Comments on: Family Tree Maker 2012 Update Is Available

By: Pat Blanchard

Pat Blanchard — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:16:20 +0000

For what it’s worth regarding the sync failure … I checked under “tools” and then “options” and found that my internet speed was defaulting to “dial-up”. Since I have wireless, I changed the option to “broadband”, and was back in business again, with no problems. It’s possible that some settings were changed during the update … I don’t really know, but checking your internet speed for FTM 2012 is worth trying.

By: Pat Blanchard

Pat Blanchard — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:21:02 +0000

After having no problems whatsoever with FTM 2012, this latest mandatory update has screwed up the tree sync process big time. The function simply doesn’t work and needs to be fixed immediately!

By: Alan J. Thill

Alan J. Thill — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:23:16 +0000

It would be helpful if you mentioned which revision this is.

As of Aug 8th, the search result detail pane is not updating when person link in record is clicked.
This needs to be fixed ASAP!!!

By: Pat Blanchard

Pat Blanchard — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:54:02 +0000

Haven’t commented in a long time … not since I got FTM 2012, and I must say I AM IN LOVE! This is the best version yet, and the sync is terrific. I’ve had no problems at all, and I zip back and forth from Ancestry to FTM 2012, depending on what I want to research. I especially enjoy the customized individual report … tracked down all possible males that might be in the Civil War, and used that report to gather the service records. When I sync my FTM tree with Ancestry, I go out to Ancestry and check the “records” hints for my tree. This enables me to pick up any additional source records, and then I add them in, and sync back to FTM. I just did a customized report to find any individuals who had died, but did not have burial information and am working on finding as many grave sites as possible. Thanks for all the hard work! You really have an exceptional program.

By: Lucille Perkins Robinson

Lucille Perkins Robinson — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 23:38:14 +0000

The new FT program for 2012 may indeed have a lot of new stuff and such, but I liked the simpler page that my older version opened up to when I went in the file. Just a simple family group page, easy to navigate between all individuals in my database, easy to understand even from the first time I used it. This 2012 version really is more complicated than it should be. People should realize that not everyone online and doing genealogy has a lot of computer know-how. I can handle the 2012 version after a half hour of checking out all the things involved, but it is still more complex than the last simpler version.

By: plundberg602

plundberg602 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:50:33 +0000

After a mandatory upgrade…my Family Tree Maker 2 would not open. I have been wandering around out here not knowing what to do next. I came across this article and it said
“Most sync errors were resolved in update patches made to Family Tree Maker for Mac 2. This is an important first step to resolve any errors you may be encountering. To make sure your software is up-to-date, open the program and go to the Family Tree Maker menu in the upper left-hand corner of the screen and choose the Check for Updates option. Your program will automatically check to see if it’s on the latest patch.”
This would be great IF I could open Family Tree Maker 2 but I can’t…. NOW WHAT! HELP!

By: Edward Duxbury

Edward Duxbury — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:45:54 +0000

When importing from census it doesnt pick up all the family, I have to use web site then sync.
Also it will only let me alter the first import from a census , i,e the address. Please update software so that if one address is changed all the address’s are changed that are imported from the same census.

By: Gregory Patterson

Gregory Patterson — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:29:03 +0000

I am a user of ancestry.com and a former user of family tree maker for the PC. I now own a MacBook Pro and I was wondering as an owner of an older version of family tree maker for the PC am I eligible to buy the family tree maker MAC 2 upgrade? And must I also buy the original version of FTM-MAC 2?

By: James

James — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:30:23 +0000

We still need significant speed increases (screen updates are still show when editing a citation) and much better memory management.

Regards,

By: Trevor Thacker

Trevor Thacker — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:41:39 +0000

If you are experiencing technical issues with the Tree Sync feature in Family Tree Maker after the update, try some of the suggestions mentioned here: http://ancstry.me/LepkuN