the backup file (the one you just created > > using the Laptop). Again make sure you restore telling FTM to > > restore the sync link also. You should restore the file to the same > > name of your old file and in the same location. At this point, the > > file on the Desktop is synced to the AMT and the Laptop file will no > > longer be synced to the AMT. > > > > This works because FTM 2014 lets the user restore syncing from the > > restored file. Unfortunately, syncing is still limited between one > > AMT and one FTM File on one computer. Although I haven't used this > > technique to transfer the file and sync capability from one computer > > to another, I have used it to transfer the from one hard disk to another. > > > > I hope this is understandable. If you have any questions or > > concerns, please write to the list. > > > > BJ > > > > On 2/4/2014 3:43 PM, Ken Schroeder wrote: > > > Please be patient with me for sometimes I don't get my need across > > > on > the first try. > > > > > > If I understand things correctly, the suggestion presented by FTM > Companion GUIDE is to: > > > 1) create tree in FTM on my desktop > > > 2) upload and sync that FTM file to an AMT on Ancestry > > > 3) maintain my FTM- AMT sync by ONLY making changes to either my > > > desktop FTM or AMT > > > 3) when on the road make ALL changes and additions ONLY via > > > internet connected laptop to AMT > > > 4) when back home, via desktop FTM sync AMT with desktop FTM to > > > get road changes into desktop FTM Under this guidance there is > > > only one file > and one computer, as the laptop is only used to get via the internet > to the AMT. > > > Need or wish given that "One file to one computer rule with FTM > > > 2014 > SYNC process capability": > > > > > > Is there anyway to have the FTM 2014 program and data & media > > > files on > the laptop on the road for say a month? While relaxing I'd like to use > the FTM program to generate reports, record research notes and other > tasks that FTM program has to offer - separate from AMT data file > changes which I understand must be accomplished ONLY via internet. > > > > > > Can this be accomplished and if so how? Detailed step by step > instructions , please. > > ********************************** > > List information page > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > > > Version 2008 - 2012 > > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Version 2008 - 2012 http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

At 10:08 PM 04-02-14 -0800, H R Worthington wrote: >There is one issue to consider, and it may not be an issue for you. >You MAY have to re-invite anyone to your Ancestry Member Trees that >you have invited to your first AMT. >There may be some clean up of AMTs and Family Files on your >computers so that you KNOW which is THE ONE FILE that is Syncing with ONE AMT. >Russ Hi Russ. I'm saving this thread. If FTM-2014 can link to two computers with minimum fuss and bother that's fantastic. Ancestry now has a feature where you can invite people you've previously invited to your other Tree(s) to your new Tree. One Caveat: make sure you invite them to your new Tree before you delete the old one! John in Oz. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Maynard Phillip Island, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Let there be Peace on Earth, Justice and Prosperity ... ... and an End to Violence, Poverty and Greed."

