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Hi Bob
Thanks so much for your instructions, I'll try it tonight and let you know how good I am at following instructions. I live on Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada. Regards Al

Exporting GEDCOM files from Family Tree Maker
To export your Family File to GEDCOM:

1. From the File menu, select Export File.

2. From the fly-out menu, select from Entire File, Selected Individuals, Copy/Export Individuals.

3. Click the Save as type drop-down list and select GEDCOM (*.GED).

4. In the File name field, type a name for the GEDCOM file. It must have the extension .GED.

5. In the Save in fields, select the drive and folder where you want to place your file.

6. Click Save.

Family Tree Maker displays the Export to GEDCOM dialog box.

7. Make the appropriate File Type selections as described below:

Destination- Use this to allow Family Tree Maker to check for special requirements of the program that will use the GEDCOM file. The table below will help you make a selection. FTW offers the most complete export features; select it if you plan to later re-import the file into Family Tree Maker for Windows. If the program you are exporting to is not listed, choose FTM.

Select this

To create this type of file

FTM Family Tree Maker for DOS

FTW Family Tree Maker for Windows

TempleReady Temple submission to LDS Church

PAF Personal Ancestral File, 3.0 or later

ROOTS Roots II, Roots III, Roots IV, Roots V, Visual Roots




When you choose a Destination, Family Tree Maker automatically chooses GEDCOM and Character set options. However, if Family Tree Maker's suggestions are incorrect for your purposes, make your own selections.

Whenever possible, choose Version 5.5 in the "GEDCOM" field; it offers the best export format. If you don't know which file type to use, choose Version 4.

Indent records – Check this to make the file more readable in a word processor. Some programs cannot read indented records, in which case this setting will be ignored.

Abbreviated tags – Check this to use abbreviations for the GEDCOM tags, instead of full names.

8. Click OK. Family Tree Maker creates the GEDCOM file.



See also:

Family Files Overview


hope this helps!

Bob

to make it easy to find, in (5) use
desktop
as a destination

Thanks, the only thing is I don't have a clue what a gedcom is! I'm quite new at this computer stuff. I will try and get some help from a local computer friend. Thanks for your instructions.

Yes, just create a gedcom export file from your tree program, save it on your PC somewhere you can find it. If your tree program has options, It should be in gedcom 5.5 format with char-set ANSI

Go to GR, click in Family Tee above, then Gedcom and follow Import Gedcom, selecting the file you have just created.

is it possible to transfer info from my FTM or Reunion9 to my GRU tree or do I have to type in each and every entry?