"Lesley Robertson" <l.a.robertson@tnw.tudelft.nl> wrote in message news:4ae43$47284e7e$83b4502b$13703@news2.tudelft.nl... > > I have the impression that you're in the UK, in which case you may be able > to still get the earlier versions of FTM at places such as PC World. I > found copies at less than half price in a discount bin in Debenhams last > summer. > I'm using ver 2005 quite happily - have been with FTM since ver 4, tried > others and gone back to it. Will not be going to 2008 as they've removed > too many features I like. > Try the free ones as well, such as Legacy. The main thing is that as long > as whichever programme you choose can produce gedcom files (and you don't > load the system with photos), if you then find another programme you like > better, it will be easy to transfer your data. > Lesley Robertson Thanks for the replies. I've been thinking about what I'd use the program for. At present I have census info stored in Word files like this - 1881 census Joe Bloggs Head 35 Plumber b London Mary Bloggs Wife 32 b Edinburgh Baby Boggs 5 mo b Bristol it's all in blocks, everyone in the household displayed together and tabulated. Is it possible to have this type of layout in a program such as FTM, Legacy and print it out in one batch, just the census info in one page? David

david wrote: > "Lesley Robertson" <l.a.robertson@tnw.tudelft.nl> wrote in message > news:4ae43$47284e7e$83b4502b$13703@news2.tudelft.nl... > >>I have the impression that you're in the UK, in which case you may be able >>to still get the earlier versions of FTM at places such as PC World. I >>found copies at less than half price in a discount bin in Debenhams last >>summer. >>I'm using ver 2005 quite happily - have been with FTM since ver 4, tried >>others and gone back to it. Will not be going to 2008 as they've removed >>too many features I like. >>Try the free ones as well, such as Legacy. The main thing is that as long >>as whichever programme you choose can produce gedcom files (and you don't >>load the system with photos), if you then find another programme you like >>better, it will be easy to transfer your data. >>Lesley Robertson > > > Thanks for the replies. I've been thinking about what I'd use the program > for. At present I have census info stored in Word files like this - > > 1881 census > Joe Bloggs Head 35 Plumber b London > Mary Bloggs Wife 32 b Edinburgh > Baby Boggs 5 mo b Bristol > > it's all in blocks, everyone in the household displayed together > and tabulated. > > Is it possible to have this type of layout in a program such as FTM, Legacy > and > print it out in one batch, just the census info in one page? I just put that kind of thing in to the notes field I don't make print outs anymore i use worlconnect and genesreunited for sharing 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

On Nov 3, 1:15 pm, "david" <nospam@nospam274503> wrote: > Is it possible to have this type of layout in a program such as FTM, Legacy > and > print it out in one batch, just the census info in one page? > > David Download and install Legacy and try out their print outs. The Standard Version is free.

"david" <nospam@nospam274503> wrote in message news:EfCdnQz5-dxGS7HanZ2dnUVZ8smgnZ2d@bt.com... > > Thanks for the replies. I've been thinking about what I'd use the program > for. At present I have census info stored in Word files like this - > > 1881 census > Joe Bloggs Head 35 Plumber b London > Mary Bloggs Wife 32 b Edinburgh > Baby Boggs 5 mo b Bristol > > it's all in blocks, everyone in the household displayed together > and tabulated. > > Is it possible to have this type of layout in a program such as FTM, > Legacy and > print it out in one batch, just the census info in one page? > The genealogy programmes are for connecting people into trees. I have all my census data in databases where they're searchable. Where I want to keep data the way you've specified (rarely) I put it in the Notes section FTM has. Lesley Robertson