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Your sort options are on the Sort tab under Options. You could put the date and parish in the Task Name and the sort by Task Name....

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Just Tried Your Suggestion and it works Just fine.

Thanks

Laurence

Having got the Research Log to Print , I've realised its sorting in Name order, I would like to sort by date and Parish .

Ie 1876 Navestock Look for Baptism of James flanders,

etc.

Any suggestions as to How this May be done ?

Also anyway of indicating which search items are more critical/important than others ?

I've used Keyword to sort my Baptism's , Burials & Marriages.

Laurence Newton

Laurence,

 

You don't print the log, but rather tasks.  So you need the LIST OF TASKS report.  Then you can filter for certain tasks by Keyword, or by repository, etc.  Have fun on your trip. I am so jealous. <G>

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Thanks Very Much . Just Tried it and it worked Fine .

Much Appreciated

Laurence

I watched the TMG video last night. It said you can print your Research Log.

I'm planning my next research trip in 2 weeks. It would be really helpful if I could Print my Research Log for things I need to do.

I can see no Print buttons in the research Log window. There are no Print options in the File Menu. and I can see no research Log report in the Report menu.

I am completely Baffled as to how I am supposed to print my research Log. The Help Menu doesn't tell me either.

Please please can someone tell me how to print my research Log ?

Laurence Newton

In addition to being a beginning user, I am trying to move a practice project from my old laptop to the new one.  I've gotten the program re-installed and unlocked.  And I had gotten a pretty good import from Sierra Generations.  I had set up it up to save the practice data set (or family file) under My Documents>Genealogy>TMG>Projects, but I don't know how to move what I need to the new computer.  Also I've already moved the entire My Document file to the new computer.  I want to use that data set rather than doing a new import, as I'd done quite a bit of experimenting in that data set.  Can someone help?  Thanks, Kaye

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Surely You make a backup on your first machine. Move the backup file to your new computer. Then do a restore from backup.

Problem Solved.

Laurence

Do you wish to exclude some of the information in the place fields or memo from appearing in the Detail view - but still be able to see that info in the Tag Entry Screen?

 

Virginia

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Yes . I basically want to exclude the first Place field from appearing in the Detail View for my Census Entries. And as you correctly state still see them when the Tag Entry screen is open.

Laurence

Is it possible to use these tools to import source images in Family Tree Maker's program into TMG. I have a ton of census, birth, death, & marriage indexes, and many other images that I imported into FTM from Ancestry.com and would like to be able to at least get them out of that program as free standing images for use in TMG. Does anyone know if this is even possible? Any and all help will be much appreciated.

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Import your Family Tree File into TMG. The Pictures and Images will be brought in with it but as Internl Exhibits. (The only exception I found was images associated with marriages). I Then found you can select each Image and make it an External Image specifying its storage Location.

The only downside is its time consumming.

Laurence

It May sound like a strange question .

Can The information shown from a Tag in the Name/ Place list on the details window be Changed ?

If So How ?

I have customised a Few of My Tags so when there open they show me what I want to see . How ever When shown in the Name / Place list I would like to miss out some of the fields curently shown so It makes more immediate Sense . I don't want to re-edit all My tags if I can help it. especially as They are how I want them when the TAG is open .

Laurence

I use my PDA instead of Laptop.  My Laptop is my usual computer and it does take time to unhook all the gear attached to it.  So, I take my PDA and it's keyboard.  It is small, doesn't take up room at library etc.  There are advantages and disadvantages.  It is very good for showing data to people when you don't have access to your laptop.

 

I generally print out a 'List of Tasks' for the Library.  Do my research, have the person on my PDA screen, goto 'Field Notes' tab and start typing away.  When I get home I do an Activesync and get the Report.  Input into TMG and use the report as my evidence.  I must admit that you are inserting information twice.  BUT my laptop is my main computer.

 

Reg

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I Usually Take my Laptop but suspect a portable keyboard and PDA would be easier and definately pose less problems when shooting off for lunch.

I do think my original point has been lost alittle. or maybe its being shown.

You don't want lots of floating people in your tree program .

You don't want to record data twice.

You don't want to revisit registers lots of times (I don't have enough holiday from work for that).

You do want to check interesting enteries with your current information.

You do want to Travel lite.

The use of the PDA away from your computer is two fold.

