Steve Hayes wrote: > On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:43:40 +0100, No Spam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I've been given a pdf file which I wish to add to my FTM 16 database. >> However FTM doesn't recognise this version of the pdf. >> Opening the pdf in PAF 5.s is no problen but PAF doesn't offer an >> alternative to saving in other than pdf ie GEDCON isn't an option. >> >> Any suggestions please? > > Print it out and type it in. > > Adobe has a save text option for disabled persons. You do not need to type it in again but may need to reformat the data. Dale -- _ _ Dale DePriest /`) _ // http://users.cwnet.com/dalede o/_/ (_(_X_(` For GPS and GPS/PDAs

> barkomatic wrote: > Is there any genealogy program, other than Family Tree Maker, that > will produce an All-in-one tree diagram? > If so, can the tree be exported as a graphic file? Check out Family Tree Factory www.familytreefactory.com < $40 US Large format PDF output. Options to split tree into manageable sections. Also EMF vector graphic files of tree structures if required. (EMF's Paste into documents). Here is a sample: http://tinyurl.com/2xjt9b/JohnHadden.pdf There are options for individual photographs, background textures, coat of arms etc. Example shown is a simple version. Other options shown on the FTF website. ----------------------------- Barry Graham Melbourne, Australia

Wonder what this will mean.... http://tgn.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=111 Paul

On 2007-10-28, Hugh Watkins <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote: > the only interesting point will be if the new major partner is more, or > very, closely connected with LDS because of the recent rift with the > Family History Library really ought to be repaired > > Hugh W The new controlling interest is Spectrum Equity Investors, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. As far as I know, they have utterly no connection with the LDS Church. Cheers, B.

Gerry wrote: > In article <4723c3a5$0$26537$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, > Paul Blair <pblair@pcug.org.au> wrote: > > >>Wonder what this will mean.... >> >>http://tgn.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=111 >> >>Paul > > > Not much. Ancestry wasn't sold, the only change is that a minor partner > has now become the major partner. the only interesting point will be if the new major partner is more, or very, closely connected with LDS because of the recent rift with the Family History Library really ought to be repaired Hugh W -- For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

Hugh Watkins wrote: > Gerry wrote: > >> In article <4723c3a5$0$26537$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, >> Paul Blair <pblair@pcug.org.au> wrote: >> >> >>> Wonder what this will mean.... >>> >>> http://tgn.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=111 >>> >>> Paul >> >> >> Not much. Ancestry wasn't sold, the only change is that a minor >> partner has now become the major partner. > > the only interesting point will be if the new major partner is more, or > very, closely connected with LDS because of the recent rift with the > Family History Library really ought to be repaired > > Hugh W > The rumor I heard was that the relationship with LDS was cut off in preparation for this sale. The investors wanted to buy the company unencumbered by any agreement to provide its services free of charge to LDS.

In article <4723c3a5$0$26537$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, Paul Blair <pblair@pcug.org.au> wrote: > Wonder what this will mean.... > > http://tgn.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=111 > > Paul Not much. Ancestry wasn't sold, the only change is that a minor partner has now become the major partner.

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:43:40 +0100, No Spam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote: >Hi, >I've been given a pdf file which I wish to add to my FTM 16 database. >However FTM doesn't recognise this version of the pdf. >Opening the pdf in PAF 5.s is no problen but PAF doesn't offer an >alternative to saving in other than pdf ie GEDCON isn't an option. > >Any suggestions please? Print it out and type it in. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:43:40 +0100, No Spam <nospam@nospam.com> wrote: >Hi, >I've been given a pdf file which I wish to add to my FTM 16 database. >However FTM doesn't recognise this version of the pdf. >Opening the pdf in PAF 5.s is no problen but PAF doesn't offer an >alternative to saving in other than pdf ie GEDCON isn't an option. > >Any suggestions please? > >David OK. I've now seen how to do this by altering how the file is saved in PAF. David

Hi, I've been given a pdf file which I wish to add to my FTM 16 database. However FTM doesn't recognise this version of the pdf. Opening the pdf in PAF 5.s is no problen but PAF doesn't offer an alternative to saving in other than pdf ie GEDCON isn't an option. Any suggestions please? David

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:24:23 +0100, <bill@harrisongenealogy.co.uk> <bill@harrisongenealogy.co.uk> wrote: > Robert et Al > > Surely, if I cannot reply to people on a GENEALOGY problem ... even if it's > a software glitch it constitutes a valid post ? Thought it was about Outlook Express, not a genealogy program? > After seeing some of your rambling recently off post that is ...... I think > my request is quite valid .... ;-)) > > or as some may say ..... that's RICH coming from you ! To be fair, this is neither an appropriate or an effective place for asking questions that aren't close to the topic.