Very clever scheme, Arnie. That's what makes this List so important to me ... hearing about the ingenuity that exists across the spectrum. At the age of 78, I'm still learning something new everyday. I started a genealogy club at our Del Webb 55+ community and it turns out with my 40 years of genealogy and 45 years of computer experience became the teacher and consultant to my fellow club members. So Lists like this provide good input for me to take back to our club members and help solve all of our issues. After teaching the members what genealogy was all about and how to research, I really pushed everyone to get FTM and to subscribe to Ancestry.com. It took awhile to make everyone believers but finally got there. Based on what I was seeing on this List I convinced everyone to hold off updating from FTM 2011 until the Sync process was stable. When I first saw 2014 stumble I was really disappointed but updated a month or so ago and created some test files so I could test things to the point of recommending the club members to upgrade. We are in that process now. Bottom line keep the good work up in feeding your experiences to this List. I can assure you that you are helping a bunch of old but never give up genealogists. And you can bet your boots that we are at the point in life where we are not bashful about asking for help, critiquing poor product performances and thanking anyone for your generous help. Ken Schroeder > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 13:07:11 -0600 > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers > > I'm going to jump in here and explain how I use two or more computers with > FTM-XX on each one. Since I want the internet on all my computers then I > have a wired/wireless modem/router and each computer can be connected via > hardwire or wireless to the router. Then by using a local LAN each computer > can communicate with the others on my home-network. I have a shared folder > on one of the computers that holds backup files. I will give each computer a > name for this example as A, B, and C. Computer A has the shared folder. > However, Computer B is the one that I do all of my data entry on but backup > my FTM file to the shared folder on A. To synchronize the two then I just do > a restore from the shared folder on A to FTM-xx on that computer. If I am > going away and taking my laptop with me then I do a restore of the backup > file on system A and now computer C database is synchronized with my main > file that is on computer B. If I make any changes to the database on the > notebook then when I return I just do a backup to the shared folder on > computer A then do a restore on Computer B so that my master database is > synchronized with any changes that are on the notebook. > I will do backups several times a day from the computer that I do all my > data entry on. That way the database on this computer, B, is backed up on > computer A in case of any disaster. > That is my solution to using a database on several computers and keeping it > synchronized. The main thing is that you must only make changes on one > computer at a time and when you are done updating anything on that computer > database then you must backup to the shared folder then restore to the > master computer which in my case is B. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arnold E. Krause > 1611 Arlington Ave., > Saskatoon, Sask., CANADA, S7H 2Y6 > Tel: (306) 374-3348 > email address: [email protected] > Homepage: http://members.shaw.ca/arnie-krause/index.htm > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Ken Schroeder > Sent: 05 February, 2014 12:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers > > Great instructions BJ. > > I was fine until your second message that laid out the sequential steps with > desktop & laptop. I will study that a bit more. After my first read I > concluded nothing in the first set of instructions was changed by the second > set. Would you please confirm that? > > I do have to say for many novice users this will be a real hassle and a > negative for using two computers. Fortunately, I've been around them since > programming was performed by generating binary code and throwing switches > for the 1s and 0s. My problem now is remembering, so I cut and pasted your > instructions into a PDF file and will put them into my Companion Guide. > > Which reminds me, someone like you who always provides clear succinct > instructions should write a book about some of the more advanced work > arounds for users. Or FTM should contract someone to do that. I say contract > it, because I would rather see them using their resources to advance the > software. > > You and Russ have excellent grasps of the software's more subtle processes. > No offense Russ, but BJ writes great instructions. > Thank you > Ken Schroeder > > > Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 20:35:48 -0800 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers > > > > With the release of FTM 2014, you can do this a bit easier. This is > > because FTM 2014 can restore a link between an AMT and a computer file > > which has been restored using the FTM 2014 Backup feature. If I'm > > going to be on the road for a week or longer and I wanted to work on > > my Genealogy while I was not the road, I would do it this way. > > > > 1. On the desktop, I would use FTM 2014 to backup my file. Ensure you > > use all of the options for the backup: Include Media Files, > > Historical events, Web Favorites and Allow restored file to resume > > syncing. > > 2. Copy the backup file (file extension .FTMB) to the laptop. > > 3. Install FTM 2014 on the laptop. > > 4. Use the laptop to restore the backup file to the laptop. During the > > restore, ensure you tell it to restore the syncing using this file. > > It is important to realize that when you restore this backup to a > > file with syncing capability, the older file on the Desktop will NO > > longer be synced to the AMT. > > 5. Now use the laptop for all updating and inputting for the file. > > Continue to sync the file to the AMT while you are on your trip. > > 6. When you return from your trip and intend to start using your > > Desktop again, you must FIRST backup the file on the laptop. Again > > use all of the options especially to allow the restored file to > > resume syncing. > > 7. Copy the backup file to the Desktop. > > 8. At this time you have an important decision to make. Specifically do > > you intend to use the same file name and the same folder you were > > using before you went on your trip. If you do, then on the Desktop > > before doing anything else, open FTM 2014 and use it to delete the > > old FTM file on the Desktop. Remember this file has outdated > > information AND is no longer linked to the AMT tree. You want to > > delete it so you can use the same FTM file name. > > 9. Using FTM 2014 to restore the backup file (the one you just created > > using the Laptop). Again make sure you restore telling FTM to > > restore the sync link also. You should restore the file to the same > > name of your old file and in the same location. At this point, the > > file on the Desktop is synced to the AMT and the Laptop file will no > > longer be synced to the AMT. > > > > This works because FTM 2014 lets the user restore syncing from the > > restored file. Unfortunately, syncing is still limited between one > > AMT and one FTM File on one computer. Although I haven't used this > > technique to transfer the file and sync capability from one computer > > to another, I have used it to transfer the from one hard disk to another. > > > > I hope this is understandable. If you have any questions or concerns, > > please write to the list. > > > > BJ > > > > On 2/4/2014 3:43 PM, Ken Schroeder wrote: > > > Please be patient with me for sometimes I don't get my need across on > the first try. > > > > > > If I understand things correctly, the suggestion presented by FTM > Companion GUIDE is to: > > > 1) create tree in FTM on my desktop > > > 2) upload and sync that FTM file to an AMT on Ancestry > > > 3) maintain my FTM- AMT sync by ONLY making changes to either my > > > desktop FTM or AMT > > > 3) when on the road make ALL changes and additions ONLY via internet > > > connected laptop to AMT > > > 4) when back home, via desktop FTM sync AMT with desktop FTM to get > > > road changes into desktop FTM Under this guidance there is only one file > and one computer, as the laptop is only used to get via the internet to the > AMT. > > > Need or wish given that "One file to one computer rule with FTM 2014 > SYNC process capability": > > > > > > Is there anyway to have the FTM 2014 program and data & media files on > the laptop on the road for say a month? While relaxing I'd like to use the > FTM program to generate reports, record research notes and other tasks that > FTM program has to offer - separate from AMT data file changes which I > understand must be accomplished ONLY via internet. > > > > > > Can this be accomplished and if so how? Detailed step by step > instructions , please. > > ********************************** > > List information page > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > > > Version 2008 - 2012 > > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

At 05:20 PM 2/5/2014, you wrote: >I'm assuming you are talking about the name shown on the Custom Report >which is First name Middle name Surname. If this is true, you may >change no only the order of the names shown for the individual but also >elect to show only the last name, etc. To do this > > 1. Generate the Custom Report > 2. Click on the "Items to include" icon (the one with the green arrow) > 3. A dialog box opens showing various options and the items to be > included in the report. > 4. Select Name > 5. Select Name Options > 6. The "Options: Name" dialog box opens. > 7. Click on the down arrow in the "Format" field. > 8. A list of formatting options is displayed. Select the one you want. > 9. Click OK until you return to the generated custom report. > >I hope that helps. > >BJ The problem I have, BJ, with it is to print in landscape format which it will not do -- only prints the report in portrait and that takes up too many pages. I havedno problems with formatting the columns that I need/want to print -- just cannot get it printed in landscape -- unless -- 2014 will allow me to do so. And I cannot test it until I get 2014 and my CD drive fixed. Thanks much for your help. Lorraine

