Edit>Manage Facts. Highlight the fact you want to change and then click on Data Options. This brings up a table of all instances that use that fact. You can filter and/or manually select the places where you want to change the fact and then click on the button that says "Change selected facts". Rosemary On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 8:47 AM, John Okerson <johnokerson@gmail.com> wrote: > Would SKS tell me how to change a fact name in 2012? > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Online Support for Family Tree Maker > Version 16 and earlier > http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ > > Version 2008 - 2011 > http://ftm.custhelp.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The combined family display is a new feature of FTM 2012. It displays all of the children of an individual across multiple spouses. To see it, go to the Family tab in the middle lower pane which shows the children of the current couple, you will see an icon which looks like lines crossing each other. Clicking that toggles the combined list of children on and off. You cannot sort the children by birth dates while the combined list is selected. As I recall the children will be displayed thusly. Children will be displayed as they are sorted within each family. Children of the selected family are displayed first, followed by the children of the other families. BJ On 12/17/2011 8:42 AM, Ali wrote: > Will you share your discovery with us?

Would SKS tell me how to change a fact name in 2012?

The first thing to do is to click on the person you want to change. This displays the individual's preferred facts in the right pane which is also called the Information pane. If the fact is displayed in the right (information) pane, you can make the change in that pane. If it is not shown in the right pane, click the Person Tab. This changes to a work area similar to the FTM 16 Edit Individual dialog box. All of the facts for the focal individual are displayed and you can make any changes by selecting the fact and making the change in the right pane. The thing to watch out for is the removal of a fact from the list. If you want to remove a fact, you select the fact in the left pane. Just above the pane there is a Red X next to a Blue +. Clicking that Red X deletes the fact. PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE it with the the icon of a person's head and delete in the top right corner. Clicking that icon DELETES THE INDIVIDUAL. You can use the Mini-Nav (partial pedigree chart at the top of the work area to navigate or change the focus to other individuals in the family. I hope that answers your question. BJ On 12/17/2011 7:53 AM, Cynthia Whittington Low wrote: > I just found the family tab for a combined index.........now I can see the pedigree on top, and family view of my tree on the bottom, with children and spouse, grandparents, and on the right the detailed view, where I can change or update the persons information!!!!

I'm not sure whether this is what you are looking for or not. In FTM 16 and earlier, you could change the name of a fact label. You don't do that any more after FTM 2008. You can add new custom fact labels and you can remove those fact labels. There are certain "default" fact labels established in the program and you cannot remove those. For example, Caste cannot be removed from the list of fact labels available for use. Now if you have a series of facts which you want to change to another fact label, there are several ways of doing that. As an example, when FTM merges a census record into the data base, it always creates a Residence fact. I don't want to use that fact label but prefer to use Census. So here is the way you can do that. 1. Go to the People, Person work area for the individual whose fact you want to change. 2. Highlight the fact you want to change. In my instance, Residence. 3. Click the right mouse button and select *Fact Data Options*. 4. Elect to backup the file or not. 5. A dialog box opens for the selected fact label. 6. You can either perform the change for All individuals or Selected individuals. I normally use selected individuals. 7. You may have a list of facts for the individual/s. Check the one you want changed. 8. You have several options. Click Change selected facts to this fact type. 9. A list will open offering you the choice of fact labels available. In my case I select Census. 10. Click OK and the fact has change from Residence to Census. Hope this answers your question. BJ On 12/17/2011 6:47 AM, John Okerson wrote: > Would SKS tell me how to change a fact name in 2012? > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Online Support for Family Tree Maker > Version 16 and earlier > http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ > > Version 2008 - 2011 > http://ftm.custhelp.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1890 / Virus Database: 2108/4685 - Release Date: 12/16/11 > >

> Other than missing dates the aim is to have ever option with zero errors Does ANYONE get to such a point? Sounds like a wonderful goal though. John Okerson Memphis, TN

