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Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 13 Send Message	Julie	Report	9 Jul 2003 22:10
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 13 Send Message	hi, im new to this. i may sound a bit thick but can someone breifly explain how i register with gedcom, please
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 2,975 Send Message	Kim from Sandhurst	Report	9 Jul 2003 22:39
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 2,975 Send Message	you don't register, it is a file name. If you have a family tree programme, you save it in gedcom format, then you can transfer it on GC rather than typing in all your relations onto the site direct. Kim
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 13 Send Message	Julie	Report	9 Jul 2003 22:53
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 13 Send Message	hi kim, thanks for that. so if i have already started my tree do i have to delete all my family members apart from my name first?
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 3 Send Message	Jane	Report	10 Jul 2003 08:29
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 3 Send Message	Yes, Just hit the delete tree option and then load your GEDCOM file. Does not take too long. I put up 1500 people in just a couple of minutes.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 54 Send Message	Colette	Report	10 Jul 2003 16:42
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 54 Send Message	Sorry Julie, but I'm thicker than you. What is GEDCOM, how do you use it, and what benefits does it have over GC? Sorry again, but I'm new to this malarkey.