Thank you for taking the time to watch! Hope they help

Glad to hear it!

Glad it was helpful! will be doing a series on FTM again soon!

yes. The blue box is a hint on FS, Blue box filled appears to mean person is linked to FS sight.

Awesome Carol, glad it helped!

+June Butka exactly right!

+Douglas Husemann howdy Douglass I believe we are Facebook friends and your related to either family two or three lol The dna surprise is still new enough I still have problems processing as I committed family two to heart Hope your feeling well Larry

There were definitely some buggy versions along the way. Even as recently as 2017 version it did some squirrely things with sourcing, however, the benefit of the help it has given always outweighed the issues and with the backup and ROLL BACK features it has never been better to use than now. That said, i keep a "good" version backed up every so often "just in case" which can always be made into a new ancestry tree if something glitchy happens.

i use it A) as a backup, B) i can put things in FTM into a tree "copy" to work on for searching easier. i mean u can go to tree view mode, click search and it auto fills information but then going to look at next person, back to tree if u want auto fill, with FTM its much easier/faster in my opinion to work through large groups. then you have the printing abilities, to share with others you dont ahve on ancestry. You have the ability to search familysearch.org as well as ancestry at the same time with the same ease. Ancestry doesnt click back to family search so you miss that functionality. C) color coding lines that show up in tree format not just in dna matches really helps. i have surnames in my tree that are similar in name but unrelated, so haveing them show on list on left for colors really helps save time looking to see if in the line i am researching or not, D) drag and drop multiple photos/documents into FTM to sync is easier to upload to ancestry. E) just more tools in the program than the online application. Like you i have ancestry full sub too. I like it as well because it has things FTM doesnt, A) thrulines, B) DNA matches, C) rich database that is constantly update. D) a messaging system (albeit weak one) but collaboration and contact is possible. FTM was owned by ancestry for years and years then sold it off not to many years ago to mackiev. It was made to be a desktop integration. Ancestry decided to do online only, mackiev took over the application. Both have many unique and useful features and they also integrate and sync trees. Hope this helps

Thanks! I downloaded it, and Am loving it.

Not at this time, FTM does not have a DNA component integrated into it

What is the cms of the close match?

@@DNAFamilyTrees 222 CMS.

ill have to get a 23andme test done :) Ill do that soon and maybe do a walk through beginning to end on it and results as well as a comparison

i dont know if u can go straight from 5 to 2019, you might have to do a middle conversion. Youll need to ask Mackieve support on that one. I know FTM had a required upgrade at one point, and i dont remember if it was after 5 or before.

+Roxi Smith it synchronizes the changes U make a change in ancestry and nine in ftm you sync and get them downloaded if I change local it syncs up. Do on both it does both

The logs ancestor connectivity so I don’t see a reason it would work for all Not sure if it has a Greek language pack for headings but it should work

i typically link them to someone as a parent, then detach them from that person this puts them in as an orphan from which i can then build a tree off of thats not connected. That help?

@@DNAFamilyTrees In Family Tree Maker there is an option under Person > Add a Person > Add unrelated person

Also is this a normal thing?

What is exact error?

DNA Family Trees just noticed you replied. started over something happened when syncing with ancestry.

did u finally get it Deirdre?

Nope,I’ve now tried several times and still can’t download it. Could you please send the actual download link to my email thank you

I’m so annoyed....it’s just a loop ...click the emailed link to the update you’ve paid for....and you end up having to order again! 1. To get started, click the link in your email to go to the FTM 2019 Upgrade Center. Fill out the form, then click the Verify User button. REMINDER: If you have not yet received the email with the subject line "YOUR FTM 2019 DOWNLOAD IS READY!", please be patient, emails are going out in waves and it will take some time to get through the entire list. 2. If you've typed in your information correctly, you will see a short message saying "THANKS FOR YOUR PURCHASE OF FTM 2019". Click the Continue button to proceed. 3. On the next page, you will see three options for FTM 2019: Download, DVD + Download, and USB + Download. The Download option is already included in your order, but you can also add a DVD or a USB drive. Choose the option you prefer and click NEXT. 4. On the next screen, you will see an optional Family Pack license. You can read about the Family Pack by clicking SHOW DETAILS. 5. After clicking NEXT, you will be taken to the Family Tree Maker Gift Center. You're welcome to look through the offers we have available and choose any that you wish to add to your order. Click NEXT to proceed through the gift center. When you get to the order page, click the Order Now button. 6. Fill in your order details on the next page, and click NEXT. 7. Make sure you click the Complete Order button on the page with your order summary. The next page will have download links for FTM 2019 (both Windows and Mac) that you can click to start downloading the installer. You'll also receive the download links via email. Click on the link that matches your operating system and move on to the next section - Downloading and Installing. DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING IMPORTANT: The FTM 2019 installer will remain on your computer after installation. Please make sure that you run the FTM 2019 program from its new icon after you install (shown in step 2). Kindest regards Deirdre I’m