Ali, The subject of the email was about the description field and that is where John recommended not adding source information. I believe that you are using FTM 2011? Those same fields are in FTM 2011. To the contrary, most of the comments I have seen on this list regarding the sync feature have been positive. The two things to keep in mind are: 1. If you have a lot of media and the media has not been resized, the initial upload may take a long time, especially if done during busy times of the day. 2. If you use the templates in FTM for your sources or have a very specific way of handling them, then you should only sync up and not make any changes in your AMT, only in your FTM file. You can always use a test file to try it out. Linda in Costa Rica Monroe County, New York Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys Monroe County, New York History http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys -----Original Message----- From: Ali Sent: Saturday, 22 October, 2011 9:06 PM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field John Do not use what for sources? I do not have v2012 yet and want to be clear where and what it is you are referring to that we should not use. This new version seems to have to upset more users than any other new version. I know from what I have read so far I will not be using the Sync feature. Ali ----- Original Message ----- From: John Donaldson To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field The only thing I would add to this discussion is not to use it for sources If you do, you nullify the ability to show sources and charts and reports and also use the source usage reports etc John Donaldson

Linda I use several description fields. He was not clear about which one he was warning against, that was my concern. I guess we are reading different comments because most of the problems I've read so far are about the sync feature. Media I have no problem with as I have not added any media other than what Ancestry supplies from a search. I'm wondering what happens if one has more than one tree on Ancestry? How will the sync feature work then? I have separated a branch and made a tree from my main tree. Ali ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda H Gutierrez To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field Ali, The subject of the email was about the description field and that is where John recommended not adding source information. I believe that you are using FTM 2011? Those same fields are in FTM 2011. To the contrary, most of the comments I have seen on this list regarding the sync feature have been positive. The two things to keep in mind are: 1. If you have a lot of media and the media has not been resized, the initial upload may take a long time, especially if done during busy times of the day. 2. If you use the templates in FTM for your sources or have a very specific way of handling them, then you should only sync up and not make any changes in your AMT, only in your FTM file. You can always use a test file to try it out. Linda in Costa Rica Monroe County, New York Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys Monroe County, New York History http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys -----Original Message----- From: Ali Sent: Saturday, 22 October, 2011 9:06 PM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field John Do not use what for sources? I do not have v2012 yet and want to be clear where and what it is you are referring to that we should not use. This new version seems to have to upset more users than any other new version. I know from what I have read so far I will not be using the Sync feature. Ali ----- Original Message ----- From: John Donaldson To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field The only thing I would add to this discussion is not to use it for sources If you do, you nullify the ability to show sources and charts and reports and also use the source usage reports etc John Donaldson ********************************** 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

Ali, ANY description field! Sources need to be put where sources are suppose to be put. You can have as many trees on Ancestry as you wish. File #1 will link and sync to Tree #1 online, File #2 will link and sync to Tree #2, etc. One has nothing to do with the other. With a feature of this complexity there are bound to be some issues. Just like each person's Ancestry is different so are everyone's Family Trees and those differences can bring up issues that may have not come up during the testing phase of the software. As long as you keep a good copy of your file(s), then if any issues arise when you attempt to sync, you can always fall back on you’re the copy of your file. One should always have more than one back-up. Linda in Costa Rica Monroe County, New York Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys Monroe County, New York History http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys -----Original Message----- From: Ali Sent: Saturday, 22 October, 2011 9:58 PM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field Linda I use several description fields. He was not clear about which one he was warning against, that was my concern. I guess we are reading different comments because most of the problems I've read so far are about the sync feature. Media I have no problem with as I have not added any media other than what Ancestry supplies from a search. I'm wondering what happens if one has more than one tree on Ancestry? How will the sync feature work then? I have separated a branch and made a tree from my main tree. Ali ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda H Gutierrez To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field Ali, The subject of the email was about the description field and that is where John recommended not adding source information. I believe that you are using FTM 2011? Those same fields are in FTM 2011. To the contrary, most of the comments I have seen on this list regarding the sync feature have been positive. The two things to keep in mind are: 1. If you have a lot of media and the media has not been resized, the initial upload may take a long time, especially if done during busy times of the day. 2. If you use the templates in FTM for your sources or have a very specific way of handling them, then you should only sync up and not make any changes in your AMT, only in your FTM file. You can always use a test file to try it out. Linda in Costa Rica Monroe County, New York Genealogy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys Monroe County, New York History http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys -----Original Message----- From: Ali Sent: Saturday, 22 October, 2011 9:06 PM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field John Do not use what for sources? I do not have v2012 yet and want to be clear where and what it is you are referring to that we should not use. This new version seems to have to upset more users than any other new version. I know from what I have read so far I will not be using the Sync feature. Ali ----- Original Message ----- From: John Donaldson To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field The only thing I would add to this discussion is not to use it for sources If you do, you nullify the ability to show sources and charts and reports and also use the source usage reports etc John Donaldson

