If FTM 2008 or FTM 2009 is purchased, DO NOT DISCARD previous FTM version applications, files (.ftw, .fbk, .fbc) or GEDCOMs! FTM v16 features omitted in FTM 2008, or could not be located using FTM 2008 "Help", are real "problems". Until all problems are resolved, FTM 2008 should not be purchased!

You cannot go back to v16 or earlier using a GEDCOM produced in FTM 2008 without loosing "Description" data entered or corrected in FTM 2008! The problem is that v16 and earlier do not recognize "Description" entries required to be entered as a combination "Place/Description" - FTM 2008 has two fields but v16 only has one field for both "Place" and "Description".

For those die hard FTM 2008 supporters, if I am wrong about a problem below, tell me and I will correct it.
This "challenge" was issued 02/01/08 and as of 03/10/10 no one has reported me wrong
J



FTM 2008 trouble resolution progress - just to equal previous FTM v16!
[Problems #1 thru #70 in FTM 2008 prior to SP3, problems #1a and #71 through #76 in FTM 2008 SP3; and problems beginning with #76 in SP3v3.]

15 OK - 19%

5 ? - 6.1%

59 NOT RESOLVED - 74.7%

FTM 2009 trouble resolution progress - resolving FTM 2008 problems again just to equal previous FTM v16! [coming soon]
[Problems not previously resolved in FTM 2008 Service Packs]