1. to check or refer to your existing information . (Pcket Geanealogist does this)

2.a To enter Records As we find them with source refernces.

2.b To be able to simply transfer that infromation to TMG seamlessly with having to retype or mess about with it.

in the second part of this equation there are going to be records that turn out to be unconnected. I don't want them in my tree . I may want the record for future reference though.

My PDA needs to run 2 programs that can interface.

one to show my current tree. and its Tags. so I can refer to any of my current records relating to any of my ancestors. Also refer to my TODO list.

The second a Database which allows records tobe made and kept as I go along but which can also transfer a record directly as a tag to my TMG file by selecting the relivent person or adding the relivent person to someone already in my TMG File.

Maybe (not sure though) it should allow you to connect related data together so when imported into TMG it creates a Family group or drops all the data relating to one person in in one hit i.e. parents having 6 children christened could be connected so all the children are entered together in one hit by saying the information/records all relates to the father &/or mother.

Both these need to sync back to my main computer when I return from my trip. and talk to TMG .

For those not sure what I'm getting at TMG is a database where connections are based on the Familys and People.

The second Database I would like is a database based on Records about People.

The 2 would be complemetary and allow Data tobe Copied between the 2 because the fileds making the database's would be compatible allowing free datatransfere via a wizard.

Is this a glitch? You can change a tag label once, but not a second time, in the English (UK) version.

I couldn’t see this discussed elsewhere – sorry if this is a repeat.

 

I’ve tried to explain it below

 

When the overall setting is File, Language, English (UK)

Go to Window, Master Tag Type List,

Tag Type List screen appears

Select, for example, the Child-Bio tag to edit. It comes up as Language English (UK)

You are then able to change the name of the tag. For example, I changed the name to Child-xx. It accepted this change.

 

However, although it let me make the original change, it does not let you make any further changes to restore the original label.

 

To make any further changes, you have to go to File, Language, and select English (US).

The go to Window, Master Tag Type List,

Tag Type List screen appears

Here, the tag appears as its original name. In this case, Child-bio. However, this is because it is in the English (US) version, not the English (UK) version.

 

Select this Child-Bio tag to edit. It comes up as Language English (US). Change it to English (UK), and the name Child-xx appears. You can then edit this back to Child-Bio.

 

You can then change the overall setting back to File, Language, English (UK), and the label is then correct.

It would be better if you could make unlimited changes in the English (UK) version, or not make any changes at all

 

Thanks for listening

Sue

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Sue

When I want to add a new Tag Label I select the "ADD" buton where you say Child-bio.

This opens a new window where you can select the Tag group and Tag Style.

I Added one for BDM index referneces so they would match the information I wanted to enter.

Not quite got the hang of the sentance Construction though. still I'll find time to play with that at some stage.

Laurence

7a is where you went wrong <g>.  A gedcom file will have the .GED extension, no matter the originating software.  GEDCOM is a standardized format which allows the data to be converted into any genealogy software program.  In the Import Wizard, you should select to import a  GEDCOM (.GED) file, not .FTW file.

 

If you run into any more problems, let us know.

 

Virginia

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Many Thanks

I knew it was something silly I was doing. I knew it would be possible.

Laurence

I have for a while thought Great as our Family Tree Programs are there may be potential for an intergrated approach using both a PDA and Home computer with Geanealogy software.

What Do I mean ?

Well we enter are ancestors and print reports and trees. at home.

We go off and do Research come back armed with sheets of data we found , sort them and spend hours entering them into our tree program IE TMG.

But What IF, what If we downloaded from say TMG our reports and relevent data for the research we are off to do onto our PDA using Activesync. Then enter into pre-set Templates the information we find on our research trip.

Then when we get back we can down load this information over active sync back onto our Main computer, select the individual records to either enter directly into TMG saving all that retyping or into an holding project for people/records we can't tie in yet for future use.

Also when looking for rlevent information in the field you have all your relivent information with you to allow quick checks verifying your hunches and suspisions.

My point is that the PDA and TMG would complement each other and allow information to directly be entered into TMG and/or Record database of research for future refernce when firm links are established. using 2 programs that interlink together for smoothe effortless data gaterhering and transfer.

Although reading up on Mount Rainier (not Ranier) UDF CD formatting can be informative for some users, it does not appear likely that TMG has any direct support for its use - and TMG may hang if you try.

