Lorraine, You are very welcome............glad to help.........slow is good :) Sheila Lorraine Silvey <ladytar1@hotmail.com> wrote: Hey Sheila, Thank you soooooo much for that good information. I will take you up on your offer of help if (when...hahaha) I get stuck again. It takes me a while to work through these things...getting slower all the time!! Take Good Care, Lorraine >From: Rd C >Reply-To: GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com >To: GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Genealogy Question >Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 12:34:14 -0800 (PST) > >Lorraine, >I would be happy to 'walk you through'...... >When I have FTM 10 opened and I want to create a text file of a particular >family, and depending on how many generations I want to include, this is >what I do: >1. Click on Genealogy Report (count over 10 from top left including the >arrow), it will transform your database into a word document, so to speak, >to view, once there, you can click on Content to determine how many >generations you want to show in the text family file by clicking on # of >generations to show and then use the up and down arrow to show the #, you >can also click on Options and determine if you want any notes, etc. to be >included in this text file. >2. Once you have decided on how you want the Genealogy Report to look, >click on File, and click on Export to PDF/Txt/Rtf and the 'save to' box >will open up and you decide what file you want it saved to, and what >format, PDF(acrobat), Text, or Formatted Text, then click on Save and it is >saved in the format you want in the file fold you want. Sometimes I like >to save in PDF and then later change it to a text file..........I can >option to omit, delete, add to the text file if necessary, but I rarely do >that. >I hope this wasn't confusing and I hope it was a help. >If I can be of further help you can email me off list if you like and I >will be happy to help you any way I can with FTM. >Sheila > > >Lorraine Silvey wrote: >Teresa, >I use FTM 10 and I have found it to be of great help. I also finally merged >my families together. I agree with Sheila that it is much easier that way. > >Sheila, >I am not very "intelligent" on FTM and continue to learn. I have not yet >learned to convert gedoms to Word yet....can you help on that? Any info >will be appreciated. > >I think this is very appropriate for the list. Any assistance or >encouragement on ways to maintain our files has to do with Genealogy and >can >make it easier for our "neighbors". > > > > > >From: Rd C > >Reply-To: GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Genealogy Question > >Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 18:34:04 -0800 (PST) > > > >Teresa, > >I use FTM 10 and love it. I started with FTM 3 (in 1996), and graduated >up > >to 10 so far. I started out with a separate file for my side of the >family > >and one for my husband at the time, but when I got brave enough I merged > >them together and it went beautifully.....and I am glad I did, I have >found > >it makes life a lot simplier for me and the connective allied families >are > >all right there without having to look in two or more files.......I can > >break down my gedcoms to as few or as many generations as I want when > >sharing, and I can also put them in word format and delete anything that >is > >of little or no interest to others......but I do find, when you share > >someone usually finds something/one they didn't know they were looking > >for....... > >Just my thoughts, > >Sheila > > > >Teresa Griffis wrote: > >These last few weeks we've covered Rowell, Mims, O'Steen, Johns, and > >several others that overlap in three of my families, my husband's > >paternal and maternal lines and also my materal line. I didn't realize > >these families connected until this last wave of activity. > > > >I use Family Tree Maker, an older version 6. I have a separate file for > >each family: Griffis, Woodard, Nelson, Daniell, etc., each with several > >thousand individuals in them. > > > >Question: I wonder how ya'll keep your files. Do you have each family > >in a separate file, or do you have just one big file? The reason I've > >never merged them together is because if I share a GED Com file, it > >would include too many other families of no interest and probably be too > >large to email. > > > >I'm open to suggestions. Email me off-list if this is inappropriate for > >list discussion. > > > >Teresa, tgriffis@wayxcable.com > > > > > > > > > >==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== > >GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html > >GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ > > > >============================== > >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > >Sheila > >Brantley County, GA > > > > > >--------------------------------- > > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > > > > > >==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== > >GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html > >GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ > > > >============================== > >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Dont just search. Find. 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Help I have the 11.2 version collectors addition and I have a horrible time. It has an internet search for updates you are suppose to be able to add the trees but I can't get the hang of it or the merge process. Am I too old to learn?? Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rd C" <raindancer1961@yahoo.com> To: <GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Genealogy Question > Lorraine, > You are very welcome............glad to help.........slow is good :) > Sheila > > Lorraine Silvey <ladytar1@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hey Sheila, > > Thank you soooooo much for that good information. I will take you up on > your offer of help if (when...hahaha) I get stuck again. It takes me a > while to work through these things...getting slower all the time!! > > Take Good Care, > Lorraine > > >>From: Rd C >>Reply-To: GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com >>To: GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Genealogy Question >>Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 12:34:14 -0800 (PST) >> >>Lorraine, >>I would be happy to 'walk you through'...... >>When I have FTM 10 opened and I want to create a text file of a particular >>family, and depending on how many generations I want to include, this is >>what I do: >>1. Click on Genealogy Report (count over 10 from top left including the >>arrow), it will transform your database into a word document, so to speak, >>to view, once there, you can click on Content to determine how many >>generations you want to show in the text family file by clicking on # of >>generations to show and then use the up and down arrow to show the #, you >>can also click on Options and determine if you want any notes, etc. to be >>included in this text file. >>2. Once you have decided on how you want the Genealogy Report to look, >>click on File, and click on Export to PDF/Txt/Rtf and the 'save to' box >>will open up and you decide what file you want it saved to, and what >>format, PDF(acrobat), Text, or Formatted Text, then click on Save and it >>is >>saved in the format you want in the file fold you want. Sometimes I like >>to save in PDF and then later change it to a text file..........I can >>option to omit, delete, add to the text file if necessary, but I rarely do >>that. >>I hope this wasn't confusing and I hope it was a help. >>If I can be of further help you can email me off list if you like and I >>will be happy to help you any way I can with FTM. >>Sheila >> >> >>Lorraine Silvey wrote: >>Teresa, >>I use FTM 10 and I have found it to be of great help. I also finally >>merged >>my families together. I agree with Sheila that it is much easier that way. >> >>Sheila, >>I am not very "intelligent" on FTM and continue to learn. I have not yet >>learned to convert gedoms to Word yet....can you help on that? Any info >>will be appreciated. >> >>I think this is very appropriate for the list. Any assistance or >>encouragement on ways to maintain our files has to do with Genealogy and >>can >>make it easier for our "neighbors". >> >> >> >> >> >From: Rd C >> >Reply-To: GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com >> >To: GAWARE-L@rootsweb.com >> >Subject: Re: [GAWARE] Genealogy Question >> >Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 18:34:04 -0800 (PST) >> > >> >Teresa, >> >I use FTM 10 and love it. I started with FTM 3 (in 1996), and graduated >>up >> >to 10 so far. I started out with a separate file for my side of the >>family >> >and one for my husband at the time, but when I got brave enough I merged >> >them together and it went beautifully.....and I am glad I did, I have >>found >> >it makes life a lot simplier for me and the connective allied families >>are >> >all right there without having to look in two or more files.......I can >> >break down my gedcoms to as few or as many generations as I want when >> >sharing, and I can also put them in word format and delete anything that >>is >> >of little or no interest to others......but I do find, when you share >> >someone usually finds something/one they didn't know they were looking >> >for....... >> >Just my thoughts, >> >Sheila >> > >> >Teresa Griffis wrote: >> >These last few weeks we've covered Rowell, Mims, O'Steen, Johns, and >> >several others that overlap in three of my families, my husband's >> >paternal and maternal lines and also my materal line. I didn't realize >> >these families connected until this last wave of activity. >> > >> >I use Family Tree Maker, an older version 6. I have a separate file for >> >each family: Griffis, Woodard, Nelson, Daniell, etc., each with several >> >thousand individuals in them. >> > >> >Question: I wonder how ya'll keep your files. Do you have each family >> >in a separate file, or do you have just one big file? The reason I've >> >never merged them together is because if I share a GED Com file, it >> >would include too many other families of no interest and probably be too >> >large to email. >> > >> >I'm open to suggestions. Email me off-list if this is inappropriate for >> >list discussion. >> > >> >Teresa, tgriffis@wayxcable.com >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== >> >GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html >> >GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ >> > >> >============================== >> >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >> >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >> >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >> > >> > >> > >> >Sheila >> >Brantley County, GA >> > >> > >> >--------------------------------- >> > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. >> > >> > >> >==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== >> >GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html >> >GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ >> > >> >============================== >> >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> > >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! >>http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ >> >> >>==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== >>GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html >>GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ >> >>============================== >>New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors >>at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: >>http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >> >> >> >>Sheila >>Brantley County, GA >> >> >>--------------------------------- >> Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. >> >> >>==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== >>GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html >>GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ >> >>============================== >>Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >>areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >>Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > ==== GAWARE Mailing List ==== > GAWARE Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/GA/ware.html > GAWARE GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaware/ > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > Sheila > Brantley County, GA > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! 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