Great explanation for the use of a LAN with different computers and connections. The basics remain the same whether done using networked computer or using two separate computers. You hit the nail on the head....restoring from a backup is the key. The restored file regardless of which computer it is on, is the file which will be synced to the AMT. Even more key is ALWAYS enter the data into the file synced to the AMT. After recovering my data base, I have changed my methodology. Now at the end of the day, I perform a sync with the AMT and then make a backup of my file. Thanks again for your comments. BJ On 2/5/2014 11:07 AM, Arnie-Krause wrote: > I'm going to jump in here and explain how I use two or more computers with > FTM-XX on each one. Since I want the internet on all my computers then I > have a wired/wireless modem/router and each computer can be connected via > hardwire or wireless to the router. Then by using a local LAN each computer > can communicate with the others on my home-network. I have a shared folder > on one of the computers that holds backup files. I will give each computer a > name for this example as A, B, and C. Computer A has the shared folder. > However, Computer B is the one that I do all of my data entry on but backup > my FTM file to the shared folder on A. To synchronize the two then I just do > a restore from the shared folder on A to FTM-xx on that computer. If I am > going away and taking my laptop with me then I do a restore of the backup > file on system A and now computer C database is synchronized with my main > file that is on computer B. If I make any changes to the database on the > notebook then when I return I just do a backup to the shared folder on > computer A then do a restore on Computer B so that my master database is > synchronized with any changes that are on the notebook. > I will do backups several times a day from the computer that I do all my > data entry on. That way the database on this computer, B, is backed up on > computer A in case of any disaster. > That is my solution to using a database on several computers and keeping it > synchronized. The main thing is that you must only make changes on one > computer at a time and when you are done updating anything on that computer > database then you must backup to the shared folder then restore to the > master computer which in my case is B.

Just to ensure we are talking about the same thing. FTM 16 and earlier produced the Custom Report in a columnar format. I was a major complainer about that format because columns could not be wrapped. As a result the report was limited to about 3 columns per printed page or the information was truncated which for me made the report worthless. When they rewrote FTM they changed it so each field was printed on a new line. Unfortunately, they neglected to provide an option for producing the custom report using a columnar format. I explain this specifying "columns" because you can print the report in "landscape" orientation which is different from the column format. FTM 2014 does not correct that problem; however, FTM has offered an option to sort of produce a columnar report. It just can't be done directly. To get the information into columns do this: 1. Produce the Custom Report ensuring you include the fields and individuals you want. 2. Click the Share icon (upper right corner). 3. Select Export to CSV 4. An option box will open offering the options to Export in column format or row format. Select Column format. 5. The information will be exported to a file which can be opened by most spreadsheet programs. The information will be in columnar format. You can then use the spreadsheet to print the report. I realize this is not optimum but it does let you get the information in a columnar format. BJ On 2/5/2014 3:33 PM, Lorraine Moore wrote: > The problem I have, BJ, with it is to print in landscape format which > it will not do -- only prints the report in portrait and that takes up > too many pages. I havedno problems with formatting the columns that I > need/want to print -- just cannot get it printed in landscape -- > unless -- 2014 will allow me to do so. And I cannot test it until I > get 2014 and my CD drive fixed. Thanks much for your help.

Thank you for asking this question! I caused me to look at a feature and FTM has you covered. Here is what you do when you are on the web page that you may want to save 1. Look at the icons just to the left of the Address field at the top of the panel. 2. Click on the icon just to the left of "Address". The one which looks like a list, pencil and a down arrow. 3. A drop down list opens showing four options. I routinely use the "Open in new window" but the one you want is "Add as Favorite". That option is FTM's equivalent to the Browser Bookmark. It saves the URL in you list of Personal Favorite Sites which is displayed in the lower left panel. The disadvantage to using this favorite to return to the page, Web Search does not have access to the matching index record; consequently, the lower right window never loads the connection information. What does this mean? You can browse the tree and examine it all you want but you will not be able to use Merge, Archive or Web clipping with the record. Hope this answers your question. BJ Sandra Van Erp wrote: > This is sort of FTM, interested in others experiences. > > When I find a public family tree in Ancestry via searching for a > person, Ancestry doesn't offer the Save to Shoebox as it does to its > documents. Under Search off the main menu, searching family trees is > by person, not by tree name or something else. > > Has anyone found a handy way to return to/find again a tree you > "might" have made a note of the tree name assigned by the owner, or

I'm assuming you are talking about the name shown on the Custom Report which is First name Middle name Surname. If this is true, you may change no only the order of the names shown for the individual but also elect to show only the last name, etc. To do this 1. Generate the Custom Report 2. Click on the "Items to include" icon (the one with the green arrow) 3. A dialog box opens showing various options and the items to be included in the report. 4. Select Name 5. Select Name Options 6. The "Options: Name" dialog box opens. 7. Click on the down arrow in the "Format" field. 8. A list of formatting options is displayed. Select the one you want. 9. Click OK until you return to the generated custom report. I hope that helps. BJ On 2/5/2014 2:23 PM, Drew DUBLER wrote: > For Custom Reports, the default NAME uses the Given Name. How do I change it to use the Surname?

