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JET48

JET48 Report 12 Jul 2009 16:29

Hi can anybody tell me how to put my family tree on cd.

Joan

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 12 Jul 2009 17:21

You need to use Writable Cds.
Open your FTM and then click on File.
Select backup and then select writable CD option Make sure of course you have inserted the CD into the CD drive click on backup and it transfers the tree as a backup to the CD
Shirley
Ps this is how I do it on FTM 2006 version although I save mine to a memory stick

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Heather

Heather Report 12 Jul 2009 17:30

If youve got the ftm2006 (which I still feel is the best version of the lot), remember you also have the option to back up to cyber space - I think I pay about a fiver a year to put all my tree into cyber space storage. its saved my life twice now.

I also have it on cd, but its easier to click on back up to internet than look for your cd :)

JET48

JET48 Report 12 Jul 2009 18:02

Thanks Shirley and Heather I will give it a try.

Joan

JET48

JET48 Report 12 Jul 2009 19:15

Hi again not too good at this when I changed directory it says D:/ is not accessible incorrect funtion I tried changing to custom
but got the same thing.
Can you help please.

Joan

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 12 Jul 2009 19:25

You have to change it to Writable CD drive not the directory.

You should have the options

Writable CD drive
Internet Storage
Working Directory
Custom Directory


Christine

JET48

JET48 Report 12 Jul 2009 19:36

The only options I have are custom and working

Joan

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 12 Jul 2009 19:41

Strange, those are the 4 options which come up on mine when I click back up.

Mine is FTM 2006

Christine

JET48

JET48 Report 12 Jul 2009 19:46

Hi Christine mine says version 9

Joan

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 12 Jul 2009 19:52

Sorry I can't help any further as haven't used that one.

Maybe someone else will come back to the thread later.

Christine

JET48

JET48 Report 12 Jul 2009 19:56

O.K. thanks any way Christine.

Joan

Ron

Ron Report 12 Jul 2009 21:17

Joan, is your program Family Tree Maker 2009

Rn
www.genealogyprinters.com

JET48

JET48 Report 12 Jul 2009 21:39

It just says version 9 I have lost the cover but I have had it a while probally 2006

Joan

Ron

Ron Report 12 Jul 2009 21:41

Load the program and look in the help section, it will give you the program name and version number.

Ron
www.genealogyprinters.com

JET48

JET48 Report 12 Jul 2009 21:52

Hi Ron
I am way out 2001 but I did put some of my tree on cd about a year ago. I think that I probally need a new dvd drive because although it plays dvds it will not let me write.

Joan

Heather

Heather Report 12 Jul 2009 22:42

JET, why dont you get a newer version. I think twr computing still have the 2006 v16 version for about a tenner including an ancestry sub.

Ron

Ron Report 12 Jul 2009 22:50

To write to a DVD you need DVD burning software, to write to a CD which is all you need for back up files, XP has got its own CD burning software if you have a DVD drive it's almost certain that it's a combo so it will write to CD or DVD

Ron
www.genealogyprinters.com