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Help to open GEDCOM FILE PLEASE

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Dippydebbie

Dippydebbie Report 11 Feb 2009 10:50

Hi all I have dowloaded my tree on a gedcom file from GR to transfer it to FTM 2009. So far so good. But I cant open It, do I need special programme, adobe says "NO" LITTLE BRITAIN STYLE, Regards Debs

Jennie

Jennie Report 11 Feb 2009 11:44

Hi Debbie if you hover your pointer over the gedcom file icon and right click then select "open" that FTM 2009 will open the file.
You don't need to download PAF if you already have FTM installed.
Hope that helps.

Jen x

Dippydebbie

Dippydebbie Report 11 Feb 2009 13:01

Thankyou will try that guys regards Debs the technophobe, may use that as my new name lol