For Custom Reports, the default NAME uses the Given Name. How do I change it to use the Surname?   Drew Cold Spring, Putnam Co., NY O|||||||O Modeling the New York Central in N Scale and Trainz Backyard Birding & Gardening in the New York Hudson Valley Genealogy HERLIHY, GOULDING, & LENT, LYNT, van LENT Homepage: http://drucifer.net/index.html

I'm going to jump in here and explain how I use two or more computers with FTM-XX on each one. Since I want the internet on all my computers then I have a wired/wireless modem/router and each computer can be connected via hardwire or wireless to the router. Then by using a local LAN each computer can communicate with the others on my home-network. I have a shared folder on one of the computers that holds backup files. I will give each computer a name for this example as A, B, and C. Computer A has the shared folder. However, Computer B is the one that I do all of my data entry on but backup my FTM file to the shared folder on A. To synchronize the two then I just do a restore from the shared folder on A to FTM-xx on that computer. If I am going away and taking my laptop with me then I do a restore of the backup file on system A and now computer C database is synchronized with my main file that is on computer B. If I make any changes to the database on the notebook then when I return I just do a backup to the shared folder on computer A then do a restore on Computer B so that my master database is synchronized with any changes that are on the notebook. I will do backups several times a day from the computer that I do all my data entry on. That way the database on this computer, B, is backed up on computer A in case of any disaster. That is my solution to using a database on several computers and keeping it synchronized. The main thing is that you must only make changes on one computer at a time and when you are done updating anything on that computer database then you must backup to the shared folder then restore to the master computer which in my case is B. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Arnold E. Krause 1611 Arlington Ave., Saskatoon, Sask., CANADA, S7H 2Y6 Tel: (306) 374-3348 email address: [email protected] Homepage: http://members.shaw.ca/arnie-krause/index.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Schroeder Sent: 05 February, 2014 12:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers Great instructions BJ. I was fine until your second message that laid out the sequential steps with desktop & laptop. I will study that a bit more. After my first read I concluded nothing in the first set of instructions was changed by the second set. Would you please confirm that? I do have to say for many novice users this will be a real hassle and a negative for using two computers. Fortunately, I've been around them since programming was performed by generating binary code and throwing switches for the 1s and 0s. My problem now is remembering, so I cut and pasted your instructions into a PDF file and will put them into my Companion Guide. Which reminds me, someone like you who always provides clear succinct instructions should write a book about some of the more advanced work arounds for users. Or FTM should contract someone to do that. I say contract it, because I would rather see them using their resources to advance the software. You and Russ have excellent grasps of the software's more subtle processes. No offense Russ, but BJ writes great instructions. Thank you Ken Schroeder > Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 20:35:48 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers > > With the release of FTM 2014, you can do this a bit easier. This is > because FTM 2014 can restore a link between an AMT and a computer file > which has been restored using the FTM 2014 Backup feature. If I'm > going to be on the road for a week or longer and I wanted to work on > my Genealogy while I was not the road, I would do it this way. > > 1. On the desktop, I would use FTM 2014 to backup my file. Ensure you > use all of the options for the backup: Include Media Files, > Historical events, Web Favorites and Allow restored file to resume > syncing. > 2. Copy the backup file (file extension .FTMB) to the laptop. > 3. Install FTM 2014 on the laptop. > 4. Use the laptop to restore the backup file to the laptop. During the > restore, ensure you tell it to restore the syncing using this file. > It is important to realize that when you restore this backup to a > file with syncing capability, the older file on the Desktop will NO > longer be synced to the AMT. > 5. Now use the laptop for all updating and inputting for the file. > Continue to sync the file to the AMT while you are on your trip. > 6. When you return from your trip and intend to start using your > Desktop again, you must FIRST backup the file on the laptop. Again > use all of the options especially to allow the restored file to > resume syncing. > 7. Copy the backup file to the Desktop. > 8. At this time you have an important decision to make. Specifically do > you intend to use the same file name and the same folder you were > using before you went on your trip. If you do, then on the Desktop > before doing anything else, open FTM 2014 and use it to delete the > old FTM file on the Desktop. Remember this file has outdated > information AND is no longer linked to the AMT tree. You want to > delete it so you can use the same FTM file name. > 9. Using FTM 2014 to restore the backup file (the one you just created > using the Laptop). Again make sure you restore telling FTM to > restore the sync link also. You should restore the file to the same > name of your old file and in the same location. At this point, the > file on the Desktop is synced to the AMT and the Laptop file will no > longer be synced to the AMT. > > This works because FTM 2014 lets the user restore syncing from the > restored file. Unfortunately, syncing is still limited between one > AMT and one FTM File on one computer. Although I haven't used this > technique to transfer the file and sync capability from one computer > to another, I have used it to transfer the from one hard disk to another. > > I hope this is understandable. If you have any questions or concerns, > please