G'day from Down Under Peter I went through the exact same process. It appears that it's the only way to go :( but I think you'll find you've made the right decision to change to Legacy.
FTM in my opinion is a very restricted program when it comes to recording sources, addresses etc. It also puts the photos into the actual data file which makes the file VERY large. All the best Ian Ian Beach Australind, Western Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webmaster of "The Ancient Manor of Sedgley" in Staffordshire at http://www.sedgleymanor.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Rader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Converting to Legacy from Family tree maker | Hi Dennis, | | I just recently converted from FTM to Legacy. Probably did it the hard way | but here is what I did. | If FTM exported my database as a GEDCOM file | In Legacy I used the File | Import from menu to import the GEDCOM. file | | Here's the kicker - the pictures in FTM do not get exported. | | Using Windows Explorer I copied all my FTM pictures to the Legacy Picture | File and then proceeded to add them to the appropriate individual/event. | | Hopefully someone on this list will provide a faster way to accomplish the | task. | | Peter | | At 03:49 PM 12/25/03, you wrote: | >I am currently a Family Tree Maker V10 user and I would like to convert to | >Legacy. However, I have quite a few pictures in my FTM files and do not | >know how to get them into Legacy. Has anyone done this or know how to move | >them? | > | >Thanks for your help | > | >Dennis Anderson | > | | | Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: | http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp | | To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: | http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ | | To unsubscribe please visit: | http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp | --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.555 / Virus Database: 347 - Release Date: 23/12/2003 Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
