Quick tip: Tweak FTM settings
Lara | Getting started, Software, Top starter tips | 07/03/2011 09:00amFamily Tree Maker 2011 boasts many new features, but some of the more subtle ones can be missed if you’re not careful.
How To: Choose family history software
Tom Dennis | Events, Getting started, News, Software, Top starter tips | 01/01/2011 09:00amAnyone serious about using their computer for genealogical purposes will need some form of dedicated software.
Quick tip: Calculate relationships
Lara | Online resources, Software, Top starter tips | 15/11/2010 09:00amWorking out how two different individuals on your family tree are related can be a bind if you’re trying to do so by hand. Are you second cousins once removed or third cousins?
Quick tip: Restore your photos
Lara | Online resources, Software, Top starter tips | 18/10/2010 12:00pmYou’d be amazed by the detail hiding away in even the murkiest photo.
Quick tip: Map your ancestors
Lara | Software, Top starter tips | 20/09/2010 12:00pmThe latest version of Family Tree Maker (2010) lets you plot ancestors’ movements on a map. For this feature to work, you need to ensure the places recorded in your records are recognised by FTM.
Quick tip: Backup your research
Lara | Software, Top starter tips | 30/08/2010 12:00pmWe recommend making two data backups of the family history files on your computer.
Quick tip: Create a partial tree
Lara | Software, Top starter tips | 20/08/2010 10:39amCreating a chart that only shows selected branches of your tree is difficult or impossible with many genealogy programs, but with Family Historian it’s a breeze.
Quick tip: Convert your GEDCOM
Lara | Online resources, Software, Top starter tips | 20/08/2010 10:20amMost family tree software packages use GEDCOM, but a number of people prefer to use a spreadsheet or database. What if you want to open a .ged file compiled by someone else?
Quick tip: 1911 Census
Lara | Census, Software, Top starter tips, Using the census | 15/07/2010 11:30amThe best way of finding family on the 1911 Census
