Comments on: Family Tree Maker Update

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:34:33 +0000

I am having major problems trying to use Source Citations module. I am certain it is operator error.

FTM 2009. Problem is when I trying to manage sources, sometimes they are very nice and will the text will wrap around in a narrow window and I can see all the details. However, on some other entries, the data will run on a single line across screen and I can’t see the remaining data on the left.

I’d like to see all the data in a text wrapped box several inches wide instead of running across the screen losing some on right.

Thanks for any advice.

By: E Reyna

E Reyna — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:47:52 +0000

I have been using Family Tree Maker for many many years and I have never ran into this problem. I am having problems opening my Family Tree Maker 2008 and when I do get it open, I can edit or add some information and then it closes all by itself. I have sent numerous info to microsoft, can you please help me. I have over 4,000 individuals in my database. I do not want to loose it.

By: Jeanne Burnell

Jeanne Burnell — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:41:22 +0000

I am having difficulty with reported relationships to the home person. I could have the siblings of a gr gr grandparent listed as uncle or aunt which would be correct but others might be second cousin, or first cousin or some other relationship which is not the closest. how can I fix this.. note I don’t see answers to these blogs so I am hoping that someone actually reads them and replies. I am not very happy with the recent versions of ftm

By: William Oliver

William Oliver — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:56:12 +0000

FTM 2005 displays an error message stating the inability to load Amyuni document converter print driver. Is there a solution being sought for Windows Vista.

By: Bob Boutland

Bob Boutland — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:48:21 +0000

Ok so the update some time ago made 2008 go a bit faster ie usable, but still slower than FTM 2005 one feature still missing is when trees are displayed in FTM 2005 it was possible to click on a box on a tree and go to that persons details. It would be good to have that back.

FTM 2008 is also heavy on reports. For the same information as contained in FTM 2005 the reports are about twice as long with 2008

Everything was stable but now the 2008 is tending to shut down when backups are tried, the same goes for compact file. There are occassions when data is entered that the file just closes. ie back to comment 161

And yes I did mange to give the talk to The local FHS society (comment 159) but the new features did not seem to impress compared to the old functionality, certainly slowness report size missing features were issues.

Incidentally it took over 3 months to sort the data after the transfer from 2005 to 2008

By: Mark Swanson

Mark Swanson — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:53:24 +0000

The thing I like best about FTM 2008 is the standardized place names. In 2006 I had the same place appear in so many different ways, it made it seem like I wasn’t sure of the right place. Now they all agree, except for a few that I haven’t found yet. The only problem with the standardized place names is that they get pretty long with the town, county, state and country, and then when I add a neighborhood in it’s even longer, so they take up too much space on a Pedigree Sheet. I wish there was a way to just show only the neighborhood and town on my reports, or abbreviate the rest.

By: David Fairnington

David Fairnington — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:25:31 +0000

FTM 2008 is absolute rubblish – apart from being unfit for purpose it has gone backwards in terms of functionality. A flawed system design that can lose data should not be on the market in 2008! I do not wish to give Ancestry my data and then pay them to produce a book when I can do that myself with FTM16

By: Al Santos

Al Santos — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:28:36 +0000

WOW!!!! My very first piece of Family Tree software and what do I get….? You guessed it, “Family Tree Maker 2008″.

I doubt if I’ll even bother taking it out of the box….

Would hate to get 3/4 of the way into inputting family data only to have it … well, just read the responses from users and take your pick!?!?

I guess slapping the word “Delux” or “Platinum” on a product is supposed to make it a better product eh?

alf

By: claire apgar

claire apgar — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:01:29 +0000

i have family tree maker 2008. my computer told me i have an update from you program so i downloaded it and now my ican not open my software. do you have another update or can i reverse the last update?

By: W Anderson

W Anderson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:56:35 +0000

I own FTM 2005 and recently upgraded my computer to run Windows Vista. Of course the export to pdf and other facilities do not work from FTM in that format. FTM2005 was the third version of FTM I have had to run. It seems to be an unending story of buying new versions- not good Mr FTM, when older versions ran OK anyway. It has made transfer of files to relatives impossible unless they own FTM- most don’t. I have ordered FTM 2009- I hope it runs for more than a year

Also patches such as FTMVistaupdates do not install. What’s the problem?