Hello.... How do I run a data error report? Thanks, Cindy Low Millsboro, DE -----Original Message----- From: John Yates <john@jytangledweb.org> To: ftm-tech <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 16, 2011 10:18 pm Subject: [FTM-TECH] Mac Family Tree Maker 2: Data Errors Report bugs This probably happened in earlier versions too, but just o place a stick in the mud: I just ran a Data Errors Report on my 1700 person file. Among the many things were: three "The marriage occurred after the spouse's death" nd ne "The birth date occurred after his/her father was 80". Spending the time to check these four out, NONE were in fact true. What was true is that these people had multiple spouses, and he error checking code is defective in that it did not nderstand that. It sure does give me pause about the code quality. Also, I found several instances of a person seemingly dangling ith no parents, no children, and at a quick glance, no pouse. Closer inspection showed them with one spouse, but o spouse preferred, so it looked like no spouse. I had o manually select their ONLY spouse as preferred. I would hink that any time a person had one spouse, it would be he preferred spouse, by default. Yes? If I were writing he code, I'd insist on that. It is a bit off putting to ee a blank spouse on the screen, yet when one looks, one inds one that can be selected. again, this bug was probably in the previous version). Next, I'll see if the merge I did with 3 files still creates shadow" children that are in the tree once, as I recall, ut appear as multiples (one for each file they came from) n the children list. A GEDCOM export, as I recall, showed hem once each, but with multiple child linkages. Thus he duplicates in the children window. I tried to explain his to customer service, and they were unable to grasp he facts. I had to give up on them. If such a merge problem sounds familiar, I'm all ears. If not, 'll be trying to duplicate it with this version and will ost my results. But it may take me days, weeks, or months o find the time to get to it again. John ********************************* ist information page ttp://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Online Support for Family Tree Maker ersion 16 and earlier ttp://pastftm.custhelp.com/ Version 2008 - 2011 ttp://ftm.custhelp.com/ ------------------------------- o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Tools, Options - Default Directory -------------------------------------------------- From: "Cynthia Whittington Low" <cindersturn@aol.com> > > Hello All, > > Received my FTM 2012, in the mail on Wednesday. Couldn't get home and > download it fast enough. Which was seamless. I kept looking for a place > to change the file location, when I either passed it, (OK, so I'm a > senior) or it wasn't clear to me. Anyway, I was so pleased to see, as > others have stated, it was a separate file from my FTM 16. >

This probably happened in earlier versions too, but just to place a stick in the mud: I just ran a Data Errors Report on my 1700 person file. Among the many things were: three "The marriage occurred after the spouse's death" and one "The birth date occurred after his/her father was 80". Spending the time to check these four out, NONE were in fact true. What was true is that these people had multiple spouses, and the error checking code is defective in that it did not understand that. It sure does give me pause about the code quality. Also, I found several instances of a person seemingly dangling with no parents, no children, and at a quick glance, no spouse. Closer inspection showed them with one spouse, but no spouse preferred, so it looked like no spouse. I had to manually select their ONLY spouse as preferred. I would think that any time a person had one spouse, it would be the preferred spouse, by default. Yes? If I were writing the code, I'd insist on that. It is a bit off putting to see a blank spouse on the screen, yet when one looks, one finds one that can be selected. (again, this bug was probably in the previous version). Next, I'll see if the merge I did with 3 files still creates "shadow" children that are in the tree once, as I recall, but appear as multiples (one for each file they came from) in the children list. A GEDCOM export, as I recall, showed them once each, but with multiple child linkages. Thus the duplicates in the children window. I tried to explain this to customer service, and they were unable to grasp the facts. I had to give up on them. If such a merge problem sounds familiar, I'm all ears. If not, I'll be trying to duplicate it with this version and will post my results. But it may take me days, weeks, or months to find the time to get to it again. John

I'm not sure the updated version of FTM 2012 is being sold in stores. If she buys FTM 2012, she will probably get the older version but it doesn't matter as the update is free. Once she installs FTM 2012, it should check for an update, download and install the latest release. BK On 12/16/2011 8:34 PM, Daryl Rickards wrote: > Can you tell me what the difference between the statements FTM2012 and FTM > 2012 Upgrade. My cousin in Canada wants to go from FTM2008 to FTM2012 and > would like to know which option she should go for. I have not seen these > options before.

