Genealogy Chat

is there a certain part of I can add things to like Settlement orders and census etc if so HOW thanks a lot I am now trying to print of a Tree for one line of my Tree all I get is one name then a load of gaps Please tell me in simple terms thanks very much

i just got ftm last week. i've been adding census by going into person's notes then add fact. one of the titles in the options is census so i've been using that

you are way ahead of me thanks a lot going to try it

Sorry but this is really difficult to explain - so hope you understand Just be wary with census details if you enter them under facts. I think when you start you will find a default heading entitled CENSUS - you can of course put all your census details under this heading - obviously for each year you will enter up the relevant date, and you will gradually build up entries Census - 1851 (in date box) - address and occ (in place / description box) Census - 1861 (in date box) - address and occ (in place /description box) etc However - when you decide to print these out in a genealogy report you will find that only ONE of these census entries will print out - not all of them! What I have done is enter extra Fact names - 1841 census 1851 census 1861 census etc If you do this when you print out a genealogy report all the information will be shown in your printout. Alternatively - you can enter the details under Notes.

ooh Elaine doesnt take much to confuse me , this family tree thing is much more complicated than I first thought I am going to copy and paste your reply thanks

Elaine if you add them from from the web search facility on 2006 one , do you kn ow how you can go back and view them in the source sectiong please, Babs

sorry - never enter them from the web search facility.

Thanks for the info Will watch, as I missed some of the first series. Linda

nudge please

Val, not sure what you mean here. You could add the image by saving it to your computer and then transferring it to the ftm - under the photo/object insert bit. I just copy and paste the details of census and add them to the individual's notes. Dont know what you mean that you have just a name and no branches though? If you want a genealogy report you click on the report symbols at the top and then it will compile a report for you to look at and you can print that out.

Heather I think I am having a Break down I am not as thick as this usually honest !!! but I wanted to print just one line in my tree and all I get is the first name and all the spaces for the others how do I get a copy of their tree , as I seem to have everybody in my Tree including my husbands lot and my lot she only wants my lot if you understand my ramblings

Oh dear, now I think Peter or someone told me how to do this, and I kept the thread but Im blowed if I can find it now. What you should do Val, is change the title of this thread to something like FTM2006 - how do I print out one line please and someone may remember.

I am glad you are as daft as me I thought you would say oh thats EEEAASY ha thanks a lot Heather I will try that, I am at the moment trying to do my husbands tax vouchers something I hate doing but must be done, have had visitors too so not much time on here trying to cacth up .

Does this help Val? Selecting individuals to include or exclude in a document You can specify which individuals you want to include in your report. If this option is not available for the window you have open, the option will be grayed out. To select individuals for your document: 1. From the Contents menu, select Individuals to Include (ALT, C, N). 2. In the Include dialog box, choose All individuals and click OK if you want everyone in your Family File to print. Skip the remaining steps. Otherwise, choose Selected individuals and then click Individuals to Include. 3. Select individuals to include in your document by clicking on a name from left column (Available individuals column) and using the center buttons to move the individual(s) to the right column (You have included these individuals column) with the Individuals to Include dialog box buttons. 4. Click OK when you've made your selections. Family Tree Maker returns you to the view you last had open. Note: The group of individuals that you create in one view, such as Labels/Cards, is available to you in the other views that allow you to choose groups: reports, calendars, and batch print. If you make changes to the group in one view, the group will change in all other views as well. If you want to create a group of individuals for a specific view, see Creating Saved Views.

ooh my gawd Heather looks ever so complicated but thanks very much will give it a try later I am going to copy and paste ( which I can do )then I can do it step by step thanks so much

Just click the help tab on the program to bring up a search facility or index.