Hello Nivard, Yes. First you open your database in PAF. Then, under Tools you select Ancestral Quest. That opens the same database in AQ. You make whatever changes or additions you wish to make within AQ, then you close AQ. Closing AQ brings up the same database (with your new changes) in PAF. You will actually see PAF on the quick launch bar at the bottom -- it appears to still be open. However you cannot return to PAF until you close AQ. If you click on the link to PAF at the bottom, it opens PAF with an empty data screen. Changing data in this manner within PAF but using AQ for the changes does not change the format of the database from a PAF file. There are options within AQ to save the data in AQ format, but once you do that you cannot reopen it in PAF without using a gedcom file. I hope this is helpful. I've no idea if AQbasic will open a PAF file since I have the paid version of AQ. You can certainly download AQ Basic, load it onto your computer, and then open your PAF file to see if AQ is an option from within PAF. Ellen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:13:38 +0100 From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Ancestral Quest To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <F8FD4B32E4FF43CDA820201DE8C32B56@claireac3e9bca> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Thanks for your input Ellen There seems to be a few things it may be useful for but a pity you have to buy it to find out if they are :-( You say you open your data in AQ several times a week? Do you use the one database and open it in both PAF & AQ ? I am assuming any changes made in AQ would show in PAF and vice versa ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Getting back to our conversation about the strengths of AQ -- I like it because my sources in PAF > have been entered in the order I have discovered them. Thus my census citations are not > chronological. AQ allows you to reorganize the order of your citations so that they are in a > logical and chronological order -- census citations by date, obituaries at the end of the list, > etc. This alone encouraged me to purchase AQ 2 years ago. I still use both, simply because I'm > used to entering data via PAF 5.2. I open my database in AQ several times a week and organize my > citations. I will probably eventually switch to using AQ exclusively once I'm completely at ease > with it! > > Ellen

Ellen, You said that very well. One thing though. In your paragrapph two you said you have to use a GEDCOM file to go from an AQ file back to a PAF file. I don't think that is correct. Click on file and then click on file converter. That will let you convert the AQ file to a PAF file without using a GEDCOM. If you want the new PAF file to be separate from your original PAF file give it a different name. I'm like you and use a purchased copy of AQ so there may be some differences in the free basic version. Lynn -----Original Message----- From: Ellen <fec33@comcast.net> To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com; Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> Sent: Sun, Apr 10, 2011 12:36 pm Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Ancestral Quest Hello Nivard, Yes. First you open your database in PAF. Then, under Tools you select Ancestral uest. That opens the same database in AQ. You make whatever changes or dditions you wish to make within AQ, then you close AQ. Closing AQ brings up he same database (with your new changes) in PAF. You will actually see PAF on he quick launch bar at the bottom -- it appears to still be open. However you annot return to PAF until you close AQ. If you click on the link to PAF at the ottom, it opens PAF with an empty data screen. Changing data in this manner within PAF but using AQ for the changes does not hange the format of the database from a PAF file. There are options within AQ o save the data in AQ format, but once you do that you cannot reopen it in PAF ithout using a gedcom file. I hope this is helpful. I've no idea if AQbasic will open a PAF file since I ave the paid version of AQ. You can certainly download AQ Basic, load it onto our computer, and then open your PAF file to see if AQ is an option from within AF. Ellen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ate: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:13:38 +0100 rom: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> ubject: Re: [PAF-5] Ancestral Quest o: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> essage-ID: <F8FD4B32E4FF43CDA820201DE8C32B56@claireac3e9bca> ontent-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; eply-type=original Thanks for your input Ellen There seems to be a few things it may be useful for but a pity you have to buy t to find out if hey are :-( You say you open your data in AQ several times a week? Do you use the one database and open it in both PAF & AQ ? I am assuming any changes made in AQ would show in PAF and vice versa ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Getting back to our conversation about the strengths of AQ -- I like it ecause my sources in PAF have been entered in the order I have discovered them. Thus my census itations are not chronological. AQ allows you to reorganize the order of your citations so that hey are in a logical and chronological order -- census citations by date, obituaries at the nd of the list, etc. This alone encouraged me to purchase AQ 2 years ago. I still use both, imply because I'm used to entering data via PAF 5.2. I open my database in AQ several times a eek and organize my citations. I will probably eventually switch to using AQ exclusively once I'm ompletely at ease with it! Ellen ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Hi Ellen Many thanks for your reply I have tried the basic AQ and apart from looking a little more modern it does not appear to add much to PAF A couple of the extras I was interested in were the research log side, ie Research Manager & the to do list Do you use that and is it usable ? There is mention of an "individual" screen (a tab in the main view page), but on checking that it shows its only part of the paid version, I have watched the tutorial video and don't see mention of it , is it any different to the usual individuals edit screen? I just wondered why the tab doesn't work unless its different in some way? There are one or two interesting things with AQ so am debating if its worth the paid the version or not Any other good things you find with AQ not available in PAF ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hello Nivard, > > Yes. First you open your database in PAF. Then, under Tools you select Ancestral Quest. That opens > the same database in AQ. You make whatever changes or additions you wish to make within AQ, then > you close AQ. Closing AQ brings up the same database (with your new changes) in PAF. You will > actually see PAF on the quick launch bar at the bottom -- it appears to still be open. However you > cannot return to PAF until you close AQ. If you click on the link to PAF at the bottom, it opens > PAF with an empty data screen. > > Changing data in this manner within PAF but using AQ for the changes does not change the format of > the database from a PAF file. There are options within AQ to save the data in AQ format, but once > you do that you cannot reopen it in PAF without using a gedcom file. > > I hope this is helpful. I've no idea if AQbasic will open a PAF file since I have the paid version > of AQ. You can certainly download AQ Basic, load it onto your computer, and then open your PAF > file to see if AQ is an option from within PAF. > > Ellen