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~*kazza*~

~*kazza*~ Report 10 Aug 2008 18:04

Thanks for the replies peeps.

I have a bit of experience with excel so can manage that but access I have never used. I think i'll take a look at FTM lots of people talk about that.

Thanks again

Kaz

Richard in Perth

Richard in Perth Report 10 Aug 2008 05:52

FTM = Family Tree Maker. It's a family tree program sold by Ancestry: http://www.familytreemaker.com/

Anthony

Anthony Report 10 Aug 2008 04:43

I have read the responses above and am not aware of FTM. Could someone tell me what it is please.
Thanks
Anthony

Richard in Perth

Richard in Perth Report 10 Aug 2008 04:04

I use FTM for my main data, but also Microsoft Excel for census & certificate transcripts and Microsoft Access for details of photos. In both cases I cross-reference each individual with the Reference Number that is automatically assigned by FTM when the individual is added in that program.

The advantage of using Excel & Access is that I can set up hyperlinks to the actual document (so that I can view it at a click), whereas to do the same in FTM I would have to embed the image into the FTM file. With several thousand documents, the size of the FTM file would soon become unmanageable!

Richard

michael2

michael2 Report 9 Aug 2008 23:02

hi kazza you can download at free one on my heritage .com it,s a good one IceMan

Chica in the sun ☼

Chica in the sun ☼ Report 9 Aug 2008 22:57

I use FTM and just add notes in there.
Works fine for me.
Chica

Sidami

Sidami Report 9 Aug 2008 22:30

Kaz
Do you have a programme for your information. If not then down load the free one from family search you can then add in the notes for easch person what you have
Sue

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

~*kazza*~

~*kazza*~ Report 9 Aug 2008 21:01

Does anyone use a database for all their info.

I was thinking of doing this.
Does anyone know how this can be done and would it help keeping track of people and info I have on them.

When I looked at my family I have about 500 people, about 300 of them are verified and 100 more I know are certain and dont need to be so thats about 400 people to add, do you think this would be a waste of hours of work.

Any advice or ideas welcome

Kaz