Helen Thanks for that .... it's nice to hear from someone willing to offer some help regards Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Castle" <helen@addison.homedns.org> Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.computing To: <gencmp@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 11:33 AM Subject: Re: Outlook Express > Go to Microsoft and look for a MVP who specialises in Outlook Express - > MVP is a Microsoft Valued Professional - there are hundreds of them - > including my brother. > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > > I dont know how I did it but I got to a forum which discussed a problem I > had. > > Helen Castle > Narangba Qld > > <bill@harrisongenealogy.co.uk> wrote in message > news:mailman.408.1193128958.19317.gencmp@rootsweb.com... >> Hi All >> >> Since the topic at the moment is Outlook Express ... I have a problem >> which is puzzling >> >> If I open up a message and click on reply to sender OE says it >> experienced a problem and has to close and OE shuts down, but if I right >> click the message and choose reply to sender I can write my message and >> send ... no problem. Anyone any ideas on a fix ? Tried re-installing etc >> with no success. >> >> regards >> >> Bill >> >> In cold but sunny Norton in the Moors North Staffs UK >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dennis Lee Bieber" <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> >> Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.computing >> To: <gencmp@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:08 AM >> Subject: Re: Outlook Express >> >> >>> On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:45:58 GMT, David Harper >>> <devnull@obliquity.u-net.com> declaimed the following in >>> soc.genealogy.computing: >>> >>>> >>>> M$ doesn't need encouragement. They invented the concept of "embrace >>>> and extend", remember :-) >>>> >>> "Embrace"? With a stiletto up the sleeve, targeted at the kidneys, >>> maybe <G> >>> >>> And "extend" implies they should still /accept/ the former >>> capability.... >>> >>> "Embrace and Ignore" is probably more accurate <G> >>> -- >>> Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber KD6MOG >>> wlfraed@ix.netcom.com wulfraed@bestiaria.com >>> HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/ >>> (Bestiaria Support Staff: web-asst@bestiaria.com) >>> HTTP://www.bestiaria.com/ >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> GENCMP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENCMP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Robert M. Riches Jr. wrote: > Unless I'm mistaken, this newsgroup is > soc.genealogy.computing, not a general-purpose Windhose > support group. Asking non-genealogy-related Windhose > questions here is just as off topic as if I were to ask > Linux-specific questions unrelated to genealogy. > > Please take the non-genealogy-related Windhose stuff > somewhere more appropriate. > Actually, I find it entertaining and enlightening to be reminded of how the other half lives. -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk

Robert et Al Surely, if I cannot reply to people on a GENEALOGY problem ... even if it's a software glitch it constitutes a valid post ? After seeing some of your rambling recently off post that is ...... I think my request is quite valid .... ;-)) or as some may say ..... that's RICH coming from you ! regards Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert M. Riches Jr." <spamtrap42@verizon.net> Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.computing To: <gencmp@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 3:31 PM Subject: Re: Outhouse Excuse > On 2007-10-23, <bill@harrisongenealogy.co.uk> > <bill@harrisongenealogy.co.uk> wrote: >> Hi All >> >> Since the topic at the moment is Outlook Express ... I have a problem >> which >> is puzzling >> >> If I open up a message and click on reply to sender OE says it >> experienced a >> problem and has to close and OE shuts down, but if I right click the >> message >> and choose reply to sender I can write my message and send ... no >> problem. >> Anyone any ideas on a fix ? Tried re-installing etc with no success. >> >> regards >> >> Bill >> >> In cold but sunny Norton in the Moors North Staffs UK > > Unless I'm mistaken, this newsgroup is > soc.genealogy.computing, not a general-purpose Windhose > support group. Asking non-genealogy-related Windhose > questions here is just as off topic as if I were to ask > Linux-specific questions unrelated to genealogy. > > Please take the non-genealogy-related Windhose stuff > somewhere more appropriate. > > -- > Robert Riches > spamtrap42@verizon.net > (Yes, that is one of my email addresses.) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENCMP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

bill@harrisongenealogy.co.uk wrote: > Anyone any ideas on a fix ? Tried re-installing etc with no success. Install something else that works. -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk

