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Community Forums › They Came in Boats › Where do I begin? › Suggestions Please
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Suggestions Please
For help with starting your genealogy research.
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BonVal Mem
Joined: Jan 25, 2009 Posts: 54 Location: Florida
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nuccia Admin
Joined: Jul 09, 2007 Posts: 4375 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:22 am Post subject: Re: Suggestions Please |
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I have made my own excel sheets to extract names, as has Mary. Slowly I am entering all the names into an excel work sheet but it takes alot of time. I figure I should be done in about 5 years at this rate.
_________________ nuccia
Italian Surname Database
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charliemis Explorer
Joined: Aug 05, 2007 Posts: 553 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Suggestions Please |
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I have made up forms for each document type (Nascita, Morte and Matrimonio) which I then enter into FTM2006 (I also purchased FTM2009 but I discontinued using it because I did not like it). Some folks at my FHC enter directly into their PCs, but I like to have the forms as a backup plus they come in handy when there is an error or conflict with names.
_________________ Charlie
Researching: Corato, Provincia di Bari in Puglia e San Giorgio Albanese, Provincia di Cosenza in Calabria. |
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BonVal Mem
Joined: Jan 25, 2009 Posts: 54 Location: Florida
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: Suggestions Please |
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Charlie - what did you not like about FTM2009? Just curious because I have not had any issues yet although I will admit the learning curve drove me batty for awhile!
_________________ valentinoswife.wordpress.com
researching Di Crocco Pannozzo families of Itri and Campodimele Italy
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charliemis Explorer
Joined: Aug 05, 2007 Posts: 553 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: Suggestions Please |
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It has been about 3 months since I first installed it and I just found it very cumbersome and unfamiliar as compared to most of the earlier versions (I think I have used 3 or 4 earlier version since I started doing this)......it seemed that they had made a few improvements, but took away just as many useful features.....I can't offer any more specific issues as I only used it a few days before switching back to FTM2006. This version also has some shortcomings, but I have used it about 3 years so I am used to it. My "gut" feeling about FTM2009 is that it was not completed before it was put on the market (they had a master plan for an improved product but ran out of time or money during the development phase). Not sure if I can offer any additional comments, but I have gotten similar feedback from some other folks as well ---- and at least 1 or 2 of them have tested early releases for this software company in the past.
_________________ Charlie
Researching: Corato, Provincia di Bari in Puglia e San Giorgio Albanese, Provincia di Cosenza in Calabria. |
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