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Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 417 Send Message	Uncle John	Report	23 Nov 2006 01:04
	If you are putting info. into your GR tree direct you have to follow the rules it sets. Many people keep their information on a family tree program on their home computer. You can create a GEDCOM file which takes the data from your computer, then upload it to GR. That's the way that incomplete dates get on to GR trees. It's always a good idea to keep your tree info.in two places (but make sure you do all your updating one only one). I use Family Tree Maker, which you can currently buy for £5.99. It's much more versatile than the GR tree builder and can cope with cousins marrying. J
Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 126 Send Message	Liesele	Report	23 Nov 2006 00:11
Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 126 Send Message	How come when entering dates as say for eg: May 1812 it comes up with error message: invalid date. pls enter date in a date format of dd/mm/yyyy, but yet when I view shared trees I see contacts have entered date as eg May 1812 which has been accepted and not on my tree.???