Jeff wrote: > Henry & Carolyn wrote: > >> what is 'GIGO"? >> >> "Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:5o5qhlFlcdhqU2@mid.individual.net... >> >>> Henry & Carolyn wrote: >>> >>>> I just recently installed FTM 16 and my relationships seem to have >>>> gone screwy. My mother's sister has now somehow become my >>>> half-aunt...and others that came up as related before now come up >>>> not related. I am getting confused! >>>> TIA >>> >>> GIGO >>> >>> Hugh W > > > Garbage In Garbage Out > > An irrelevant and totally unhelpful response from Hugh. a well known problem with FTM it is unforgiving of missing marriage dates for example and errors in stating whether childrens parents ar natural or step or unknown etc etc select child menu >> people >> Other Parents The OP does not state if she has imported a gedcom or done some merging or hand keyed all of it if her mother's sister is incorrectly entered the relationship calculator will only do what appears to it is correct trees tease too with step siblings who are not blood relations being left out there may be a hidden spouselss marriage to find out how to clean it up go to the roots web FTM list archives or the FTM Knowledge base if she has entered one parent twice by accident at some point . . . the OP has got some data which needs editing to get rid of the garbage merging two individuals is one of the tricks to use FTM is a large program with an excellent help Menu and a friendly community and it will take months to learn all about it Hugh W -- For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

Go to Microsoft and look for a MVP who specialises in Outlook Express - MVP is a Microsoft Valued Professional - there are hundreds of them - including my brother. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ I dont know how I did it but I got to a forum which discussed a problem I had. Helen Castle Narangba Qld <bill@harrisongenealogy.co.uk> wrote in message news:mailman.408.1193128958.19317.gencmp@rootsweb.com... > Hi All > > Since the topic at the moment is Outlook Express ... I have a problem > which is puzzling > > If I open up a message and click on reply to sender OE says it experienced > a problem and has to close and OE shuts down, but if I right click the > message and choose reply to sender I can write my message and send ... no > problem. Anyone any ideas on a fix ? Tried re-installing etc with no > success. > > regards > > Bill > > In cold but sunny Norton in the Moors North Staffs UK > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Lee Bieber" <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> > Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.computing > To: <gencmp@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 9:08 AM > Subject: Re: Outlook Express > > >> On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:45:58 GMT, David Harper >> <devnull@obliquity.u-net.com> declaimed the following in >> soc.genealogy.computing: >> >>> >>> M$ doesn't need encouragement. They invented the concept of "embrace >>> and extend", remember :-) >>> >> "Embrace"? With a stiletto up the sleeve, targeted at the kidneys, >> maybe <G> >> >> And "extend" implies they should still /accept/ the former >> capability.... >> >> "Embrace and Ignore" is probably more accurate <G> >> -- >> Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber KD6MOG >> wlfraed@ix.netcom.com wulfraed@bestiaria.com >> HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/ >> (Bestiaria Support Staff: web-asst@bestiaria.com) >> HTTP://www.bestiaria.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GENCMP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:54:19 +0100, Hugh Watkins <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote: <snip> >FTM is a large program with an excellent help Menu and a friendly >community and it will take months to learn all about it and one can't imagine a better way to waste a few months..... -- Charlie Hoffpauir http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

In article <5o65svFl92hhU1@mid.individual.net>, Dave Hinz <DaveHinz@gmail.com> writes: > On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:08:25 -0700, Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> wrote: >> On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:45:58 GMT, David Harper >><devnull@obliquity.u-net.com> declaimed the following in >> soc.genealogy.computing: >>> >>> M$ doesn't need encouragement. They invented the concept of "embrace >>> and extend", remember :-) >>> >> "Embrace"? With a stiletto up the sleeve, targeted at the kidneys, >> maybe <G> And "extend" implies they should still /accept/ the former >> capability.... >> "Embrace and Ignore" is probably more accurate <G> > > I've heard it said that "Microsoft follows standards the way that > caribou follow fish". > You got that right! They don't follow standards - they write crappy software then insist that the s/w IS compliant with the "new" standard they've just proposed. -- Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas ----- "People unfit for freedom---who cannot do much with it---are hungry for power." ---Eric Hoffer

Henry & Carolyn wrote: > what is 'GIGO"? > > "Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:5o5qhlFlcdhqU2@mid.individual.net... >> Henry & Carolyn wrote: >> >>> I just recently installed FTM 16 and my relationships seem to have gone >>> screwy. My mother's sister has now somehow become my half-aunt...and >>> others that came up as related before now come up not related. I am >>> getting confused! >>> TIA >> GIGO >> >> Hugh W Garbage In Garbage Out An irrelevant and totally unhelpful response from Hugh.