 

Regrets. I thought from reading casually reading the TMG forum in years past that TMG had direct CD backup support.  IMHO, from following the subject on onother active forum, NOT having this support is a GOOD idea.

John

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John

Is "NOT having this support is a GOOD idea" a typo that Should read

"NOTE having this support is a GOOD idea" ?

My file is approx 1.4 Gigabytes at present. Although I have reduced this a bit by moving some photos externally of the program. (The main reason I switched from FTM). I still have about 100 photos to shift to an external existence. But you can see it make sense to back it up to CD/DVD safe from Virus's and Disk Crashes. My Tree was started by my father some 10 years ago and to me, it represents alot of hard work and energy. I don't want to loose it .

Incidently I did loose 6 months work a while back. It was painful redoing all that work (even if I did have a road map to work to the second time). I now back up every time I finish, and back up to 3 other separate locations every month. I don't intend to loose that much info again.

My genealogy folder is approximately 15Gigabytes as this contains Census info and photos as well as word documents relating to my research. I have very little Hard copy records except for the BDM Certificates. I work mainly Electronically, even on visits to county record officies. I did try a couple of times implementing a manual record system. But I never found a system that suited me. The Electronic one did. Hence my emphasis on my backup's.

Laurence

Laurence,

What happened when you tried importing the first gedcom?  It should have been able to be imported directly without having to put it into FTM first.

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Lorna

I was told that Gedcom format wasn't recognised/supported.

If I double click the gedcom directly it opens straight into FTM with asking which program I would like it to open in.

The process is roughly

1. Select File for Download

2. File Download window appears showing file name & Type (FTW GEDCOM)

3. Click Save File (I put it in a folder with all my Gedcom's).

4. To this point I am happy everything is fine .

5. Select from "File" menu "Import"

6. Select Simple Wizard and Next

7a. Select Import File Type ( I select "Family Tree Maker (.FTW)" based on the GEDCOM being an FTW type. [is this right?])

7b. Select File by clicking Locate and Going to the folder where my gedcom is located. (however it's not seen so I select All files and then select my gedcom file). then click next.

8. the next wizard screen (step 2 import) now says in red at bottom 'Wrong extension "FTW" for import file type: "Family Tree Maker (.FTW)"

9. End Game as next button is shaded out.

Please make me happy and tell me where I'm going wrong. I know its probably something stupid or silly . But it would save a fair bit of typing.

Laurence

To John R.

From John M.

 

No, I had apparently screwed things up royally in Ram and who knows what else. It took at least three cold reboots to get back to "normal". Perhaps the virus checker was trying to protect the computer from scripting macros, but I saw no such indication. The $20 USB 2.0 multi format flash memory card controller may have been in play originally..

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I had an external USB HD . I had the same initial "wrong Destination Path" . I restarted the restore process and selected the path making sure all the folders I needed to use were already in place. It did then do a backup OK , but instead of the usual 50 mins it took 8 hours to complete .

I also have never been able to backup to my cdwritter directly , something I find frustrating.

You're welcome, Dave. 

 

Terry

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Thanks that explains where I went wrong 3 days ago.

However it doesn't help me totally . I downloaded a gedcom from Family search but was unable to directly import it. I had to import it first to my old tree program (familytreemaker) and then save it as a GEDCOM before I could import it to TMG.

My question is how can I directly import GEDCOM's from Family Search site to TMG ? (I must be overlooking something ?)

Laurence

I've had this intermittent problem also. Of course now that I have come and read up on the topic, it stopped doing it for today anyway    Next time it does it, I will send the file if you still want it.

 

Holly

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I Have had this problem but not intermittent. Mine was Catistrofic.

I upgraded my fire wall to one including pop-up's anti-virus etc all in one. on installation it set all folders to readonly although files in the folders could be written and read to . However the net result was I could not open my TMG.PJC files. IT was so Bad I unistalled and reinstalled TMG . Loaded from a backup file and touch wood I've never seem the problem again.

Laurence

You can add the PDF as an exhibit if you add it as a text file. Insert it as new text and an external file. When the dialog box opens to choose the file, change the file type to all files, and then choose your PDF file. You wll get a message that only true text files can be embedded in TMG's report output, but it will add it to the exhibit log. Double clicking on the exhibit will open it in Adobe reader.

 

Kevin

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Can you use this for Word Documents as I have several from previous Program and they include Pictures so converting them to .txt doesn't help.

Laurence