Hi Bena, A GEDCOM (.ged) file is a plain text file, that lays out family tree data in a format that genealogy programs know how to interpret. Being plain text, you can open it in any text editor (Word, Notepad...) to look at its content, while at the same time its special layout means any genealogy program can read it, too.
With regard to uploading a GEDCOM file somewhere online, it depends on where you're trying to upload the GEDCOM (.ged) file as to what the answers to your questions are - there's not enough information supplied to be certain of your particular situation. Are you uploading the file to somewhere like Rootsweb's World Connect (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/) where they have tools to translate your text file into a navigable tree? Or are you uploading to a site that is expecting you to create web pages (html) and uploading those? If the latter (html) then Legacy can generate those for you, then you upload the pages that have been created to your web site. It's also a great way to share data with family who don't want to maintain their own database, as you can copy the web pages from your computer to a disk or USB drive and they can open the pages in their own computer, and they can browse to their hearts' content. Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy Bena Shklyanoy said the following on 29/07/2014 15:16: > Hi, somebody is helping me create a family website that will include > the family tree. I exported the tree into a .ged file but > importing/uploading it does not seem to work. Does the host website > need to have some special capabilities to display the tree? Is it > important that it's created on Windows or Mac? > Thanks, > Bena. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
