I've been using FTM for several years without problem. Janette - when you speak of the problem of printing charts, are you speaking of "Ancestor Trees" and "Descendant Trees"? If so, I'd like to say I have no problem. You should be able to print charts on any computer directly from the Family Tree format, or you can use the "Export to Adobe" feature and print in the Adobe format. In fact, I print charts over 10 feet long by 3 feet high on my plotter. Bob - Researching Madeira Pitta's -------------- Original message -------------- From: Janette Chun <janettechun@shaw.ca> > This is timely as I too was thinking of switching programs. I've been using > Family Tree Maker for the last couple of years and last year upgraded to the > 2006 version. While it's fine as a database, I concur with the comments > below and I find the printing of charts a very frustrating exercise. You > can't print charts unless you use the accompanying chart maker software > which again has limitations - for example you can't print an all in one > chart...you can only produce individual charts for ancestors and > descendents. > > Janette > > -----Original Message----- > From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Scot Austin > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:57 AM > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Software > > Personally, I have all kinds of reasons not to use FTM: > 1. It adds unwanted data to your information, estimating dates and so forth. > 2. They have taken all kinds of liberties with the GEDCOM standards > making it incompatible with other programs. > 3. Worst of all, they encourage users to submit their data which they > then copyright, put on CD's and sell it back without checking for > accuracy, credibility or duplication, a most detestable practice in my > opinion. I have used PAF for some 15 years, back to when it was still a > DOS based program and find it more than adequate. Best of all it is free. > > Scot > > Philip Rodrigues wrote: > > I can second this opinion about Family Tree Maker. I have used it for > about 8 years and compared to others I have used it is far and away the best > I've seen. > > Philip > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: "gregory.lima@comcast.net" > > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 1:12:30 PM > > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Software > > > > > > I currently user Family Tree Maker 2005 version and find it works very > well. It seems to account for just about any possible situation. Just last > night while entering information about my mother's (Irish/English) family I > came across a somewhat unusual situation: an ancestor married the daughter > of his father's second wife. The wife was not this ancestor's mother, but > her daughter was his step sister. Anyway, Family Tree Maker very easily > handled collating the information. > > > > Previously I used Ultimate Family Tree, which I found to be somewhat > cumersome, but more importantly it sometimes (too often for my liking) mixed > up information...moved information from one individual to another. > > > > Hope this helps > > > > Greg Lima > > Washington State > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: Jeff Lake > > > > > >> Hey list - > >> Can I ask what everyone is using for software to keep their records? I > >> had some problems last year and now might be a good time to switch to > >> something else. > >> Thanks > >> JL > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> PRT-MADEIRA-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 > PRT-MADEIRA-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 > PRT-MADEIRA-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 > PRT-MADEIRA-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 > PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Bob, Yes...ancestor and descendent trees. I don't have a problem printing these, but the 2006 version 16 does not allow for printing of an all in one chart. It's still available on the pdf format on Family Tree, but not on their chart printing software, which I think is supplied by a different company. I didn't have this problem when I was using an ealier version. I don't have a plotter but maybe I should consider taking the file to a Kinkos or similar outfit and see if they can print it out. Any tips greatly appreciated. Janette -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of bpitta@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 2:15 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Software I've been using FTM for several years without problem. Janette - when you speak of the problem of printing charts, are you speaking of "Ancestor Trees" and "Descendant Trees"? If so, I'd like to say I have no problem. You should be able to print charts on any computer directly from the Family Tree format, or you can use the "Export to Adobe" feature and print in the Adobe format. In fact, I print charts over 10 feet long by 3 feet high on my plotter. Bob - Researching Madeira Pitta's -------------- Original message -------------- From: Janette Chun <janettechun@shaw.ca> > This is timely as I too was thinking of switching programs. I've been using > Family Tree Maker for the last couple of years and last year upgraded to the > 2006 version. While it's fine as a database, I concur with the comments > below and I find the printing of charts a very frustrating exercise. You > can't print charts unless you use the accompanying chart maker software > which again has limitations - for example you can't print an all in one > chart...you can only produce individual charts for ancestors and > descendents. > > Janette > > -----Original Message----- > From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Scot Austin > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:57 AM > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Software > > Personally, I have all kinds of reasons not to use FTM: > 1. It adds unwanted data to your information, estimating dates and so forth. > 2. They have taken all kinds of liberties with the GEDCOM standards > making it incompatible with other programs. > 3. Worst of all, they encourage users to submit their data which they > then copyright, put on CD's and sell it back without checking for > accuracy, credibility or duplication, a most detestable practice in my > opinion. I have used PAF for some 15 years, back to when it was still a > DOS based program and find it more than adequate. Best of all it is free. > > Scot > > Philip Rodrigues wrote: > > I can second this opinion about Family Tree Maker. I have used it for > about 8 years and compared to others I have used it is far and away the best > I've seen. > > Philip > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: "gregory.lima@comcast.net" > > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 1:12:30 PM > > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Software > > > > > > I currently user Family Tree Maker 2005 version and find it works very > well. It seems to account for just about any possible situation. Just last > night while entering information about my mother's (Irish/English) family I > came across a somewhat unusual situation: an ancestor married the daughter > of his father's second wife. The wife was not this ancestor's mother, but > her daughter was his step sister. Anyway, Family Tree Maker very easily > handled collating the information. > > > > Previously I used Ultimate Family Tree, which I found to be somewhat > cumersome, but more importantly it sometimes (too often for my liking) mixed > up information...moved information from one individual to another. > > > > Hope this helps > > > > Greg Lima > > Washington State > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: Jeff Lake > > > > > >> Hey list - > >> Can I ask what everyone is using for software to keep their records? I > >> had some problems last year and now might be a good time to switch to > >> something else. > >> Thanks > >> JL > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> PRT-MADEIRA-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 > PRT-MADEIRA-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 > PRT-MADEIRA-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 > PRT-MADEIRA-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 > PRT-MADEIRA-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 PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message