FTM2009: - Minor Update

The Family Tree Maker Blog has just been updated with the following:

Family Tree Maker 2009: Minor Update

• Posted by Michelle Pfister
• May 5, 2009

Today we are making available a minor update to Family Tree Maker. The update resolves a few key issues in Family Tree Maker 2009.

To receive the update,

1. Start Family Tree Maker 2009.*
2. An update notice will appear with options to “Update” or “Remind Me Later.”
3. If you click “Update” another screen will appear. Make sure “Family Tree Maker 2009” is checked and click “Update.”
4. A third screen will give you options about installing or scheduling the update.
5. Click “Start” to begin the update.

If you decide not to update now, you can install the update later by choosing “Check For Updates” from the “Help” menu in Family Tree Maker 2009.

For more information on the update, visit Family Tree Maker Update.

* Note: If you’re running Vista with User Account Control (UAC) turned on, run Family Tree Maker 2009 as an administrator to start the update. To do this, right-click on the Family Tree Maker 2009 icon on your desktop and choose “Run as administrator” from the menu.

About Michelle Pfister

Michelle Pfister is a senior product manager for Family Tree Maker. She wishes she could help each individual person with their questions, but she's glad there are many resources available that can help even better (see the blog post "Getting Help"). She wants to hear your thoughts and suggestions on the latest version of Family Tree Maker.

For users who have already updated Family Tree Maker 2009 to Service Pack 1 (build number 18.0.0.305) a new update is now available that resolves a handful of reported issues. For information on Service Pack 1, visit the update page.

Fixed in this update:

• Task category creation and use in Person view.
• Calendars fail to display when showing February 29th.
• Memory usage grows after using "Export to One Page PDF" function.
• Book items are not retaining changes.
• Reports not being created due to brackets in facts and notes.
• Chronological facts displaying incorrectly in Individual report.
• Ahnentafel numbers displaying incorrectly in the pedigree chart.
• Images aren't added when merging information from Ancestry.com.
• Photo Album reports creating memory usage problem.
• Sorting multiple spouses for a woman working incorrectly.
• Landscape charts in a book are rotating incorrectly.

For help downloading the update visit the update help page.