Click Publish, Person Reports, Data Errors Report The report generates You can select individuals to be included Immediate Family All Select Individuals You can also select what errors are to be reported by Clicking the Icon in the upper left corner of the right pane labeled Data Error Report Options. Hope this helps. BJ On 12/16/2011 7:51 PM, Cynthia Whittington Low wrote: > Hello.... > > How do I run a data error report? >

> All-in-all, it's a good feature. There are still some teething problems > but I haven't found anything that precludes me using the feature. On my hardware and with my complex file, things are NOT so good. While I can upload & link a small file and then sync either direction, my complex file seems to stop during the attempt to import it into Ancestry.com's file. I am still working with Tech Support on this issue, but ..... I would say that not being able to link and sync are CRUCIAL and CRITICAL. John

Hi Rosemary, I think I'm going to do the same thing, use my FTM as my primary databse, sounds easier. -----Original Message----- From: Rosemary Jones <rjones5622@gmail.com> To: ftm-tech <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 16, 2011 5:19 pm Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Got my FTM 2012, 3 Days Ago Welcome to 2012 Cynthia. Before you dip your toes into the syncing water you need to make a decision hich is going to be your primary database, Ancestry or Family Tree Maker. After messing around with it I've decided to stick with FTM as the ONLY lace where I make updates. Then I sync it up to Ancestry and the data is here in my member tree and is available to help in searching. This way, hen something happens to the link between the 2 trees (and it will, at ome time or another) all I have to do is unlink the tree on Ancestry, ename my FTM tree and upload to a new tree. After that I then delete the reviously linked tree on Ancestry. Have fun, Rosemary On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Cynthia Whittington Low < indersturn@aol.com> wrote: > Hello All, Received my FTM 2012, in the mail on Wednesday. Couldn't get home and download it fast enough. Which was seamless. I kept looking for a place to change the file location, when I either passed it, (OK, so I'm a senior) or it wasn't clear to me. Anyway, I was so pleased to see, as others have stated, it was a separate file from my FTM 16. Most basic tasks are intuitive to learn, however, I must share, I just click on everything clickable, and piece it together mentally, which eventually makes sense to me, to perform whatever basic function I happen to click on, emphasis on basic. Was amazed at all the new functions, just love the media function, I now have dozens of censes' and photos attached to whatever person I'm working on. While waiting for the manual to get here, when I would get stuck, (like real late at night, when I should have been asleep) I would go back over the FTM-TECH posts, and that would help. The only thing I still miss, so far, is the family page from my FTM 16 program. I know, I'll get use to the new family page in the FTM 2012, in time. To the person who asked about the 1 year back up service, with Ancestry.com, I mentioned in an earlier post. When I couldn't find the feature on the web site, I sent Ancestry.com an email. The answer stated they didn't know what I was talking about, go figure, and with the new version of FTM 2012, they didn't offer the back up service, because of the sync feature. The back up service is for prior versions of FTM. I still have the 1 year back up service for my FTM 16, it still works very nicely, which I tested after I got the email answer from Ancestry. Looking forward to learning the more complex features of the FTM 2012. I have to laugh here, I didn't realize how bored I had gotten with my FTM 16!! Cindy Low Millsboro, DE ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Online Support for Family Tree Maker Version 16 and earlier http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ Version 2008 - 2011 http://ftm.custhelp.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********************************* ist information page ttp://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Online Support for Family Tree Maker ersion 16 and earlier ttp://pastftm.custhelp.com/ Version 2008 - 2011 ttp://ftm.custhelp.com/ ------------------------------- o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Hi John, Thanks for the info. -----Original Message----- From: John Okerson <johnokerson@gmail.com> To: ftm-tech <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 16, 2011 4:42 pm Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Got my FTM 2012, 3 Days Ago > Looking forward to learning the more complex features of the FTM 2012. I have to laugh here, I didn't realize how bored I had gotten with my FTM 16!! Welcome to the current version. You should find that when you start the FTM 012, you needed to update it. The current version is now 452. You would ind that in Help, About. Since you mentioned waiting for your manual, you should be advised that here is a PDF of said manual installed with 2012. You can read it at your wn pace, or print a page or two if you wish. There is another book that as for 2011 instead, but seems a good resource. =================== SER GUIDE - Beyond The Basics, Guide For Advanced Users of Family Tree Maker amily Tree Maker for PC | Family Tree Maker for Mac rinted User Guide for FTM for PC | Printed User Guide for FTM for Mac Printed Guide - Beyond the Basics for FTM TM Technical Help BOOK - Beyond The Basics, A Guide For Advanced Users of Family Tree Maker y Tana L. Petersen You've mastered the basics. Now it's time to dive in and adapt Family Tree aker to work for you and your unique family. Picking up where the Companion Guide leaves off, Beyond the Basics teaches ou the best ways to define complex relationships; gives examples of custom eports that can help you organize your family history and become a more ffective researcher; and