Genealogy Chat

Right thanks Heather, bit daft but suppose you can see why as its all there, but would be better if you could just customise through the FTM;;; No didn't want you all to shout at me been daft, and not checking disc 1 st;; Still learning about comps;; HPT must be still of looking for her's wonder if she realizes it might be on same disc;; Babs

Sorry Babs, wasn't shouting, just didn't want you to miss it, lol. BTW you can't have FTM and charting companion open at the same time. Have you tried it? Isn't it pretty? Not enough colours for my families with 14 children though, lol. Heather

Hehe;;;; DONT shout at me;;; Yes I know, have just come back on I put disc back in to have a nosy and Lo and behold daughter hadnt downloaded it for me;; Hehe carnt miss it now on desktop;; something for dull boring day I think;; or Heather as you said another thread ;; Hints on using Charting Com;; now who dare do that to poor tips board;;LOL Babs

Oh Babs, Sorry, I thought there was another disc.....I must be losing my marbles!!! I've just put the FTM disc in and the instructions are 1 Install 2 New Features 3 BONUS SOFTWARE which you download...I think So I think you need to put the FTM disc in again. Heather

Dont know Babs, youve started me off worrying where mine is now. If you do a search of your computer for Charting Companion, wouldnt it come up if its on there already? Just looked on the website of my-history (where I got mine from) - shows an illustration with the companion extra to the FT2006: All editions of Family Tree Maker 2006 also include Charting Companion™ for Family Tree Maker® (This £14 value is FREE with Family Tree Maker 2006.)

Just got the disc and packaging out and it says includes Bonus Charting companion software, ;; would it be on the same disc do you think;;; Babs going mental now;;

Ohh Dear NOOOoooooooooooooooo right of to find the reciept ect;; Babs sob sob sob ;; no wonder I carnt find it;;

My Charting Companion (wherever it is now!) came on a separate disc, in a cupboard sheath thingy with charting companion all over it. I think it did - as I havent seen it since it arrived!

Morning Heather;; opps heather's Mine was suppose to be included with the startup disc it is not on a seperate one;; If it should be then I will have to get back in touch with S&N to find out whats going on;; Babs

Yes I think the 2005 is much the same.

hi i am just off to work and jumped on for a quickie !! i have ftm 2005 does all the tips you have given apply to that i have only scanned them quickly as in a rush but will read reply when i am home tonight. i have ftm 2005 but not really used it as i didnt understand it DOH !!! have a good day thanks linda x x

A hint passed to me for reducing American results clogging up the searches works well. When you search you can select which records you want (bmd,census etc).If you select 'customise' you get a dropdown,then you can select from over 800 bmd databases,of which less than a dozen are purely England/Wales. Census databases cover 1841/1901 and you can select just the England/Wales instead of all the American ones etc. It cut my results for my Elmer family members from over 5000 to just 350 ish. You can add or remove which databases you want very easily and make them 'suit' your needs. Glen

Charting companion is a separate disc. Are you having problems with it? Heather

Ohh sorry Heather been for a ciggie;;; nite nite god bless to you to;; and yes maybe tomorrow will do see if we can get any answers Nite nite Babs

Babs - why dont you start a new thread with it as a heading - as you can tell from some of the messages on here, people often dont read every single one of them. Im off to bed now. God bless, nite, nite.

Sure does Heather;; Yes at least if we come on here we find out some know a bit more than us and it keeps us all up to speed with using it;; Wish Maureen and the other lady had replied on how to see that dam Companion though ;;;drat; Babs

Babs, I think you must be sneakily reading the tutorial on the quiet, you seem to know more than me now! (not that thats difficult). Actually, I think its nice that we can all share the probs and how to overcome them on here, cos it actually goes in doesnt it.

Heather and all ;;; You can cut down the us ones coming up so much by making sure you put England on the place of birth address at the end as you would if sending abroad;;:;;;; Suffolk England;; I found that that worked a lot;; Babs The other one that hasnt founf the tutorial to read;;;Hehe or the Charting companion;;

Hi kids, (shifts in chair to make room for yet more notes in knickers). Im not an expert on all this and I have to say I am lazy and should REALLY read through the tutorial and try the help button on the program! But, my little mate Glen turnips in his pants asked this the other day and I think Maureen answered?? I know that I now cut down the number of possible by going to the top right hand where it says something like edit criteria? If you click on that you can customise what you are looking for to some extent. But I think Maureen has a message about this further down this thread - have a trawl.

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