Terry Reigel

Recent versions of Word include the ability to output in PDF format. I would look for publishers that accept PDF input, so you know what the book looks like when you send it to them.

Doris,

I'm afraid I can't help. I've never thought TMG's scan feature was of any use. I always scan with my scanner's software, then edit the image (crop, straighten, adjust contrast, re-size, and in photos sometime fix blemishes) in an image editing program before saving them as exhibits.

Bob,

The recommended citations for published items, like books, do not include Repositories because it is expected that they are available from multiple locations. For very rare items a Repository may be appropriate, but to use it you will have to modify the Source Type to include it.

The recommended models for citations do not include showing whether you have a copy yourself, but you can certainly add that information if you want. You could to that by way of a Repository (but if the item already requires a Repository you cannot have two Repositories appear in a single source note) or in the Comments field. If you do the latter you may need to add the [COMMENTS] Source Element to the Source Type if it's not already there.

If you are not getting the TRLR at the end something is interfering with TMG writing the GEDCOM. It has nothing to do with which people you are including, but with some other program operating on your computer on the folder where TMG is writing the GEDCOM.

The usual suspects are cloud backup programs and some antivirus programs.

What do you mean they are not connected? Not connected where?

Marline,

It may help as you collect people into the Focus Group to temporarily make your marriage to your ex non-primary so the Add Others steps described in the article don't follow his line.

Bob,

If you mean individuals with no relationships, that easy with the List of People report and a filter like:

# of Marriage Group Tags = 0 AND

# of Fathers = 0 AND

# of Mothers = 0 AND

# of Children= 0 END

But if you are looking for small groups of linked people who are not connected to others in your database it is more difficult. One method is described in my article on Creating a "Connected" Flag.

You have the basics for installing the TMG program. See my article Moving Data to New Computer or Version for some tips on moving your data.

In addition to using the Tags described here to record military service and display it in narratives, I use a separate tag to record Military service for an index page in my website created with Second Site. See http://reigelridge.com/roots/toot-mil.htm

This tag collects the data used in the index in an organized way in order to build the index.

My thinking is that one can't immigrate to the same country twice. Either the first trip was a visit, followed by a later immigration, or the second was a trip to the old country to bring other family members.

Assuming the available information supports the belief that he came to stay the first time, I'd record it as the former, which is what I've done in a couple of such cases I've found. I'd probably use Immigration Tags for both but record in the Memo, and by changes to the Sentence, that the father "returned to... and brought back..."

I'm getting no such reports from NOD32.

I find the information I get for various service members is so varied that trying to create a standard Tag Type or Tag Types seems hopeless. So I use a custom Mil-Serv tag, but most of the time I change the sentence to [M] and write the whole story in the Memo, inserting Sentence Variables in the Memo to pick up the Date and place data. I include enlistment and discharge information, units, and information about campaigns involved, etc., when I can find it. I often use several tags to pick up different dates and places.

Right-click on any tag in the tag box. Half way down is "Filter for..." Open that submenu and click on what ever has a check box in front of it.

Danny,

If you download and install TMG 9 you will have a 30-day free trial. To continue using it after that you need a TMG 9 license, which you can currently purchase from Harry as Jim's link above directs.

Thanks. I was preparing for the worse. Now tell me it I dodged a bullet. I backup my desktop data base and restored t on my laptop. I then initialed Mills on my laptop. I then compared my sources between the two computers (sorry, I had to have both opened at the same time).

 

I found, to my surprise, that I had the same number (and names) of sources on both. does this mean the I can initialize without data loss? Or am I not seeing the real damage that would occur?

Bob,

If you really mean Sources, and not Source Types, of course you see the same Source. But try to print notes for them and you will see a total mess if you have done any customization of Source Types.

If you mean Source Types, you will have the same number of Source Types, but the Templates will be restored to the original and any Sources you created based on your customized Source Types will not produce the same notes as before.

Bob,

You are well advised not to use Initialize - it would indeed make a total mess of your source types and sources.

If you don't have a Lineage Application Source Type it has apparently been deleted from your project.

You can create a new one, either using the templates Jim shows above, or using the original ones, which are:

Full Footnote:

Lineage application of [sUBJECT], [APPLIED TO].

Short Footnote:

[APPLIED TO], [sUBJECT].

Biblo:

[APPLIED TO], Application of [sUBJECT].

Reminder:

If you have copies of the actual applications, I would use the standard Lineage Application source type to create the sources. If you instead have only indexes I would use other source types.

I don't consider applying for a lineage society a recordable event, so I wouldn't use any specific tag for that. I do cite the applications as sources in all the tags that record the information found there - Name, Birth, Marriage, Death, and Military Service.

You're welcome, Len.

Len,

You may find my article on Moving Data to New Computer or Version helpful. Pay special attention to the part about updating paths.

Kaye,

Why can't you download from Wholly Genes? If you don't have them the links are in my article at http://tmg.reigelridge.com/future.htm#wait

But you should be able to re-install with the copy of the installer you saved when you realized that TMG was no longer in development.

Judy,

That sounds like you are seeing exactly what I described.

If you choose "Only children that are carried forward" you are seeing all tags because these children are not being carried forward. Therefore they do not get only the BMDB tags.

If you choose "All Children" they get only the BMDB tags because that rule is then applied to all children, whether or not they are carried forward.

Judy,

Children "carried forward" (that is, who have their own section) have only a brief section when listed under their parents. That section displays only birth, marriage/divorce, death and burial tags. On the Tags section of the Journal Options you can choose to exclude some of these tags, and you can also choose one of three levels of detail for them.

By default children who are not carried forward will display all their tags in the listing under their parents. These tags are displayed in full narrative format based on the Sentences in those tags. Depending on how many tags a person has, a child's listing under his or her parent could go on for pages - just like it would if that person did have his or her own section.

This result happens when you choose the "Only children that are carried forward" option.

But if you choose the "All children" option, children not carried forward get the same brief BMDB section as those who are carried forward.

Judy,

If you choose "all children" all of the children get the abbreviated events, even if they don't have their own sections later.

George,

Yes, you can restore a new backup over the existing project. But I'd recommend that instead you restore it to a new subfolder so you can compare them before you decide which to use.

The primary reason for an incomplete backup, assuming you have specified that is was to include all people, is interference from another program. The most common culprit is a cloud backup or sync program. Some anti-virus programs also have been found to interfere with backups.

Judy,

Sure. Create a List of People Report with a filter like:

Is a Descendant ... of ID# ... {enter ID number of ancestor] ... END

When the Filter Progress screen appears you can read the number of people on the right.

You don't need the actual report; you can even cancel it as soon as it starts to generate.