explains techniques to help you design beautiful amily tree charts. This guide was designed and released during the FTM 2011 version. The olutions provided in this guide continue to be usful for users of FTM 2012. Here's just a few of the topics you'll learn about: sing Family Tree Maker and Ancestry.com together erging, importing, and exporting trees ntering illegitimate births, multiple spouses, and name changes sing custom facts esigning wall charts rganizing media items nd much more… ith Family Tree Maker, building your family tree has never been easier. Contents Chapter 1: Filling Out Your Tree Entering Names Entering Dates Entering Locations Entering Notes Chapter 2: Defining Relationships Multiple Spouses Multiple Marriages to the Same Person Marriage Between Cousins Same-Sex Relationships Divorce Blended Families Illegitimate Children Individuals Without Children Unrelated Individuals Chapter 3: Working More Efficiently Using the Index Selecting a Group of Individuals Searching Your Tree for Specific Individuals Editing an Individual Adding Family Members Chapter 4: Importing and Exporting Importing Family Tree Maker Files Importing GEDCOMs Importing Other Files Importing Large Files Viewing and Resolving Import Errors Merging Files Exporting Trees Creating a Family Tree Make for Mac File Moving a Tree to a New Computer Maintaining a Tree on Two Computers Chapter 5: Showing Off Your Family Pedigree Charts Descendant Charts Hourglass Charts Bow Tie Charts Fan Charts Family Tree Charts Extended Family Charts Relationship Charts Customizing a Chart Creating a Wall Chart Chart Ideas Chapter 6: Analyzing Your Tree Personal Reports Research Reports Statistical Reports Media Reports Custom Reports Exporting Reports Chapter 7: Preserving Your History Selecting a Book Style Preparing Your Tree Building a Book Adding Finishing Touches Previewing and Printing Chapter 8: Making the Software Work for You Changing the Workspace Layout Setting the Default of the Editing Panel Managing Facts Customizing Historical Timelines Chapter 9: Using Family Tree Maker and Ancestry.com Setting Up Web Search Downloading Blank Charts and Reports Using the Web Dashboard Family Tree Maker and Ancestry Member Trees Maintaining Trees in Family Tree Maker and on Ancestry Chapter 10: Cleaning Up Your Tree Cleaning Up Your Sources Keeping Your Media Files Organized Creating a List of Duplicate Individuals Deleting a Group of Individuals Removing an Unknown Spouse Making Global Changes Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts ppendix B: Source Templates ndex Author: Tana L. Pedersen age count: 312 ize: 7" X 9" oftcover (perfect bound) anguage: English SBN: 978-1-59331-335-7 ublisher: Ancestry Publishing, 2011 ============= found it online for a discounted price at ttp://search-by.net/beyond-the-basics-a-guide-for-advanced-users-of-family-tree-maker-2011/ I do NOT own this manual but her work has been very good before ********************************** ist information page ttp://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Online Support for Family Tree Maker ersion 16 and earlier ttp://pastftm.custhelp.com/ Version 2008 - 2011 ttp://ftm.custhelp.com/ ------------------------------- o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Yes, that's how it works. It requires a lot of testing and experimenting on your part to see how you want to handle this. One thing I did was remove all my parish register and census images from my FTM tree before I uploaded to a linked (syncronised) member tree on Ancestry. There are copyright issues with these; the parish register images from FamilySearch aren't to be published on another site and is just one example. Not everyone has gone to these lengths and it is up to the individual whether you feel comfortable with the copyrighted images out there. All-in-all, it's a good feature. There are still some teething problems but I haven't found anything that precludes me using the feature. Rosemary On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 4:52 PM, John Okerson <johnokerson@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think I'm going to do the same thing, use my FTM as my primary > databse, > > sounds easier. > > > > I have several friends who have an online tree with Ancestry.com from time > before FTM 2012 was released. The dilemma they faced was how to deal with > changes and additions made by other people of the Ancestry Tree if they had > not incorporated each and every one of those changes or additions into > their > Family Tree Maker tree. The further the AT goes away from matching the > FTMT > the more difficult it would be, IMHO. Anyone care o jump in and share > their > experiences about this? > > One of the nice features of Ancestry.com and FTM 2012 - a tip of the hat to > Russ for pointing it out to me - is that the owner of a file on Ancestry > and > with FTM 2012, one can go to the Plan workspace, New Tree, Download fro > Ancestry and see trees you have online. If they are NOT linked, then you > can DOWNLOAD said tree from Ancestry to your computer. As best I can tell, > this downloads one's AT to the computer and it can become a FTMT. It is > most likely NOT identical to one's FTMT that was already on the computer. > If one downloads a .ftm with media, then one COULD cross check the media > files from the AT to what your previously existing FTMT media file > contains. > I acknowledge that naming the newly downloaded FTMT has to be done with > care > and likewise, using multiple trees, especially with similar names and most > of the people matching can be confusing. I think of this as an opportunity > to 'backup' the tree which is on Ancestry.com > > Comments and suggestions folks??? > > John Okerson > Memphis, TN > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Online Support for Family Tree Maker > Version 16 and earlier > http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ > > Version 2008 - 2011 > http://ftm.custhelp.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

