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Helen

Helen Report 4 Jun 2009 10:16

could anyone please tell me in laymans terms how i can transfer my tree to the family tree maker software on my computer. i dont know what a gedcom thing is or where to find it. best regards a dumb arse helen

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 4 Jun 2009 10:42

At the bottom of this page, you'll see a little tool bar thingy... one of them says *gedcom/import/export.... click on it, and follow the instructions.... I usually save it to documents... then go into Ancestry, and click on the *import gedcom* I think it is on the opening page, where it gives a list of the trees you have... then just follow the instructions... it is a while since I did any tree work, so I have forgotten exactly!!

Good luck

Love

Daff xxxx

Ron

Ron Report 4 Jun 2009 10:43

First step.

Scroll down this page until you see the dark green coloured bar running acroos the width of the page, on that bar are some words which say "Import/Export Gedcom" click this once only, job done, you will after an hour or so or even a day get an e-mail from GR with an attachment, this is your gedcom file.

Save that file to your Desktop and install your FTM program then repost again and I'll tell you what to do next, what version of FTM are you using.

Ron
www.genealogyprinters.com

Helen

Helen Report 4 Jun 2009 11:05

island, daff and ron, thankyou all so much i will give it a go. sorry for the long reply, i had a phone call. thank you all once again
best wishes helen xxx

Helen

Helen Report 4 Jun 2009 11:07

ron, im using family tree maker 2

Ron

Ron Report 4 Jun 2009 12:09

I have almost every family tree program available worldwide and I've never heard of that, please give me the name of the program as it appears on the box.

Family Tree Maker is available as, 2005, 2006, Who Do You Think YouAre(which is 2005), Version 16, 2008 and 2009 only, earlier versions were version 9,10,11

Ron
www.genealogyprinters.com

Deberah ann

Deberah ann Report 27 Jun 2009 19:32

Ron I am also trying to transfer my family tree from here to Family Tree Maker 2009 Delux. I have saved to desk top, what do I do now please thanks in anticipation

Debs

Deberah ann

Deberah ann Report 27 Jun 2009 19:47

Ron I have worked it out but thanks anyway