If you are upgrading from a previous version of Family Tree Maker (version 16 or earlier), Family Tree Maker will display a simplified user interface that looks more like the version you’re accustomed to.“How do I convert my Family Tree Maker (for Windows) file so that it can be read on my new Family Tree Maker for Mac?” … this is a question that I’m being asked regularly, so I feel that a blog post is needed.Īs Family Tree Maker (the Windows version) has been around for around 20+ years, with a new version released pretty much every year, there are different methods of transferring depending on what version of FTM you are currently transferring from. – Contact List – Shows the address, email, and phone number for each personĪncestry has increased your ability to export an individual’s branch by simply right-clicking the individual in the tree.Īnd they have simplified the interface, simplified the most common tasks and added options to automatically sort families by birth order.įamily Tree Maker 2014 includes a new media viewer capable of displaying all your PDF documents.įamily Tree Maker 2014 is faster than ever with 64-bit compatibility.Īnd for those of you who are Upgrading from Family Tree Maker 16, Family Tree Maker 2014 offers you the following … – Birthday List – Shows the birth date and age for each person – Anniversary List – Shows the marriage date and anniversary for each married couple – Index of Individuals with IDs – Includes Person Ids and Relationship Ids – Index of Individuals – Lists all of the people in your tree

The new List of Individuals Report offers five different report formats: The new Family View presents a fuller and more visual view of your tree similar to the family view found online on .Īncestry have made it easier to merge all members of a household into your tree and now Family Tree Maker 2014 will merge more information more reliably.

Since the data is stored online, it can be included when/if you ever need to restore your tree from the online version. Please note: not all of the data will be viewable in the online tree. The following family tree data is now stored online: Many of the new features are listed below, and a PDF of the new features can be found by clicking here.Īncestry made TreeSync more reliable and robust to “create a better sync experience”. With this new 2014 version have said “you spoke and we listened!” And as a result Family Tree Maker 2014 includes many new enhancements that users have requested.

Even longer for us here in Australia thanks to numerous holdups, but it has finally hit Australian soil, much to the delight of many who are either wanting to give it as a present, or who are wishing to update their existing version and have time to work on their family tree over the Christmas/New Year break. It’s been over two years since released a new version of Family Tree Maker.

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