write to the list. > > BJ > > On 2/4/2014 3:43 PM, Ken Schroeder wrote: > > Please be patient with me for sometimes I don't get my need across on the first try. > > > > If I understand things correctly, the suggestion presented by FTM Companion GUIDE is to: > > 1) create tree in FTM on my desktop > > 2) upload and sync that FTM file to an AMT on Ancestry > > 3) maintain my FTM- AMT sync by ONLY making changes to either my > > desktop FTM or AMT > > 3) when on the road make ALL changes and additions ONLY via internet > > connected laptop to AMT > > 4) when back home, via desktop FTM sync AMT with desktop FTM to get > > road changes into desktop FTM Under this guidance there is only one file and one computer, as the laptop is only used to get via the internet to the AMT. > > Need or wish given that "One file to one computer rule with FTM 2014 SYNC process capability": > > > > Is there anyway to have the FTM 2014 program and data & media files on the laptop on the road for say a month? While relaxing I'd like to use the FTM program to generate reports, record research notes and other tasks that FTM program has to offer - separate from AMT data file changes which I understand must be accomplished ONLY via internet. > > > > Can this be accomplished and if so how? Detailed step by step instructions , please. > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Version 2008 - 2012 http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have followed our recent threads on online Trees with interest. It appears that the 'World Family Tree' CD's were put online via Genealogy.com (a subsidiary of Ancestry.com) - http://www.genealogy.com/ifa/wftlist.html The 'World Connect' Family Trees may be found at Rootsweb (another subsidary of Ancestry.com) - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------ Regarding online Ancestry Trees @ Ancestry.com, there is merit in having one, especially if you are using FTM-2012 or FTM-2014 and have a subscription to Ancestry.com (eg. World Heritage, UK Heritage, USA Expolorer, etc.) My brother Ward and I have collaborated for nearly 20 years on our common Ancestry and related family trees. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland and I live in Victoria, Australia. I'm the keeper of the database and he does the major on-the-ground research. When FTM-2012 came out, he urged me to leave our previous program (Ultimate Family Tree), and purchase Ancestry's latest version of FTM because of its TreeSync feature. It works pretty well, although I had a few hiccups at first. Having an online Ancestry Tree (via TreeSync) has been a blessing to us. Now my brother can access everything at our Tree, and even do some inputting himself. He does this as 'Editor'. I have a handful of invited 'Guests' and 'Contributors'. Some of them can see 'Living People' but most of them can't. ---------------- With TreeSync, everything in your FTM database is translated onto your corresponding Ancestry Tree. Any additions, changes and deletions to your database are 'synced up' to your online Ancestry Tree, and anything additions, changes and deleetions to your online Tree are 'synced down' to your FTM database. You can choose to make your online Ancestry Tree Public or Private. There are two privacy settings. One locks down everything so no one can view your online Tree except invited 'Guests', 'Contributor' (or 'Editor'). ---------- As many of you know, having an Ancestry account means that you have ready access to all the Public Ancestry Trees. From personal experience, I've discovered that nearly all of them are chock full of errors (including my own). You can either stamp up and down and curse these Trees, or use them with a grain of salt. (Remember all those &%^*@ LDS Submissions and Ancestral Files? ... many of them have worked their way onto the majority of online Trees out there ... and possibly into your own database when you started off as a 'Newby' to Family History.) So what do you do with your online Ancestry Tree? - My suggestion is to make it Public, so others can challenge you and assist you with corrections and errors in your database, with 'TreeSync' this can be done online, or off-line. With your Ancestry subscription (if you have one), you have ready access to literally billions of records that are growing everyday. These are the gems and I've found them to be a great asset in organising the people and families on my Tree, but even more than that, gathering up source materials that can verify and substantiate all the information I've been inputtings. ONE WARNING: With Ancestry you can display Ancestry Member Tree "hints" in your Tree(s), or receive hint notifications only for records and media. I recommend turning OFF Ancestry Member Tree hints as they can easily lead you astray. If you turn them on, "Buyer Beware!" ----------- None of our Trees, whether online or off-line, are accurate. None of us have the time, money or resources, to research every single person in our database(s). We depend upon each other, especially cousins with whom we partner our research. We do the on-the-ground research where we are able and attempt to verify every person, story, fact and entry in our database(s). Where we can't, we can subscribe to services such as Ancestry.com and view the wealth of information that's freely available out there on the Net. Yes, Family History for us is both an obsession and a delight. "Who do we think we are?" ... We are the make up of all the individuals that came before us. We want to know our relatives and ancestors intimately, put to rest the myths of our past and discover the real stories, where we are able, that form our personal and collective history. Let's just make sure that what we gather up for ourselves or for our children and other descendants are as accurate as possible, with the off-line and on-line tools we have at our disposal ... ... And this includes records available Ancestry and even some of those #$&%$ Online Ancestry Trees, including the ones you trust. John in Oz ------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Maynard Phillip Island, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Let there be Peace on Earth, Justice and Prosperity ... ... and an End to Violence, Poverty and Greed."

