The Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2006,9781593312947

The Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2006

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ISBN13: 9781593312947
ISBN10: 1593312946
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-08-01
Publisher(s): Myfamily.Com
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Summary

This is your complete guide to using Family Tree Maker 2006 to create a family history that you and your family will treasure for year to come. This book gets you started by helping you enter what you already know. Learn how to search the INternet for more ancestors. As the information starts rolling in, yoiu will learn how to organize and plan your ongoing family history by using the research journal and to-do list, as well as its data entry wizards. Shareyoiur research with family members; whether it is through a book, a website, or a PDF in e-mail, this guide takes you through the process, step-by-step. Includes easy-to-follow instructions, screen shots, adn the author's clear explanations.

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii
Part I Introduction to Family Tree Maker
1(34)
Getting Started with Family Tree Maker
3(12)
Starting Family Tree Maker 2006
4(2)
Using the Welcome Screen
6(1)
Creating a New Family File
7(1)
Opening an Existing Family File
8(1)
Finding an Existing Family File
9(2)
Entering Names
11(1)
Entering Information About a Husband or Wife
11(3)
Closing Family Tree Maker
14(1)
Learning General Family Tree Maker Features
15(20)
Using Menus and Toolbars
16(2)
Understanding Dialog Boxes
18(2)
Exploring the Family View
20(6)
Exploring the Pedigree View
26(1)
Exploring Tree Charts
27(5)
Exploring Reports
32(3)
Part II Building Your Tree and Navigating in Family Tree Maker
35(110)
Entering Information About a Family in Family View
37(30)
Beginning Your Family File Using Family View
38(1)
Entering Information About Individuals
38(1)
Entering Events
39(1)
Entering Information About a Marriage
40(1)
Working with Additional Spouses
41(4)
Viewing Other Family Groups
45(1)
Adding More Details About an Individual
46(15)
Adding More Details About a Marriage
61(6)
Editing Your Family File
67(22)
Editing Information in Family Tree Maker
68(1)
Finding Individuals in a Family File
68(1)
Fixing Relationships
69(3)
Deleting Individuals from a Family File
72(2)
Checking a Family File for Data Errors
74(5)
Moving Information to Another Location
79(1)
Merging Individuals
80(5)
Using the Spell Checker
85(1)
Using Find and Replace
86(3)
Navigating and Editing in Pedigree View
89(16)
Opening Pedigree View
90(1)
Navigating in Pedigree View
91(5)
Using the Pedigree View Side Panel
96(5)
Editing in Pedigree View
101(4)
Documenting Sources
105(16)
Understanding Master Sources and Source Citations
106(1)
Creating a Master Source
106(4)
Merging Master Sources
110(1)
Viewing the Use of Master Sources
111(2)
Creating a Source Citation
113(2)
Adding Additional Source Citations
115(1)
Copying Information Between Sources
116(1)
Attaching an Image to a Source
117(3)
Displaying and Printing Source Information in Reports
120(1)
Using Family Tree Maker's Scrapbook
121(24)
Accessing a Scrapbook
122(1)
Adding Images and Other Multimedia Objects
123(7)
Entering Information About Scrapbook Objects
130(2)
Rearranging Scrapbook Objects
132(2)
Copying Objects into Other Scrapbooks
134(1)
Enhancing Images
135(5)
Searching for Scrapbook Objects
140(1)
Sharing Scrapbooks
141(4)
Part III Creating and Printing Charts and Reports
145(80)
Creating and Printing Tree Charts
147(28)
Viewing a Tree Chart
148(1)
Customizing and Formatting a Tree Chart
149(13)
Using Templates
162(1)
Adding Photographs and Images to Tree Charts
163(6)
Printing Tree Charts
169(4)
Saving a Chart in PDF Format
173(2)
Creating Genealogy and Research Reports
175(14)
Viewing a Genealogy Report
176(1)
Choosing a Report Formatting Style
176(2)
Formatting a Report
178(3)
Creating Endnotes
181(1)
Creating a Bibliography
181(1)
Creating a Report of Facts with Sources (Documented Events Report)
182(1)
Creating a Source Usage Report
183(2)
Creating a Research Journal
185(4)
Creating Specialty and Custom Reports
189(36)
Opening a Specialty Report
190(1)
Family Group Sheets
190(7)
Outline Descendant Reports
197(5)
Kinship Reports
202(1)
Alternate Facts Reports
203(1)
Address Reports
204(2)
Medical Information Reports
206(1)
Birthdays of Living Individuals Reports
206(1)
Marriage Reports
207(1)
Parentage Reports
208(1)
Data Errors Reports
208(1)
Timeline
209(3)
Maps
212(1)
Calendars
213(3)
Mailing Labels and Cards
216(1)
Custom Reports
217(5)
Exporting Reports to Other File Formats
222(3)
Part IV Searching with Family Tree Maker
225(34)
Using Family Tree Maker to Help Research Your Tree
227(20)
Using the Web Search Feature
228(1)
Viewing Web Search Results
229(8)
Merging Web Search Results into Your Family File
237(5)
Viewing Facts About Your Family Name
242(1)
Viewing Research Tips
243(1)
Contacting Other Researchers
244(3)
Searching Data CDs
247(12)
Viewing a Data CD
249(1)
Navigating in a Data CD
249(2)
Reading Data Pages
251(2)
Searching for Names with the Search Expert
253(3)
Working with Matches
256(2)
Exiting a Data CD
258(1)
Part V Sharing Your Research with Others
259(72)
Creating a Family History Book
261(28)
Creating a Book
262(1)
Selecting Specific Reports and Trees to Include
263(4)
Organizing Selected Items
267(4)
Adding Additional Text
271(1)
Working with Images
272(3)
Adding Page Breaks
275(1)
Creating an Index
276(2)
Editing a Book
278(6)
Finalizing and Sharing Your Book
284(5)
Creating Your Personal Family Tree Maker Home Page
289(18)
Creating Your First Home Page
290(4)
Enhancing Your Home Page
294(1)
Adding Charts, Reports, and Books to Your Home Page
295(6)
Adding Photographs to Your Home Page
301(2)
Removing Items from Your Home Page
303(4)
Working with Other Family Files
307(24)
Exporting All or Part of Your Family File
308(2)
Working with Older Versions of Family Tree Maker Family Files
310(2)
Importing a GEDCOM File to an Existing Family File
312(7)
Importing a File from Ancestry Family Tree
319(2)
Opening Two Family Files to Compare
321(2)
Merging Two Family Files
323(5)
Backing Up Your Family Files
328(3)
Part VI Working with Preferences and Tools
331(28)
Setting Family Tree Maker Preferences
333(16)
Opening the Preferences Dialog Box
334(1)
General Tab
334(4)
Editing Tab
338(2)
Dates Tab
340(3)
Labels, Titles, LDS Tab
343(1)
Images Tab
344(2)
Reference Numbers Tab
346(3)
Using Family Tree Maker Tools
349(10)
Using Relationship, Soundex, and Date Calculators
350(4)
Viewing General Statistics About a Family File
354(1)
Entering User Information
355(1)
Compressing a Family File
356(3)
Part VII Appendixes
359(12)
Installing Family Tree Maker 2006
361(6)
Installing Family Tree Maker
362(4)
Uninstalling Family Tree Maker
366(1)
Using Keyboard Shortcuts
367(4)
Learning Keyboard Shortcuts
368(1)
Working with Text
369(2)
Glossary 371(6)
Index 377(8)
About the Author 385

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