Articles by Tana L. Pedersen

Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Is Now Available!

Today Ancestry.com announced the release of Family Tree Maker for Mac 2, an updated and expanded version of the world’s No. 1-selling family history software, now with TreeSync™, a feature which lets you sync one desktop family tree and one online tree on Ancestry.com. With TreeSync now you can access and… Read more

Family Tree Maker: 2012 Update Is Available

An update for Family Tree Maker 2012 (Windows) is now available. It contains a number of improvements and fixes of reported issues. Some examples are:

Improvements to TreeSync performance, media download times, and fixes for sync errors
Faster importing of all file types
Added support for tags and media links when importing and exporting GEDCOMs
Increased accuracy when… Read more

Family Tree Maker 2012 Webinar Tonight

Join the Family Tree Maker team tonight, Wednesday, November 9th at 8:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time) for a free webinar that will teach you about the new features in Family Tree Maker 2012. You’ll learn about:

TreeSync—the ability to link and synchronize your desktop tree with an online tree… Read more

Family Tree Maker Webinar on November 9th

Join us on Wednesday, November 9th at 8:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time) for a free webinar that will teach you about the new features in Family Tree Maker 2012. You’ll learn about TreeSync—the ability to link and synchronize your desktop tree with an online tree at Ancestry, how to use the new… Read more

Family Tree Maker: New Chart Options in 2012

Over the years, we have received requests to include some charting features that were available in Family Tree Maker 2006/version 16. In Family Tree Maker 2012 we’re brought back two of them: direct-line descendant charts and generation labels.
Direct-line Descendant Charts
In recent versions of Family Tree Maker, the descendant chart showed all of an individual’s descendants.… Read more

Family Tree Maker: TreeSync

By now you’ve probably heard about TreeSync. It’s the latest innovative tool available in Family Tree Maker 2012, which gives you the ability to sync one Family Tree Maker tree and one online Ancestry tree.
Now you can make changes to your tree anytime, anywhere. Maybe you’re at the library and you find your grandma’s birth… Read more

Family Tree Maker 2012 Is Here!

Ancestry.com announced the release of Family Tree Maker® 2012 today, an improved and expanded version of the world’s No. 1-selling family history software. With its new TreeSync™ capabilities, Family Tree Maker 2012 enables family history enthusiasts to sync their desktop family trees and their online trees at Ancestry.com. With TreeSync now you can access… Read more

Family Tree Maker: Find and Replace Tool

Have you accidentally spelled an ancestor’s name incorrectly throughout your tree? Or discovered that a cemetery name you’ve recorded is actually the wrong cemetery? If you’re like me and make these types of mistakes regularly, you’re in luck. Family Tree Maker has a Find and Replace tool that lets you search for specific… Read more

Family Tree Maker: Custom Reports

Family Tree Maker comes with a variety of default reports, and it also has a Custom Report that lets you mine your family tree for the information you’re interested in. Using it I’ve created family health histories, address lists, residency reports, and more. But the report I get asked about most often is a custom… Read more

FamilyTreeMaker.com Gets a New Look

If you haven’t visited FamilyTreeMaker.com recently, it’s time to take another look. Recently, Family Tree Maker launched its newly redesigned website with simplified navigation and more features to help you find answers to your questions.
Here are a few highlights:

A tour of the software shows some of the key features and tools available in Family Tree… Read more