Thanks In a message dated 6/11/2013 3:16:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, cathetaylor1@comcast.net writes: Michele, FamilyInsight does much more than just interact between PAF and new.familysearch. It will continue to be useful after new.familysearch goes away. I use it for comparing two PAF files and I also like the duplicate combining better than the one in PAF. I believe it works with more than just PAF. There will be many who will be resistant to a learning curve with other programs. There are those who do not feel the need to interact with FamilyTree. PAF will be okay for them to continue using, but others should be encouraged to consider another program. It is true that PAF can be used in conjunction with Ancestral Quest by converting PAF Files to AQ files, then searching/merging with Family Tree, then being converted back to a PAF Files. There are lots of options for people but it is important to find out just what they want in a program and how they plan to use it. I still use PAF as my main file, but do convert back and forth to AQ. I also use FamilyInsight and will probably purchase the new program when it comes out by Ohana to link with Family Tree. It is a good idea to update to newer programs so they all play well together with newer technology. I resist changes if it means I have a big learning curve simply because of the time associated with getting familiar with something new, but in the end I am always glad I did because there are less problems. We will not continue to support PAF nor provide the free download indefinitely at FamilySearch. To answer your question, PAF Insight will not sync with Family Tree but it will continue to perform other tasks with your computer program. Cathe Taylor -----Original Message----- From: Sylvia H. Sonneborn Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 6:03 AM To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDS-WC] FamilyInsight Announcement Directly from Ohana Newsletter Michele asked: Can anyone else confirm that Family Insight is not going to work? Ohana Software is still selling it. Michele Answer from Ohana's Newsletter: Insights into FamilyInsight: Change is in the Air After careful consideration we have decided that AncestorSync will become our vehicle to work with the FamilySearch Family Tree and FamilyInsight will return to its original purpose as a premier tool for cleanup, file to file comparison and update, and file conversion tool. As collaboration options increase, these two programs will function well together so you can send files that are well maintained. For now, FamilyInsight will continue to work with new FamilySearch as long as new.familysearch.org is viable. However, there are some features that you should not use. When you are in the Full Synchronization mode, do not combine or separate records. If there are multiple possible matches, find the best match, mark it as a Match, mark the others as Not a Match, then synchronize the record. If a record has been incorrectly combined, you can no longer separate from within FamilyInsight as the FamilySearch Family Tree deals with this issue differently. If you try to combine or separate records, you will receive an error message. If you choose to add new information to the record on FamilySearch, take the additional step to verify that the summary information is correct. You can do this using the FamilyInsight View/Change Summary button on the upper right part of the Details window. The summary information is updated to the Family Tree. AncestorSync is still in development and it is not ready for sale yet. We have overcome huge obstacles and we are now focused on perfecting data retention for each file format that we will work with. It is exciting to see the progress but we still have a lot of work to do. Keep reading the newsletter to stay informed about beta testing and release information. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to providing you with great tools and new products as we move forward. Thank you for using FamilyInsight! Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message