In message <003201c83305$284d3260$1ca34aca@STEVEN>, Stephen Oddy <tfhota@global.net.au> writes >Hi Family Tree Maker 2005 has a very good layout, BUT you can not Copy & >Paste into the notes. I have FTM 2005 and it doesn't seem to have any difficulty pasting into the notes. The key combination ctrl-v pastes whatever is in the paste buffer. (And ctrl-c will copy any selection into the paste buffer) The only really annoying fault I have found with it was that it was totally incompatible with printing on my parents cheap Epson 860 printer for some strange reason everything was white on white. Other programs printed OK. >> I'm getting a new Laptop & I'm toying with the idea of Vista or sticking >> with XP & I was wondering if any of you on this list could help with the >> following questions? >> >> 1.. Do I go with Vista I heard that people are still having lots of >> trouble & are reverting back to XP? For a laptop I'd have XP installed unless you absolutely have to have Vista or you are *very* patient and addicted to pointless eye candy. >> 2.. Does Family Tree Maker 2005 work with Vista? Who knows? Lots of other programs don't... >> 3.. Lastly are there any Laptops that you would recommend a look at? >> Thanks in advance to those that help. I have a marginal preference for Toshiba these days, but YMMV. Regards, -- Martin Brown

I, too, am happy with FTM 2005. My main complaint is that I cannot order the information that I choose to include on a tree printout (of *any* kind) chronologically. I would love to see the marriage date interspersed within the various census details in the appropriate place but instead have to place it before them all or after them all <grrrr> I contacted FTM support (some time ago) and they confirmed that I couldn't order them chronologically. Heather Q Martin Brown wrote: > I have FTM 2005 and it doesn't seem to have any difficulty pasting into > the notes. The key combination ctrl-v pastes whatever is in the paste > buffer. > (And ctrl-c will copy any selection into the paste buffer) > > The only really annoying fault I have found with it was that it was > totally incompatible with printing on my parents cheap Epson 860 printer > for some strange reason everything was white on white. Other programs > printed OK.

If you want to produce your own style of family tree there is Microsoft Visio which I use at work for staff trees, but is also great for hybrids within the family. My Roots Magic produces all the usual ones but sometime trying to show a sideways or diagonal lineage for someone who has contacted me on Ancestry.co.uk, this comes up trumps.Sue Hope (nee Ludlam) > Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 20:46:18 +0000> From: pquiney@post.com> To: LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [LEI] Family Tree Maker> > I, too, am happy with FTM 2005. My main complaint is that I cannot > order the information that I choose to include on a tree printout (of > *any* kind) chronologically. I would love to see the marriage date > interspersed within the various census details in the appropriate place > but instead have to place it before them all or after them all <grrrr> > I contacted FTM support (some time ago) and they confirmed that I > couldn't order them chronologically.> > Heather Q> > > Martin Brown wrote:> > I have FTM 2005 and it doesn't seem to have any difficulty pasting into > > the notes. The key combination ctrl-v pastes whatever is in the paste > > buffer.> > (And ctrl-c will copy any selection into the paste buffer)> >> > The only really annoying fault I have found with it was that it was > > totally incompatible with printing on my parents cheap Epson 860 printer > > for some strange reason everything was white on white. Other programs > > printed OK.> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Get free emoticon packs and customisation from Windows Live. http://www.pimpmylive.co.uk