> I think I'm going to do the same thing, use my FTM as my primary databse, > sounds easier. I have several friends who have an online tree with Ancestry.com from time before FTM 2012 was released. The dilemma they faced was how to deal with changes and additions made by other people of the Ancestry Tree if they had not incorporated each and every one of those changes or additions into their Family Tree Maker tree. The further the AT goes away from matching the FTMT the more difficult it would be, IMHO. Anyone care o jump in and share their experiences about this? One of the nice features of Ancestry.com and FTM 2012 - a tip of the hat to Russ for pointing it out to me - is that the owner of a file on Ancestry and with FTM 2012, one can go to the Plan workspace, New Tree, Download fro Ancestry and see trees you have online. If they are NOT linked, then you can DOWNLOAD said tree from Ancestry to your computer. As best I can tell, this downloads one's AT to the computer and it can become a FTMT. It is most likely NOT identical to one's FTMT that was already on the computer. If one downloads a .ftm with media, then one COULD cross check the media files from the AT to what your previously existing FTMT media file contains. I acknowledge that naming the newly downloaded FTMT has to be done with care and likewise, using multiple trees, especially with similar names and most of the people matching can be confusing. I think of this as an opportunity to 'backup' the tree which is on Ancestry.com Comments and suggestions folks??? John Okerson Memphis, TN

