Customized Fact Sentences
When you create an Ahnentafel, descendant report, or Smart Story, Family Tree Maker generates descriptive sentences for each fact or event. Now you can change the wording of these sentences and also choose what data is included.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Family Tree Maker 2012 - Simplified Interface for Upgraders
Simplified Interface for Upgraders
When you install Family Tree Maker 2012, the software detects whether you are upgrading from a previous version of Family Tree Maker (version 16 or earlier). If you are, Family Tree Maker displays a simplified user interface that looks more like older versions of Family Tree Maker.
When you install Family Tree Maker 2012, the software detects whether you are upgrading from a previous version of Family Tree Maker (version 16 or earlier). If you are, Family Tree Maker displays a simplified user interface that looks more like older versions of Family Tree Maker.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Family Tree Maker 2012 - New Combined Family View
New Combined Family View
The family group view has a new “blended families” option that displays all of a couple’s children in one location. An icon next the child’s name lets you see at a glance whether he or she is the child of the father, mother, or both parents.
The family group view has a new “blended families” option that displays all of a couple’s children in one location. An icon next the child’s name lets you see at a glance whether he or she is the child of the father, mother, or both parents.
Family Tree Maker 2012 - Improved Smart Stories
Improved Smart Stories
When Family Tree Maker creates a Smart Story for you, the story now includes facts about the individual and his or her spouse and children. Previously a generated Smart Story included information about the individual only.
When Family Tree Maker creates a Smart Story for you, the story now includes facts about the individual and his or her spouse and children. Previously a generated Smart Story included information about the individual only.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Family Tree Maker 2012 - TreeSync™
TreeSync™
Now you can work on your family tree anywhere with the new TreeSync feature. When you link your desktop and online trees together, you can update either tree and then synchronize those changes into the other tree—manually or automatically. All you need is an Internet connection. Syncing your Family Tree Maker tree and online Ancestry tree has many benefits that no other software can offer:
Now you can work on your family tree anywhere with the new TreeSync feature. When you link your desktop and online trees together, you can update either tree and then synchronize those changes into the other tree—manually or automatically. All you need is an Internet connection. Syncing your Family Tree Maker tree and online Ancestry tree has many benefits that no other software can offer:
- Access and update your tree anytime, anywhere. With an Internet connection, you can continue your research wherever you are whether it’s through Ancestry, your iPhone, or iPad.
- Share your tree online. Family and friends can view your tree (and even work with you) without any software or an Ancestry subscription.
- Collaborate with the largest family history community in the world. If you share your tree publicly, you can connect with other members who are researching the same family lines.
Family Tree Maker Short-Cuts
Shortcut Keys:
Family Tree Maker includes keystrokes that make it easier for your to navigate or open functions without using the mouse.
The following table describes the available shortcut keystrokes:
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Family Tree Maker includes keystrokes that make it easier for your to navigate or open functions without using the mouse.
The following table describes the available shortcut keystrokes:
| Keystroke | Action |
| F1 | Open Help |
| F2 | Open the Index of Individuals in the People, Publish, and Web Search Workspaces |
| F3 | Edit Person |
| Shift+F3 | Edit Relationship |
| F4 | Add Fact in the Person view of the People Workspace |
| Alt+F4 | Exit |
| Ctrl+Shift+F10 | Context menu (right-click menu) |
| Ctrl+A | Select all text in a field |
| Ctrl+B | Bold text in a note |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Add bookmark |
| Ctrl+C | Copy from a text field |
| Ctrl+D | Date Calculator |
| Ctrl+F | Find and Replace |
| Ctrl+I | Italicize text in a note |
| Ctrl+L | Insert a special character into a field or note |
| Ctrl+M | Add new media item in the Media Workspace a Media tab |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | Link to existing media item in the Media Workspace or a Media tab |
| Ctrl+O | Open a new tree file |
| Ctrl+S | Add a new source in a fact field or when a fact is selected in the Person tab of the People Workspace |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Link to an existing resource in a fact field or when a fact is selected in the Person tab of the People Workspace |
| Ctrl+T | Add a new task in a task list |
| Ctrl+U | Underline text in a note |
| Ctrl+V | Paste in a text field |
| Ctrl+X | Cut from a text field |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+1 | Plan Workspace |
| Ctrl+2 | People Workspace |
| Ctrl+3 | Places Workspace |
| Ctrl+4 | Media Workspace |
| Ctrl+5 | Sources Workspace |
| Ctrl+6 | Publish Workspace |
| Ctrl+7 | Web Search Workspace |
| Ctrl+Home | Go to the Home Person in the People, Publish, and Web Search Workspaces |
| Ctrl+Page Up | Open the next tab in the current workspace |
| Ctrl+Page Down | Open the previous tab in the current workspace |
| Ctrl+Tab | Go to the next pane or navigation bar (clockwise) in the workspace |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Go to the previous pane or navigation bar (counter-clockwise) in the workspace |
| Ctrl+Shift+Page Up | Open the next tab in the pane (i.e. Notes, Tasks, Media) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Page Down | Open the previous tab in the pane (i.e. Notes, Tasks, Media) |
| Ctrl+Enter | Go to the next family member in the Family View (People Workspace) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Go to the previous family member in the Family View (People Workspace) |
| Alt+left arrow | Back to previous workspace or tab |
| Alt+right arrow | Forward to previous workspace or tab |
| Alt+A | Add a person in the People Workspace, a media item in the Media Workspace, or a source in the Sources Workspace |
| Alt+C | Place menu in the Places Workspace |
| Alt+D | Delete the selected person in the People Workspace, place in the Places Workspace, media item in the Media Workspace, or source in the Sources Workspace |
| Alt+E | Edit menu |
| Alt+F | File menu |
| Alt+H | Help menu |
| Alt+M | Media menu |
| Alt+P | Select a workspace report to print or print the currently selected report in the Publish Workspace. |
| Alt+R | Person menu in the People Workspace |
| Alt+S | Select a workspace Share option |
| Alt+T | Tools menu |
| Alt+U | Source menu in the Sources Workspace |
| Alt+V | View menu |
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What’s new in Family Tree Maker 2012?
