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Hi Mike Thanks, that does get me a bit closer, and with a bit more work, may be able to get what I want. I have been collaborating with a friend since 1999, and as we add details, I generate new reports, so it helps if they are similar. Here's a snapshot of the two styles. With detailed facts on, th...

When I used to use Family Tree Maker, pre-2008, I used to be able to create nice and easy to read reports. I've attached an example. There was no special configuration, I just selected a report (ancestors or descendants) and hey presto, I got what I wanted. This is a very old report that I generate...

Worked like a charm! Thanks Mike

Thanks Mike

I'll check it out.

Hi Mike I will definitely start using the census1 tab, once I have my almost 20 year old file mess cleaned up. :-) I've been making a list, and up to 14 facts that have been used alot that need switching. Any that only had a few instances of, I just copied and pasted into the new field. "So would it...

Yes, that is pretty much what I'm trying to do. I just looked at the video for Ancestral Sources, it's pretty cool, but, my census data is too inconsistent to try movimg it to separate fields. Some of it isn't directly sourced. If I was working in my main county of interest, then the format is like ...

A gedcom snippet 4 TEXT Isaac RoiNova Scotia, Antigonish Catholic DioceseName Isaac RoiEvent Type MarriageEvent Date 25 Nov 1839Event Place St. Paul, Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CanadaGender MaleFather's Name Isaac RoiMother's Name Janette La 5 CONC vandierSpouse's Name Marie CosteSpouse...

Hi Jane and Mike Thanks for answering. I should have specified. I want to move everything that is in the place field for certain tags to their new field. The data that is in the place field, is essentially a note, but I want it to have it's own little field, so I can isolate the information. An exam...

Hello I am fairly new to Family Historian, and have been busy cleaning up my file brought over from an old version of FTM (version 16). FTM 16, didn't have a separate field for places or comments / attributes, so I have a lot of data in the "place" field that needs to be moved. I have been using Mik...