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Hello All, Received my FTM 2012, in the mail on Wednesday. Couldn't get home and download it fast enough. Which was seamless. I kept looking for a place to change the file location, when I either passed it, (OK, so I'm a senior) or it wasn't clear to me. Anyway, I was so pleased to see, as others have stated, it was a separate file from my FTM 16. Most basic tasks are intuitive to learn, however, I must share, I just click on everything clickable, and piece it together mentally, which eventually makes sense to me, to perform whatever basic function I happen to click on, emphasis on basic. Was amazed at all the new functions, just love the media function, I now have dozens of censes' and photos attached to whatever person I'm working on. While waiting for the manual to get here, when I would get stuck, (like real late at night, when I should have been asleep) I would go back over the FTM-TECH posts, and that would help. The only thing I still miss, so far, is the family page from my FTM 16 program. I know, I'll get use to the new family page in the FTM 2012, in time. To the person who asked about the 1 year back up service, with Ancestry.com, I mentioned in an earlier post. When I couldn't find the feature on the web site, I sent Ancestry.com an email. The answer stated they didn't know what I was talking about, go figure, and with the new version of FTM 2012, they didn't offer the back up service, because of the sync feature. The back up service is for prior versions of FTM. I still have the 1 year back up service for my FTM 16, it still works very nicely, which I tested after I got the email answer from Ancestry. Looking forward to learning the more complex features of the FTM 2012. I have to laugh here, I didn't realize how bored I had gotten with my FTM 16!! Cindy Low Millsboro, DE

Welcome to 2012 Cynthia. Before you dip your toes into the syncing water you need to make a decision which is going to be your primary database, Ancestry or Family Tree Maker. After messing around with it I've decided to stick with FTM as the ONLY place where I make updates. Then I sync it up to Ancestry and the data is there in my member tree and is available to help in searching. This way, when something happens to the link between the 2 trees (and it will, at some time or another) all I have to do is unlink the tree on Ancestry, rename my FTM tree and upload to a new tree. After that I then delete the previously linked tree on Ancestry. Have fun, Rosemary On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Cynthia Whittington Low < cindersturn@aol.com> wrote: > > > Hello All, > > Received my FTM 2012, in the mail on Wednesday. Couldn't get home and > download it fast enough. Which was seamless. I kept looking for a place > to change the file location, when I either passed it, (OK, so I'm a senior) > or it wasn't clear to me. Anyway, I was so pleased to see, as others have > stated, it was a separate file from my FTM 16. > > Most basic tasks are intuitive to learn, however, I must share, I just > click on everything clickable, and piece it together mentally, which > eventually makes sense to me, to perform whatever basic function I happen > to click on, emphasis on basic. > > Was amazed at all the new functions, just love the media function, I now > have dozens of censes' and photos attached to whatever person I'm working > on. > > While waiting for the manual to get here, when I would get stuck, (like > real late at night, when I should have been asleep) I would go back over > the FTM-TECH posts, and that would help. > > The only thing I still miss, so far, is the family page from my FTM 16 > program. I know, I'll get use to the new family page in the FTM 2012, in > time. > > To the person who asked about the 1 year back up service, with > Ancestry.com, I mentioned in an earlier post. When I couldn't find the > feature on the web site, I sent Ancestry.com an email. The answer stated > they didn't know what I was talking about, go figure, and with the new > version of FTM 2012, they didn't offer the back up service, because of the > sync feature. The back up service is for prior versions of FTM. I still > have the 1 year back up service for my FTM 16, it still works very nicely, > which I tested after I got the email answer from Ancestry. > > Looking forward to learning the more complex features of the FTM 2012. I > have to laugh here, I didn't realize how bored I had gotten with my FTM 16!! > > Cindy Low > Millsboro, DE > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Online Support for Family Tree Maker > Version 16 and earlier > http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ > > Version 2008 - 2011 > http://ftm.custhelp.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

