I would like to split my family tree into four branches. Each branch would start with a grandparent. When I try to do this using : export / selected individuals / and either ancestors or descendents, it does not seem to "collect" every individual within that tree. Short of doing this "individually," there are 6500 in the tree, has anyone had an successful experience doing this an alternate way? I use FTM 2010.

I am assuming that you mean the spouses and their ancestors as those that the program doesn't "collect". Doing either a descendent or ancestral sort will only collect those that are "blood" relation. The immediate spouse will show, but their ancestors will only show on a tree that starts with them. I will also not show the ancestors of children's spouses, etc. Depending on how much "collateral" family members you have entered into your main data, some will not be "collected" when breaking a tree into segments. I have over 35,000 entries in my main tree. To gather all those names into individual trees would require that I break it into about 400 different trees, and then it still would leave quite a few individuals out. Del the Dragon Argue not with dragons, For thou art crunchy and go well with brie ----- Original Message ----- From: <PINEYRICK@aol.com> To: <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 6:30 PM Subject: [FTM-TECH] Splitting a tree I would like to split my family tree into four branches. Each branch would start with a grandparent. When I try to do this using : export / selected individuals / and either ancestors or descendents, it does not seem to "collect" every individual within that tree. Short of doing this "individually," there are 6500 in the tree, has anyone had an successful experience doing this an alternate way? I use FTM 2010. ********************************** 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

To further amplify, I have over 6000 different surnames in my data. to "collect" all of these into a tree, would require at least 3000 different trees or more as each surname would start a new tree. Del the Dragon Argue not with dragons, For thou art crunchy and go well with brie ----- Original Message ----- From: <PINEYRICK@aol.com> To: <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 6:30 PM Subject: [FTM-TECH] Splitting a tree I would like to split my family tree into four branches. Each branch would start with a grandparent. When I try to do this using : export / selected individuals / and either ancestors or descendents, it does not seem to "collect" every individual within that tree. Short of doing this "individually," there are 6500 in the tree, has anyone had an successful experience doing this an alternate way? I use FTM 2010. ********************************** 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 see where you have received some advice on splitting trees so I won't go into those. Here is the one sure way I've found to split the trees and get everyone into their proper "island" or "branch". It is a bit messy but it will do the job. I haven't done this recently and I no longer have FTM 2010 loaded so please forgive me for any small differences in the process. Always work with a copy of your data base. That way you can recover to the original by simply deleting the copy and returning to your original data base. The easiest way to do this is to create a backup of your file. You can then File, Restore the backup to a separate data base. 1. Using your copy of the data base, go to your father's record in the People, Family work area. 2. Click the Person option in the Menu Bar; from the drop down list, select Attach/Detach, select Detach Selected Person 3. Select the Existing family for your father and mother. This will keep your father with his parents but he will no longer be attached to your mother or their children. 4. With your father as the Focal person, Click Publish, Charts, Extended Family Chart (EFC). 5. Generate the EFC for All Individuals. 6. Once the EFC is generated, you should see two separate branches or islands. Alternating branches will be distinguished by a shaded background. Your father's branch should be the one at the top. 7. Click on your father's box and click the right mouse button. 8. Select the option - Select Person and All Relations. This will select everyone in your father's branch. 9. Place the cursor over your father's box and click the right mouse button. Toward the bottom of the list, select Export and then select Export Selected Persons. 10. Follow the instructions and you will now have a file of your father's branch. 11. Go to Plan and Delete this copy of the tree. Restore the backup file again and repeat steps 1-11 for your mother. Restore the backup file again and repeat steps 1-11 for your spouse's father. Restore the backup file again and repeat steps 1-11 for your spouse's mother. I find this the easiest way to create separate files for each grandparent. While this may sound tedious and complicated, it really isn't and it is the only way that I know to get complete islands. Good luck. BJ On 11/20/2011 4:30 PM, PINEYRICK@aol.com wrote: > I would like to split my family tree into four branches. Each branch would > start with a grandparent. When I try to do this using : export / > selected individuals / and either ancestors or descendents, it does not seem to > "collect" every individual within that tree. Short of doing this > "individually," there are 6500 in the tree, has anyone had an successful experience > doing this an alternate way? > > I use FTM 2010. >

My first question is why on earth do you want to do it? Splitting trees just adds complications with syncing various sections and also truncates ancestor reports and charts. Not recommended but if you really must do it. File>Export>Selected Individuals Use the filter to select the line that you wish to export a copy of. In your case pick the selected grandparent and then click on the descendent button This will produce a list of all the descendents from that particular grandparent (in your case) Decide whether you want to export as a an FTM 2010 file format (this will contain media) or GEDCOM Save the file and give it a name [say] Grandparent name file Repeat it for the next three grandparents You then end up with 5 files One with everyone in and four with the respective parsed lines John D -----Original Message----- From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of PINEYRICK@aol.com Sent: Monday, 21 November 2011 11:30 AM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: [FTM-TECH] Splitting a tree I would like to split my family tree into four branches. Each branch would start with a grandparent. When I try to do this using : export / selected individuals / and either ancestors or descendents, it does not seem to "collect" every individual within that tree. Short of doing this "individually," there are 6500 in the tree, has anyone had an successful experience doing this an alternate way? I use FTM 2010.