Great instructions BJ. I was fine until your second message that laid out the sequential steps with desktop & laptop. I will study that a bit more. After my first read I concluded nothing in the first set of instructions was changed by the second set. Would you please confirm that? I do have to say for many novice users this will be a real hassle and a negative for using two computers. Fortunately, I've been around them since programming was performed by generating binary code and throwing switches for the 1s and 0s. My problem now is remembering, so I cut and pasted your instructions into a PDF file and will put them into my Companion Guide. Which reminds me, someone like you who always provides clear succinct instructions should write a book about some of the more advanced work arounds for users. Or FTM should contract someone to do that. I say contract it, because I would rather see them using their resources to advance the software. You and Russ have excellent grasps of the software's more subtle processes. No offense Russ, but BJ writes great instructions. Thank you Ken Schroeder > Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 20:35:48 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers > > With the release of FTM 2014, you can do this a bit easier. This is > because FTM 2014 can restore a link between an AMT and a computer file > which has been restored using the FTM 2014 Backup feature. If I'm going > to be on the road for a week or longer and I wanted to work on my > Genealogy while I was not the road, I would do it this way. > > 1. On the desktop, I would use FTM 2014 to backup my file. Ensure you > use all of the options for the backup: Include Media Files, > Historical events, Web Favorites and Allow restored file to resume > syncing. > 2. Copy the backup file (file extension .FTMB) to the laptop. > 3. Install FTM 2014 on the laptop. > 4. Use the laptop to restore the backup file to the laptop. During the > restore, ensure you tell it to restore the syncing using this file. > It is important to realize that when you restore this backup to a > file with syncing capability, the older file on the Desktop will NO > longer be synced to the AMT. > 5. Now use the laptop for all updating and inputting for the file. > Continue to sync the file to the AMT while you are on your trip. > 6. When you return from your trip and intend to start using your > Desktop again, you must FIRST backup the file on the laptop. Again > use all of the options especially to allow the restored file to > resume syncing. > 7. Copy the backup file to the Desktop. > 8. At this time you have an important decision to make. Specifically do > you intend to use the same file name and the same folder you were > using before you went on your trip. If you do, then on the Desktop > before doing anything else, open FTM 2014 and use it to delete the > old FTM file on the Desktop. Remember this file has outdated > information AND is no longer linked to the AMT tree. You want to > delete it so you can use the same FTM file name. > 9. Using FTM 2014 to restore the backup file (the one you just created > using the Laptop). Again make sure you restore telling FTM to > restore the sync link also. You should restore the file to the same > name of your old file and in the same location. At this point, the > file on the Desktop is synced to the AMT and the Laptop file will no > longer be synced to the AMT. > > This works because FTM 2014 lets the user restore syncing from the > restored file. Unfortunately, syncing is still limited between one AMT > and one FTM File on one computer. Although I haven't used this > technique to transfer the file and sync capability from one computer to > another, I have used it to transfer the from one hard disk to another. > > I hope this is understandable. If you have any questions or concerns, > please write to the list. > > BJ > > On 2/4/2014 3:43 PM, Ken Schroeder wrote: > > Please be patient with me for sometimes I don't get my need across on the first try. > > > > If I understand things correctly, the suggestion presented by FTM Companion GUIDE is to: > > 1) create tree in FTM on my desktop > > 2) upload and sync that FTM file to an AMT on Ancestry > > 3) maintain my FTM- AMT sync by ONLY making changes to either my desktop FTM or AMT > > 3) when on the road make ALL changes and additions ONLY via internet connected laptop to AMT > > 4) when back home, via desktop FTM sync AMT with desktop FTM to get road changes into desktop FTM > > Under this guidance there is only one file and one computer, as the laptop is only used to get via the internet to the AMT. > > Need or wish given that "One file to one computer rule with FTM 2014 SYNC process capability": > > > > Is there anyway to have the FTM 2014 program and data & media files on the laptop on the road for say a month? While relaxing I'd like to use the FTM program to generate reports, record research notes and other tasks that FTM program has to offer - separate from AMT data file changes which I understand must be accomplished ONLY via internet. > > > > Can this be accomplished and if so how? Detailed step by step instructions , please. > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you, Ken. You are correct in that the second messages is hopefully a more visual representation of the first message. It attempts to show which file is sync linked to the AMT during the time line. Sometimes I think my instructions make it look more complicated than it actually is. Unfortunately the list is restricted to plain text messages so it can't be helped. I agree it is not a technique I would advocate for short term absences. Hopefully a future version will offer a better solution. Having said that, FTM 2012 allowed the user to recover a link to the AMT using a restored backup. But I think the FTM 2014 option is a great improvement over FTM 2012. Before FTM 2012, if you lost your file and restored from a backup copy, you lost your sync link to the AMT. That was one of the reasons, I didn't issue invitations to my AMT. It seems like I was always having a problem with my tree due to my using it to experiment. Also moving the file to a new hard disk or a new computer was a real pain. Now it really is a piece of cake. The nice thing about FTM 2014 is it stores a lot more data on the AMT. This data is not displayed or available in the AMT - so why store it, having that additional data allows the user to download the AMT to a new file on the computer. You have quite a bit of clean up but it is better than having to start all over. I recently experienced a problem with my hard disk and it corrupted my file to such an extent that I could not even load the file. While I had a backup of the file, I had made a considerable amount of changes to the file since the backup. I really hated losing all of those changes so I decided to download my AMT. I recovered the file with the changes. Unfortunately, due to the different methods of storing source-citation records and media files, I had quite a bit of cleanup to do. I'm still cleaning up my source-citations but am taking the time to revamp the way I document the source-citations and their linked media files. With about 2,000 source-citations, it has taken time and effort but I think in the long run it will be worth it. Thanks again for the kind words. BJ On 2/5/2014 10:22 AM, Ken Schroeder wrote: > Great instructions BJ. > > I was fine until your second message that laid out the sequential steps with desktop & laptop. I will study that a bit more. After my first read I concluded nothing in the first set of instructions was changed by the second set. Would you please confirm that? > > I do have to say for many novice users this will be a real hassle and a negative for using two computers. Fortunately, I've been around them since programming was performed by generating binary code and throwing switches for the 1s and 0s. My problem now is remembering, so I cut and pasted your instructions into a PDF file and will put them into my Companion Guide. > > Which reminds me, someone like you who always provides clear succinct instructions should write a book about some of the more advanced work arounds for users. Or FTM should contract someone to do that. I say contract it, because I would rather see them using their resources to advance the software. > > You and Russ have excellent grasps of the software's more subtle processes. No offense Russ, but BJ writes great instructions. >