> Looking forward to learning the more complex features of the FTM 2012. I > have to laugh here, I didn't realize how bored I had gotten with my FTM > 16!! Welcome to the current version. You should find that when you start the FTM 2012, you needed to update it. The current version is now 452. You would find that in Help, About. Since you mentioned waiting for your manual, you should be advised that there is a PDF of said manual installed with 2012. You can read it at your own pace, or print a page or two if you wish. There is another book that was for 2011 instead, but seems a good resource. ==================== USER GUIDE - Beyond The Basics, A Guide For Advanced Users of Family Tree Maker Family Tree Maker for PC | Family Tree Maker for Mac Printed User Guide for FTM for PC | Printed User Guide for FTM for Mac Printed Guide - Beyond the Basics for FTM FTM Technical Help BOOK - Beyond The Basics, A Guide For Advanced Users of Family Tree Maker By Tana L. Petersen You've mastered the basics. Now it's time to dive in and adapt Family Tree Maker to work for you and your unique family. Picking up where the Companion Guide leaves off, Beyond the Basics teaches you the best ways to define complex relationships; gives examples of custom reports that can help you organize your family history and become a more effective researcher; and explains techniques to help you design beautiful family tree charts. This guide was designed and released during the FTM 2011 version. The solutions provided in this guide continue to be usful for users of FTM 2012. Here's just a few of the topics you'll learn about: Using Family Tree Maker and Ancestry.com together Merging, importing, and exporting trees Entering illegitimate births, multiple spouses, and name changes Using custom facts Designing wall charts Organizing media items And much more… With Family Tree Maker, building your family tree has never been easier. Contents Chapter 1: Filling Out Your Tree - Entering Names - Entering Dates - Entering Locations - Entering Notes Chapter 2: Defining Relationships - Multiple Spouses - Multiple Marriages to the Same Person - Marriage Between Cousins - Same-Sex Relationships - Divorce - Blended Families - Illegitimate Children - Individuals Without Children - Unrelated Individuals Chapter 3: Working More Efficiently - Using the Index - Selecting a Group of Individuals - Searching Your Tree for Specific Individuals - Editing an Individual - Adding Family Members Chapter 4: Importing and Exporting - Importing Family Tree Maker Files - Importing GEDCOMs - Importing Other Files - Importing Large Files - Viewing and Resolving Import Errors - Merging Files - Exporting Trees - Creating a Family Tree Make for Mac File - Moving a Tree to a New Computer - Maintaining a Tree on Two Computers Chapter 5: Showing Off Your Family - Pedigree Charts - Descendant Charts - Hourglass Charts - Bow Tie Charts - Fan Charts - Family Tree Charts - Extended Family Charts - Relationship Charts - Customizing a Chart - Creating a Wall Chart - Chart Ideas Chapter 6: Analyzing Your Tree - Personal Reports - Research Reports - Statistical Reports - Media Reports - Custom Reports - Exporting Reports Chapter 7: Preserving Your History - Selecting a Book Style - Preparing Your Tree - Building a Book - Adding Finishing Touches - Previewing and Printing Chapter 8: Making the Software Work for You - Changing the Workspace Layout - Setting the Default of the Editing Panel - Managing Facts - Customizing Historical Timelines Chapter 9: Using Family Tree Maker and Ancestry.com - Setting Up Web Search - Downloading Blank Charts and Reports - Using the Web Dashboard - Family Tree Maker and Ancestry Member Trees - Maintaining Trees in Family Tree Maker and on Ancestry Chapter 10: Cleaning Up Your Tree - Cleaning Up Your Sources - Keeping Your Media Files Organized - Creating a List of Duplicate Individuals - Deleting a Group of Individuals - Removing an Unknown Spouse - Making Global Changes Appendix A: Keyboard Shortcuts Appendix B: Source Templates Index Author: Tana L. Pedersen Page count: 312 Size: 7" X 9" Softcover (perfect bound) Language: English ISBN: 978-1-59331-335-7 Publisher: Ancestry Publishing, 2011 ============== O found it online for a discounted price at http://search-by.net/beyond-the-basics-a-guide-for-advanced-users-of-family-tree-maker-2011/ I do NOT own this manual but her work has been very good before