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 <ladytar1@hotmail.com> 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. 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. 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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 <raindancer1961@yahoo.com> >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 <ladytar1@hotmail.com> 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. 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