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Hi, I have just got a copy of family tree maker 2005 free with the sunday times and I would like to know if anyone knows how I can copy the tree I have on genes reunited on to family tree maker 2005? Can anyone offer me any advice? Many Thanks Faith

Hi Faith, Export your tree as Alan says above (it may take up to 24 hours to arrive by e-mail), then follow these instructions (this is taken from the FTM help). To open a GEDCOM file or another file in Family Tree Maker for Windows: 1. From the File menu, click Open (ALT, F, O). 2. Click the Files of type drop-down list and then select the appropriate type, for example, you would select GEDCOM (*.GED) for a GEDCOM file. If you are trying to open a PAF file from the Macintosh version of PAF, you must first save the PAF file in PAF's DOS format before attempting to open it in FTW. 3. In the Look in field at the top of this dialog box, select the drive and folder where the file you want to open is located and then select the file name. If you are unsure where your file is, click the Find file button at the bottom of the dialog box and follow the instructions in Finding files. 4. Click Open. Family Tree Maker displays the Import File dialog box. 5. In the File Name field, Family Tree Maker uses the name of the GEDCOM file but with the FTW extension. You can accept this default suggestion or enter a new name in this field. In either event the new file name must end with the FTW extension. Family Tree Maker will make a copy of your file and convert the copy to a Family Tree Maker for Windows file 6. In the Location field, Family Tree Maker suggests a location for your converted file. This will normally be the drive and folder where you installed Family Tree Maker. (usually C:\FTW). You can either click OK to accept the name and location that Family Tree Maker suggests or type a new name and/or location and then click OK. Again, the file name must have the extension .FTW. Family Tree Maker reloads your file as a Family Tree Maker for Windows file and then displays the Import from GEDCOM dialog box. 7. Some programs format information slightly differently than Family Tree Maker. Using the options below, you can reformat your information. Location — Family Tree Maker will allow up to 256 characters in this field. You may select either the Keep first part if location fields are too long, or, Keep last part if location fields are too long options if you are importing from a file format that allows more than 256 characters. Options — Some programs (like PAF) add an underscore between compound names (for example, St._Germaine). Check Delete underscore from names to replace the underscore with a space. Some programs also don't put spaces between the city, county, and state in location fields. Check Add spacing in location fields to add the normal space between these words (if necessary). Facts to Import — Choose this to display the Facts to Import dialog box. The list on the left contains the Family Tree Maker fact names available to be imported. The list on the right shows what those facts will be called after they are imported. After selecting a fact, use the appropriate options to Change a Fact, Create a New Fact, or Don’t Import the fact at all. 8. Click OK again to create the Family File.

Not wanting to put a damper on it - but the free copy may have limited usage. I know some people have had a free trial copy with some family history mags and then found they were unable to export there stuff once it was on there and had to upgrade to a full copy. Best check it out now. TWR has the full 2006 for £12 at the moment and I believe Morrisons were selling an earlier version for £6.