At 04:59 PM 04-02-14 -0600, Rosemary Jones wrote: >Will FTM 2005 read those disks? That is free, somewhere or other on the >Ancestry site. >Rosemary > >On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 4:39 PM, John Maynard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What you can do is get an old version of FTM to read your disc and > > then export to GEDCOM 5.5. From there you can import all your data > > into a later version of FTM, such as ver. 2012 or 2014. Easy As? Hi Rosemary. I'm not sure, but it is worth a try. I think the Ancestry Tree CD's were still available a decade ago. John M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Maynard Phillip Island, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Let there be Peace on Earth, Justice and Prosperity ... ... and an End to Violence, Poverty and Greed."

This is sort of FTM, interested in others experiences. When I find a public family tree in Ancestry via searching for a person, Ancestry doesn't offer the Save to Shoebox as it does to its documents. Under Search off the main menu, searching family trees is by person, not by tree name or something else. Has anyone found a handy way to return to/find again a tree you "might" have made a note of the tree name assigned by the owner, or even the url (which is what I'm doing now)? Sandra  from Minnesota

At 01:44 PM 04-02-14 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >I agree with Jay. I had every bit of my Tree documented and on >World Family Tree. I wrongly assumed FTM had preserved those. Now >I have to re-input all my data because FTM cannot read the >disc. That is what happens when you burn out and skip a couple of updates. What you can do is get an old version of FTM to read your disc and then export to GEDCOM 5.5. From there you can import all your data into a later version of FTM, such as ver. 2012 or 2014. Easy As? John M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Maynard Phillip Island, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Let there be Peace on Earth, Justice and Prosperity ... ... and an End to Violence, Poverty and Greed."

I'm afraid there has been a slight misunderstanding. The AMT remains the same. It is linked to one file on one computer. Since the AMT doesn't change, the invitees aren't lost or changed. Here is what is happening. I'm using the same name for the file and the AMT so they are easily identifiable. The AMT Name is Smith Roots The FTM File is named Smith Roots.ftm Step AMT | Desktop (DT) | Laptop (LT) | | 1 Smith Roots | Smith Roots | no file in first step synced (DT) | synced to AMT | | | 2 Smith Roots | Smith Roots Old | Smith Roots new synced to (LT)| not synced | restored from (DT)backup | (delete from DT) | synced to AMT | | 3 Smith Roots | Smith Roots | Smith Roots (old) synced (DT) | Restore from | not Synced to AMT | (LT) backup | | synced to AMT | (delete from LT) You delete the old files so that you can restore the backup to the original file names. You cannot have one AMT synced to both the Desktop and the Laptop computers at the same time. Hope this clarifies things. BJ On 2/4/2014 11:01 PM, John Maynard wrote: > At 10:08 PM 04-02-14 -0800, H R Worthington wrote: >> There is one issue to consider, and it may not be an issue for you. >> You MAY have to re-invite anyone to your Ancestry Member Trees that >> you have invited to your first AMT. >> There may be some clean up of AMTs and Family Files on your >> computers so that you KNOW which is THE ONE FILE that is Syncing with ONE AMT. >> Russ > Hi Russ. I'm saving this thread. If FTM-2014 can link to two > computers with minimum fuss and bother that's fantastic. Ancestry now > has a feature where you can invite people you've previously invited > to your other Tree(s) to your new Tree. One Caveat: make sure you > invite them to your new Tree before you delete the old one!

