Many thanks for the explanations. ------ Original Message ------ From: "Jim Terry/Support" <jimte...@legacyusers.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Sent: 2/13/2013 2:34:12 PM Subject: re: [LegacyUG] Exporting/Importing Files >When you want to transfer information from the Family Tree Maker >program, >you have to first export a GEDCOM file from it and then as the second >step >import the file into Legacy. The steps for creating a GEDCOM file from >the >various versions of Family Tree Maker are listed at >http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/tipsGEDCOMfiles.asp. > >Once a GEDCOM file has been exported from Family Tree Maker, you can >easily >import it into Legacy by clicking on File and selecting Import From > >Use >Import Wizard to help with any import and follow the prompts. To view >the >Legacy for Beginners training video showing how to import a GEDCOM >file, >please visit >http://www.legacyfamilytree.net/videos/beg7/LegacyForBeginners.html and >select Getting Started. > >The import will be very faithful, but please be aware of the following >Family Tree Maker quirks: > >1. Facts are exported from Family Tree Maker with a PLAC tag, which in >all >other genealogy programs is reserved for Locations. Any program would >import that as a Location and not an event. In Legacy, we have >accommodated >this by giving the user the option to determine at the time of import >if >the data is actually a location or an event and where to direct it. > >2. Pictures inserted in Family Tree Maker scrapbooks do not move to >Legacy, >or other genealogy programs for that matter. The article "Import >GEDCOM" at >http://wiki.phpgedview.net/en/index.php?title=Import_GEDCOM states, >"Family >Tree Maker is one of several off-line editing programs that does not >properly handle media object pointers within the GEDCOM. Legacy, among >many >others, does handle these properly." (Media object pointers is another >way >of saying multimedia links, or in other words pictures, sound and >video.) > >Jim > >Technical Support >Legacy Family Tree > > >-------- Original Message -------- >> From: "Sentz" <ro...@nycap.rr.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:36 AM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Exporting/Importing Files >> >> Does anyone have experience exporting Family Tree Maker data, then >> importing it to non-FTM software, such as Legacy? > > > >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 > > >
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