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Rather than spend a fortune on a tablet I purchased a netbook for about £300. Large hard drive, runs all programms that I want, Quad speed Atom processor and at least 6 hours of battery usage, more if I turn off the WiFi. Ok, there is no DBVD drive but plug in a USB drive (£30)and you are away. I do...

Thanks for the advice, I have already been using an 'Ancestry One World Tree' source and included the various derived Descendant Trees in the source Multimedia.
I think that I will also create the 'Un-Proven Link Flag.
I don't really like having any person or data that dosen't have some sort of proof.

Some advice please. I am compiling a tree for a cousin, she told me of an 'Ancestry One World Tree' that had many points of contact with people that I know are part of her line. I have been able to verify many people, dates etc. I would like to know how to handle people that I have names & dates for...

Just downloaded Chrome, I am now up and running with FindMyPast.
Thank you Nick for wasting your evening helping me.
John

Yes, good idea Ill try that.

Nick, That worked once, took me to the Sign In but I still couild not sign in. I tried the compatability again but it did not work again. Tomorrow I am going to compare the IE settings on the laptop with this netbook and see if it makes any difference. I think the Laptop is version 8 and this one is...

Nick,
That worked upto a point.
I was able to get to the sign in page but I was then returned to the Welcome page again, if I tried to sign in again it was as before, the screen goes blank, the address bar shows findmypast.co.uk/signin.action and then I am returned straight to the welcome page.

John

I'm using Internet Explorer, I have just noticed that it says 'IE optimized for Bing & MSN', whatever that means.
John

Has anyone had any problems signing into 'FindMyPast' via a Netbook (Atom N570 processor)? FindMyPast haven't yet been able help, I click on 'Sign In' the sign in address appears then reverts back to the 'Welcome' page. No other web sites seem to be affected. Any Ideas would be appreciated. FH runs ...

Hi Guys, Some advice please, I have some original Christening and Confirmation certificates and also some photocopies. Thers are kept in a folder in a cupboard, also as scans within FH Media. What would you call the Repository? Parish records? - because the items I have are really copies of the Pari...

I used to have general sources ie. Birth Certificate, 1851 Census, LDS Christening etc with each image(s) linked to the fact. Then I had problems displaying images in reports for the 'Make CD' until Tatewise put me right and I am now working through all my facts/media and giving each fact a unique s...

Yes, Tatewise is correct.
The result of a Query is in columns & rows and by clicking the top of a column it will be sorted, this is fine but the displayed data is un-editable.
This also applies to the Include/exclude media from charts and reports etc

The result of a query is in spread sheet format.
Unfortunately the 'Cells' are un-editable, It would be extremely useful to be able to highlight those 'cells' and over type the existing data thus enabling mass editing.

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I have just read the threads from the Tatewise link above and I must agree with the comments about Long File Names. The way FH stores its data means that the Media Folder is about half way through the 255 characters allowed then you start having your data in folders & sub folders etc. Because of the...

In my post late last night I forgot to include my modified Property Box, so here it is.



John

I have been using Family Tree software since the mid 1990's when it was MSDos and have therefore developed my filing system as the data grew and my requirements changed. I keep all data files under the FH Madia Folder. I have divided data into 'Family Lines' ie. Fathers Line, Mothers Line, Wifes Fat...

Thanks Jane,I was hoping that there was a way of highlighting the column and just overtyping.
Unfortunately it seems that I will have to change item at a time. A job for my holliday when out of internet range.
John

Jane,
Thanks for the idea, but the 'Exclude From' column shows both Diagrams & Reports in the same column and I can only delete the whole phrase, not leave 'diagrams' as the exclude from item and I cannot type or paste anything in the space left.
More ideas please.
John

Hi, I find that over the years that I have set a lot of the Multimedia Census document flags to 'Exclude from Reports' and I would like to now include them in reports for my CD The Multimedia is linked to both the Census Fact ('Census' & 'Census(family)') and to the Multimedia within the Source. Is ...

Under the Medis Directory I have the family Lines I amd researching eg. 'Yeates Line' - My Dad 'Akers Line' - my Mum etc including Wifes Fathers Line, Wifes Mothers line and so on. I have twelve family lines - Don't Ask Under each Family Line I have the Surnames of the Families within that Line. The...

Hi, With the 'Sources' Tab selected in the records window, if you right click on a source a menu is displayed and one option is 'Add Multimedia Object' Three options are then displayed:- Add Link To New Multimedia Object Record Add Link To Existing Multimedia Object Record and finally Add Local Mult...

Thank you for the explanations.
I'm away on holiday for nearly three weeks and will experiment on the laptop whilst away and out of broard band range.
John

Thank you Tatewise, I would like to use option 1, but I am having trouble finding out how to customise the report. http://www.fhug.rjt.org.uk/images/uploads/Report_Contents1.jpg Do I use the 'Add' button to include Census data and will it include the Multimedia or do I need to do more? and what abou...

Hi I have just found some relations in Australia and would like to send them a CD of the family Line. I have been experimenting with making a CD but cannot find how to include the linked Multimedia (Census, BMD, Photos etc) without loading each Multimedia Item individually and then linking them to t...

Thanks TateWise,
It seems very strange to save things in the Registry where no one except the brave or foolhardy should go.
John