Family Tree Maker 2012 - Improved Notes Report

Improved Notes Report

The Notes Report lets you display person, research, relationship, or fact notes you’ve entered for individuals in your tree.
 

Family Tree Maker 2012 - Simplified Interface for Upgraders (more)

The Simplified Interface feature is only invoked if the user is upgrading to FTM 2012 directly from Verson 16 or prior.  If so, the interface is automatically adjusted to collapse the index panel and display a more prominent family panel similar to the V16 family view.

 

The People Workspace does not change the interface based on importing a file.  When FTM 2012 is installed, if it detects that the user is upgrading from FTM 2008-11, this feature is not invoked.

With Version 16, there was an Index of Individuals (F2) that was available. In FTM2012 that feature is made available on this screen by clicking on the right pointing ( => ) arrow where the Red box is, in the above screen. The new screen will look like this.

That Index can be collapsed but clicking on the Left Pointing arrow ( <== ), just to the left of the Enhanced check box.


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Family Tree Maker 2012 - Customized Fact Sentences

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

• 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:

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

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.

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