I have three trees synced and, once in a while, up load temporarily an older tree to use. I've had no problems with the syncing. Also, where are these other Description fields that you mention. There can be a Description field for each fact and that's what should NOT be used to record sources. Tom Herson Ithaca, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ali" <avws2601@sympatico.ca> To: <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field > Linda > I use several description fields. He was not clear about which one he was > warning against, that was my concern. > > I guess we are reading different comments because most of the problems > I've read so far are about the sync feature. > > Media I have no problem with as I have not added any media other than what > Ancestry supplies from a search. > > I'm wondering what happens if one has more than one tree on Ancestry? How > will the sync feature work then? I have separated a branch and made a > tree from my main tree. > Ali > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Linda H Gutierrez > To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 11:36 PM > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field > > > Ali, > > The subject of the email was about the description field and that is > where > John recommended not adding source information. I believe that you are > using > FTM 2011? Those same fields are in FTM 2011. > > To the contrary, most of the comments I have seen on this list regarding > the > sync feature have been positive. The two things to keep in mind are: > > 1. If you have a lot of media and the media has not been resized, the > initial upload may take a long time, especially if done during busy times > of > the day. > > 2. If you use the templates in FTM for your sources or have a very > specific > way of handling them, then you should only sync up and not make any > changes > in your AMT, only in your FTM file. > > You can always use a test file to try it out. > > > Linda > in Costa Rica > Monroe County, New York Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys > Monroe County, New York History > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ali > Sent: Saturday, 22 October, 2011 9:06 PM > To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field > > John > Do not use what for sources? I do not have v2012 yet and want to be > clear > where and what it is you are referring to that we should not use. This > new > version seems to have to upset more users than any other new version. I > know from what I have read so far I will not be using the Sync feature. > Ali > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Donaldson > To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:32 PM > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field > > The only thing I would add to this discussion is not to use it for > sources > > If you do, you nullify the ability to show sources and charts and > reports > and also use the source usage reports etc > > John Donaldson > > > ********************************** > 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 > ********************************** > 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 >

Wise comments, Linda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda H Gutierrez" <lilacarlhg@amnet.co.cr> To: <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field > Ali, > > The subject of the email was about the description field and that is where > John recommended not adding source information. I believe that you are > using > FTM 2011? Those same fields are in FTM 2011. > > To the contrary, most of the comments I have seen on this list regarding > the > sync feature have been positive. The two things to keep in mind are: > > 1. If you have a lot of media and the media has not been resized, the > initial upload may take a long time, especially if done during busy times > of > the day. > > 2. If you use the templates in FTM for your sources or have a very > specific > way of handling them, then you should only sync up and not make any > changes > in your AMT, only in your FTM file. > > You can always use a test file to try it out. > > > Linda > in Costa Rica > Monroe County, New York Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys > Monroe County, New York History > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monroenys > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ali > Sent: Saturday, 22 October, 2011 9:06 PM > To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field > > John > Do not use what for sources? I do not have v2012 yet and want to be clear > where and what it is you are referring to that we should not use. This > new > version seems to have to upset more users than any other new version. I > know from what I have read so far I will not be using the Sync feature. > Ali > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Donaldson > To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:32 PM > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] Just Loaded 2012- Description field > > The only thing I would add to this discussion is not to use it for > sources > > If you do, you nullify the ability to show sources and charts and reports > and also use the source usage reports etc > > John Donaldson > > > ********************************** > 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 >