Ken, BJ's steps should work as he suggests. There is one issue to consider, and it may not be an issue for you. You MAY have to re-invite anyone to your Ancestry Member Trees that you have invited to your first AMT.  There may be some clean up of AMTs and Family Files on your computers so that you KNOW which is THE ONE FILE that is Syncing with ONE AMT. Russ   ___________________________ Mailto:[email protected] ________________________________ From: BJ <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Use of FTM 2014 on Two Computers With the release of FTM 2014, you can do this a bit easier.  This is because FTM 2014 can restore a link between an AMT and a computer file which has been restored using the FTM 2014 Backup feature.  If I'm going to be on the road for a week or longer and I wanted to work on my Genealogy while I was not the road, I would do it this way. 1. On the desktop, I would use FTM 2014 to backup my file. Ensure you     use all of the options for the backup: Include Media Files,     Historical events, Web Favorites and Allow restored file to resume     syncing. 2. Copy the backup file (file extension .FTMB) to the laptop. 3. Install FTM 2014 on the laptop. 4. Use the laptop to restore the backup file to the laptop. During the     restore, ensure you tell it to restore the syncing using this file.     It is important to realize that when you restore this backup to a     file with syncing capability, the older file on the Desktop will NO     longer be synced to the AMT. 5. Now use the laptop for all updating and inputting  for the file.     Continue to sync the file to the AMT while you are on your trip. 6. When you return from your trip and intend to start using your     Desktop again, you must FIRST backup the file on the laptop. Again     use all of the options especially to allow the restored file to     resume syncing. 7. Copy the backup file to the Desktop. 8. At this time you have an important decision to make. Specifically do     you intend to use the same file name and the same folder you were     using before you went on your trip.  If you do, then on the Desktop     before doing anything else, open FTM 2014 and use it to delete the     old FTM file on the Desktop. Remember this file has outdated     information AND is no longer linked to the AMT tree.  You want to     delete it so you can use the same FTM file name. 9. Using FTM 2014 to restore the backup file (the one you just created     using the Laptop).  Again make sure you restore telling FTM to     restore the sync link also.  You should restore the file to the same     name of your old file and in the same location.  At this point, the     file on the Desktop is synced to the AMT and the Laptop file will no     longer be synced to the AMT. This works because FTM 2014 lets the user restore syncing from the restored file.  Unfortunately, syncing is still limited between one AMT and one FTM File on one computer.  Although I haven't used this technique to transfer the file and sync capability from one computer to another, I have used it to transfer the from one hard disk to another. I hope this is understandable.  If you have any questions or concerns, please write to the list. BJ On 2/4/2014 3:43 PM, Ken Schroeder wrote: > Please be patient with me for sometimes I don't get my need across on the first try. >  > If I understand things correctly, the suggestion presented by FTM Companion GUIDE is to: > 1) create tree in FTM on my desktop > 2) upload and sync that FTM file to an AMT on Ancestry > 3) maintain my FTM- AMT sync by ONLY making changes to either my desktop FTM or AMT > 3) when on the road make ALL changes and additions ONLY via internet connected laptop to AMT > 4) when back home, via desktop FTM sync AMT with desktop FTM to get road changes into desktop FTM > Under this guidance there is only one file and one computer, as the laptop is only used to get via the internet to the AMT. > Need or wish given that "One file to one computer rule with FTM 2014 SYNC process capability": >  > Is there anyway to have the FTM 2014 program and data & media files on the laptop on the road for say a month? While relaxing I'd like to use the FTM program to generate reports, record research notes and other tasks that FTM program has to offer - separate from AMT data file changes which I understand must be accomplished ONLY via internet. >  > Can this be accomplished and if so how?  Detailed step by step instructions , please.

With the release of FTM 2014, you can do this a bit easier. This is because FTM 2014 can restore a link between an AMT and a computer file which has been restored using the FTM 2014 Backup feature. If I'm going to be on the road for a week or longer and I wanted to work on my Genealogy while I was not the road, I would do it this way. 1. On the desktop, I would use FTM 2014 to backup my file. Ensure you use all of the options for the backup: Include Media Files, Historical events, Web Favorites and Allow restored file to resume syncing. 2. Copy the backup file (file extension .FTMB) to the laptop. 3. Install FTM 2014 on the laptop. 4. Use the laptop to restore the backup file to the laptop. During the restore, ensure you tell it to restore the syncing using this file. It is important to realize that when you restore this backup to a file with syncing capability, the older file on the Desktop will NO longer be synced to the AMT. 5. Now use the laptop for all updating and inputting for the file. Continue to sync the file to the AMT while you are on your trip. 6. When you return from your trip and intend to start using your Desktop again, you must FIRST backup the file on the laptop. Again use all of the options especially to allow the restored file to resume syncing. 7. Copy the backup file to the Desktop. 8. At this time you have an important decision to make. Specifically do you intend to use the same file name and the same folder you were using before you went on your trip. If you do, then on the Desktop before doing anything else, open FTM 2014 and use it to delete the old FTM file on the Desktop. Remember this file has outdated information AND is no longer linked to the AMT tree. You want to delete it so you can use the same FTM file name. 9. Using FTM 2014 to restore the backup file (the one you just created using the Laptop). Again make sure you restore telling FTM to restore the sync link also. You should restore the file to the same name of your old file and in the same location. At this point, the file on the Desktop is synced to the AMT and the Laptop file will no longer be synced to the AMT. This works because FTM 2014 lets the user restore syncing from the restored file. Unfortunately, syncing is still limited between one AMT and one FTM File on one computer. Although I haven't used this technique to transfer the file and sync capability from one computer to another, I have used it to transfer the from one hard disk to another. I hope this is understandable. If you have any questions or concerns, please write to the list. BJ On 2/4/2014 3:43 PM, Ken Schroeder wrote: > Please be patient with me for sometimes I don't get my need across on the first try. > > If I understand things correctly, the suggestion presented by FTM Companion GUIDE is to: > 1) create tree in FTM on my desktop > 2) upload and sync that FTM file to an AMT on Ancestry > 3) maintain my FTM- AMT sync by ONLY making changes to either my desktop FTM or AMT > 3) when on the road make ALL changes and additions ONLY via internet connected laptop to AMT > 4) when back home, via desktop FTM sync AMT with desktop FTM to get road changes into desktop FTM > Under this guidance there is only one file and one computer, as the laptop is only used to get via the internet to the AMT. > Need or wish given that "One file to one computer rule with FTM 2014 SYNC process capability": > > Is there anyway to have the FTM 2014 program and data & media files on the laptop on the road for say a month? While relaxing I'd like to use the FTM program to generate reports, record research notes and other tasks that FTM program has to offer - separate from AMT data file changes which I understand must be accomplished ONLY via internet. > > Can this be accomplished and if so how? Detailed step by step instructions , please.