What’s new in Family Tree Maker 2012?
ANSWER
There are many new improvements and changes to Family Tree Maker 2012. The following article briefly summarizes most of these changes.
TreeSync™
Improved Smart Stories
New Combined Family View
Simplified Interface for Upgraders
Customized Fact Sentences
Reports
Charts
New and Updated Tutorials
Details will follow
ANSWER
There are many new improvements and changes to Family Tree Maker 2012. The following article briefly summarizes most of these changes.
TreeSync™
Improved Smart Stories
New Combined Family View
Simplified Interface for Upgraders
Customized Fact Sentences
Reports
Charts
New and Updated Tutorials
Details will follow
Monday, September 12, 2011
Family Tree Maker 2012
Here are some links for information about Family Tree Maker Version 2012.
TreeSync™ Frequently Asked Questions:
Please go to the Knowledge Base website:
http://ancestry.custhelp.com/
and enter 5357 in the Search Support field and click on the Search Button.
How do I change the update options in Family Tree Maker 2012?
Please go to the Knowledge Base website:
http://ancestry.custhelp.com/
and enter 5358 in the Search Support field and click on the Search Button.
What are the differences between the Family Tree Maker and Ancestry.com trees when using TreeSync™?
Please go to the Knowledge Base website:
http://ancestry.custhelp.com/
and enter 5356 in the Search Support field and click on the Search Button.
Copyright © 2011 by H R Worthington
TreeSync™ Frequently Asked Questions:
Please go to the Knowledge Base website:
http://ancestry.custhelp.com/
and enter 5357 in the Search Support field and click on the Search Button.
How do I change the update options in Family Tree Maker 2012?
Please go to the Knowledge Base website:
http://ancestry.custhelp.com/
and enter 5358 in the Search Support field and click on the Search Button.
What are the differences between the Family Tree Maker and Ancestry.com trees when using TreeSync™?
Please go to the Knowledge Base website:
http://ancestry.custhelp.com/
and enter 5356 in the Search Support field and click on the Search Button.
Copyright © 2011 by H R Worthington
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Scheduled Family Tree Maintenance (24 Aug. 1:00-3:00 AM MDT))
Posted: 23 Aug 2011 01:44 PM PDT
We will be updating the servers that provide member uploaded photos, so some portions of Ancestry Member Trees, My Canvas, and any other areas of the site that display member contributed images, will not function properly. You will still be able to access and make edits to your tree data, but you will not be able to add or delete photos or import or export a GEDCOM file.
For the vast majority of our members living outside Mountain Daylight Time, 1:00 – 3:00 AM MDT is the same as…
Coordinated Universal Time: 7:00 – 9:00 AM
In London: 8:00 – 10:00 AM
In Sydney: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
In San Francisco: 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM
In New York: 3:00 – 5:00 AM
In London: 8:00 – 10:00 AM
In Sydney: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
In San Francisco: 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM
In New York: 3:00 – 5:00 AM
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Monday, August 22, 2011
How to Change Address Format (Easy)
In an earlier post, How To Generate an Address Report we were dealing with an Address Report but wanted to change the format of the Address Fact.
In the next post, How to Change Address Format a way to make this change in format in a step by step process, just to show one way to accomplish this task.
This is another, and quicker way to perform that same task. First, Select the Address Fact to change. Since the Year will remain the same, tab into the Place field and start to type the address. As the previous post suggested, IF the address had already been used, the Fast Field option will show the previously entered Address.
When that entry is completed, and since Family Tree Maker already has this, a Change Place Name window will open. Since we only want to Change this specific field, the default "Change only this instance", is used.
Clicking OK will return to the Address Fact entry and the Description Field. This is now a duplicate of the Place field, and the Description field is high-lighted, the Delete Key can be used to remove that duplication.
The end result makes the change and the earlier change to the Source Citation information is not required.
Copyright © 2011 by H R Worthington
In the next post, How to Change Address Format a way to make this change in format in a step by step process, just to show one way to accomplish this task.
This is another, and quicker way to perform that same task. First, Select the Address Fact to change. Since the Year will remain the same, tab into the Place field and start to type the address. As the previous post suggested, IF the address had already been used, the Fast Field option will show the previously entered Address.
When that entry is completed, and since Family Tree Maker already has this, a Change Place Name window will open. Since we only want to Change this specific field, the default "Change only this instance", is used.
Clicking OK will return to the Address Fact entry and the Description Field. This is now a duplicate of the Place field, and the Description field is high-lighted, the Delete Key can be used to remove that duplication.
Copyright © 2011 by H R Worthington
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