Genealogy Chat

Can anyone tell me can you up load your tree from FTM 2005 onto Ancestry site from comp;;??? thanks Babs

First, go into FTM and save your database as a GEDCOM File. Click on File, Export file, Entire file (Or selected individuals if you want to chose who to upload) Chose where you want to save the file from the 'Save In' box at the top and finally select GEDCOM from the 'Filee Type' box at the bottom. The go back the GR and select Import Export Tree from the list on the left. Click on the Import GEDCOM button and follow the instructions.

Peter thank you very much will try later to do it, when you say save as gedcom file is that then stored on your computer;; Babs

Yes it is - you tell FTW where to store it Jim

Thankk you Jim;; Yvonne thats ok if your like me you will have paper everywhere with hints tips on ect;;;;lol Babs

Oooo you have lost me now ;; I wanted to know so I could up-load to ancestry site my tree on here same as what I have on FTM;; well nearly Babs

Just one thing - before you export it to a gedcom on your familytreemaker, click on the privatise file to make sure no details about living persons are transferred.

Thanks for that Heather, wodered about that;; remember reading about it earlier on the Ansestry site but knew I didnt have a gedcom file then;; newbie reg comps;; Babs

Peter sorry for been thick ;; went into FTM and you say save database as GEDCOM File where do I go to do that ??? so far understand the rest but cannot find out where to do the above;; Babs

As Peter said, go into the family treemaker. Click on file. Go down the list of subjects and click on privatise file. A little box will come up saying do you want to privatise temporarily - click yes. Then go to file again click and you will see export file. Click on export and then 'entire file'. A box will come up where you can choose a name for the file. Fill that in with a made up name so you remember what it is and put ged at the end (not sure why, but Im sure someone told me too yonks ago). At the bottom there is the type of file you want it to be. Scroll down to gedcom and then save. It will then tell you you have saved a gedcom. When you upload to GR or wherever, you search for the gedcom you have created with the name you chose for it. Either put the name in for the search or browse til it comes up and then click on it. On GR you just click on the import/export tree link in the margin. It will have a little box asking what file you want to upload to it and that when you fill in the box with your gedcom file name or you click browse to find it. You then click on proceed and it does it itself and you get a message saying its uploaded (hopefully!!) I hope that makes sense though Peter will be much better than me at explaining.

Heather thanks for help, but when I go into File there is no Privatise file wrote;; it was the same when I went to save as just asked where on my comp nothing about GEDCOM or anywhere to tick;; Still stuck Babs

I cant understand that at all. If you dont have privatise or export - Im sorry, are you on your actual Familytree maker page when you click File. You have to open your program and be looking at it as you do this. It sounds as if you are clicking file at the top of the internet page or works page, not actually on the FTprogram. You go to your FTMaker, yes? You click on File at the top left hand side? What comes up when you do that? I dont have a save on that list. I have the same program and it will list all the options. Privatize is about 3 or 4 from the bottom of the list. Click on it and it asks if you want to privatise your file. About 5 from the top, I think it has 'export file'. So do you not have that option either?

Gotcha yes had it Open Heather, so is it export to pdf;;; Babs

NO! You want a gedcom, so you can send it to GR - pdf is a printed form of the tree. You open file, go down and click on the privatise first because you dont want living people on show to GR. I see you say you are uploading to ancestry - Ive never been able to do that as I dont have a sub to the world tree thingy. Do you? However you can put it on GR or familysearch Then go back and click on export then export entire file (I take it you want the lot). Then follow the previous instructions! Were getting there

Heather it does not have privatise any where even though this is 2005 it says its june 2002 on it there is back up and save but thats on comp no where any privatise looked in all on file menu;; Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh will have to come on later suppose to be in town hubby chomping at the bit but thanks;; Babs

If it says 2005, I wonder if you need to click on update? Also, can you make your own website with yours by clicking on Internet then on create a family home page? You should have those options too. How long have you had the program? If it says just back up, try clicking on that to see if you can save it as a gedcom. However, it doesnt seem to have the 2005 features I have. So click on the help and send them a mail.

Eeeee I will get out;;;lol Heather what I am trying to do is save all info for transfering to ancestry my own pages to save having to add all sons daughters found on census ect;; but I have the up-date 2006 version that was free with FTM ;;; but was wanting to save 2005 version in case I did not like new one;; but on the version I have on now there is nothing about gedcoms or privitising anywhere as I said;; Thanks for you help and patience;; defo going to town now, will be back whenever I can finnish this shopping;; Babs

I am wondering if the FTM2005 you have was also a free cd? In which case it doesnt have all the resources available as the full program. Can you do a homepage on the internet with it?

Heather yes I can;; no it was not free version I bought it from a shop;; Babs

Babs, If the program that you are running is the 2006SE version that came free with Family Tree Maker, then you will not have the option to export your file. You will need to go back to your 2005 version. To check can you click on Help, then About, and it should tell you which version you are running.