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Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 2,092 Send Message	Kathlyn	Report	24 Aug 2006 15:17
	I have been having a wander around this site and wonder what is a Gedcom, what would I use it for, is it useful, will it make me want to screem with frustration??????? Kathlyn
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	24 Aug 2006 15:23
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Gedcom is computer software that helps you move genealogy info from one package to another. Think of it as a sort of suitcase. You can use gedcom files to put your GR tree into paf or to move your Family Tree Maker info into Family Historian, for example. nell
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 417 Send Message	Uncle John	Report	24 Aug 2006 15:45
	Expanding a bit on what Helen said. GEDCOM is an 'industry standard' file format for storing family tree infomation. It originated with the LDS church. So no matter what family tree software you use, the vast majority of the infomation can be read. It is in plain text so it can also be read into a spreadsheet (if you know how). J
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 2,092 Send Message	Kathlyn	Report	25 Aug 2006 11:26
	Thanks John and Helen, I will give it a try.