5 ? - 7.8%

59 TO BE RESOLVED - 92.2%

REF #	Problem [FTM v16 notes detailing what FTM 2008 is missing is listed in this block of some Problems]	FTM 2008 Resolution	FTM 2009 Resolution [coming soon]
1	FTM 2008 changes, adds, and/or deletes data recorded in FTM v16 GEDCOMs. Names are changed and data is lost in the process! This problem stands alone as the main reason not to buy FTM 2008 - DATA WILL BE LOST EXAMPLE	SP3 resolves this problem.
1a	FTM 2008 SP3v2, and possibly previous versions of FTM 2008, fails to import some dates properly recorded in FTM v16 GEDCOMs. The date data is listed as an import error and logged in the Tasks page as "High Priority" from which the dates could be manually restored. This problem was not observed with my small 2.5k person file but was in my 90.9k person file I tried after loading SP3v2 and again after loading SP3v3 hoping processing speed would be improved - FTM 2008 processing of GEDCOM speed has not been improved. SP3v3 is slower and more dates are lost - 111 as compared to 23 in SP3v2! See Problem 3. EXAMPLE	SP3 resolves date problem - but not the processing time problem.
2	FTM 2008 creates an enormous amount of SPELLING ERRORS IN EVERY GENERAL NOTE when opening GEDCOMS to start an FTM 2008 file. EXAMPLE	SP3 resolves this problem
3	FTM 2008 processing time is too long - especially considering example #1's small number of entries - all files have no media! Sadly, FTM 2008 SP3 v17.0.0.965 (Public) has not overcome the unacceptably slow processing speed. EXAMPLE #1 Compares opening time of a large FTM v16 (90.9K person) .ftw file to a small FTM 2008 (2.5k persons) .ftm file EXAMPLE #2 Display of computer's marginally acceptable resources required to convert a 90.9k person GEDCOM file to an FTM 2008 SP3v2 or SP3v3 large file. Processing time remains unacceptably slow: one hour, 10 minutes, 40 seconds with SP3v2 one hour, 15 minutes, 24 seconds with SP3v3 and now one hour, 15 minutes, 22 seconds with SP3 v17.0.0.965 (Public) - but at least the date problem is resolved.	SP3v2 and SP3v3 have not resolved processing speed. My 2.5k person GEDCOM file only loaded marginally faster. My 90.9k person GEDCOM file continues to take too long to process with SP3 v17.0.0.965. And, many actions take too long to complete, e.g. 2 minutes are required to populate People Index! Report scrolling speed and smoothness greatly improved. Virtual Earth loading of places should be optional because it remains too slow for every day use.
4	FTM 2008's program code is not stable when moving through Places from one place to another. Many IE script errors occur as indicated in the shaded locations of the example locations. There were many more experienced! Script errors also occur if using Fire Fox and Safari WEB browsers. EXAMPLE	TGN reports this to be a MS Virtual Earth problem J
5	"Current View Help" IS NOT AVAILABLE. Current View — Displays help for the current view when available
6	"Automatic Backup" IS NOT AVAILABLE. Automatically backup Family File — Normally, FTM v16 saves a copy of your Family File when you exit the program. The backup file has the same name as the original file, but with the extension .FBK. You can use this backup file if your original file is ever lost or damaged. However, since the backup file takes up space on your computer's hard drive, you may want to de-select this option if your computer's hard drive space is limited.	SP3 resolves this problem
7	"Find and Replace" IS NOT AVAILABLE. UNBELIEVABLE! This action now can only be accomplished by performing a simple Notepad Find and Replace in the GEDCOM. The Find and Replace feature allows you to search for all instances of a particular name or phrase and replace it with the text of your choice. Note: The Find and Replace feature does not include dated fields. If you want to search for dates, use Find Individual (also found in the Edit menu) instead. From a Family View page, select the Edit menu. Then select Find and Replace. Use the following buttons to decide how you want to treat each word you find: Find (field) — Enter the text that you want Family Tree Maker to find. Find (button) — Click after you have entered the text you want found. Replace with — Enter the text that you want Family Tree Maker to use instead of that which you entered in the Find field. Replace all — Click if you want Family Tree Maker to replace all instances of your Find text with that entered in the Replace with field. Family Tree Maker will find and replace every instance without further confirmation. Note: If you are using Find and Replace in a single Note or Text Item, only text in those items will be replaced. If you want to replace text throughout your entire Family File, you must perform the Find and Replace from Family View. Match case — Select this check box if you want Family Tree Maker to find only text that matches exactly the text entered in the Find field. Find whole words only — Select this check box if you want Family Tree Maker to find only matching whole words. For example, Find and Replace would not match “Billy” if you asked only for “Bill.”	SP3 resolves this problem and is now, in itself, an improved feature over previous versions.
8	"Find Individual" IS NOT AVAILABLE. Also UNBELIEVABLE! This action now can only partially be accomplished by performing a simple Notepad search in the GEDCOM. Note that EVERY FACT, e.g. Name, Date, and all other facts are "the type of information" to be searched using all the qualifiers to "to find the closest match". The Find Individual dialog box allows you to search for information anywhere in Family Tree Maker quickly and easily. To open the Find Individual dialog box: Click on the Edit menu. Select Find Individual... from the drop-down menu. The Find Individual dialog box will open. Use the Search drop-down arrow to select what type of information you are seeking. Type the information you seek in the for field. Click Find next to find the first closest match. Continue to click Find next to find each subsequent match. Tips: If you type this: Family Tree Maker finds this: = All places where the field is empty != All places where the field contains information <10/2/1988 BEFORE 10/2/1988 BEF 10/2/1988 All dates before October 2, 1988, including dates entered as "Before October 2, 1988" <=10/2/1988 The date October 2, 1988 and all dates before it, including dates entered as "Before October 2, 1988" >10/2/1988, or AFTER 10/2/1988, or AFT 10/2/1988 All dates after October 2, 1988, including dates entered as "After October 2, 1988" >=10/2/1988 The date October 2, 1988 and all dates after it, including dates entered as "After October 2, 1988" ABOUT 10/2/1988, or CIRCA 10/2/1988, or EST 10/2/1988 All dates entered as "About October 2, 1988," "Circa October 2, 1988," or "Est October 2, 1988" 10/2/1988..10/2/1990, or >=10/2/1988..<=10/2/1990 All dates between October 2, 1988 and October 2, 1990 including those two days >10/2/1988..<10/2/1990 All dates between October 2, 1988 and October 2, 1990 not including those two days UNKNOWN or ? All dates entered as "Unknown" or "?" To search for numbers, use the operators >, <, >=, <=, and >X.. For example, to find someone who is older than 82, enter >82. If you want to find someone who is six feet or taller, enter >=6.
9	Recorded Individual and Marriage facts ARE NOT AVAILABLE in the right panel of "Family" unless selected with "Customize View". FTM v16 automatically listed all recorded facts. FTM 2008 default setting should be to include all recorded facts as in done in FTM v16. An inordinate amount of time is required to first determine which facts have been recorded and then add them one at a time. An "Add all" option is the minimum resolution - and even then, only populated Facts should be displayed!
10	"Name Errors" IS NOT AVAILABLE. FTM 2008's automatic name verification does not properly check for possible errors, e.g. more than one "-"; or names incorrectly spelled with some lower case and some upper case letters, e.g. MInor. Apparently, errors are limited to titles and quotes but even then titles are not properly defined - see Problem 20. "Possible misplaced dash in the name". Available with all three types of error checking. FTM v16 has found a name with either two dashes in a row or a dash at the beginning or end of the name. "The name may contain an illegal character". Available with all three types of error checking. FTM v16 has found a name containing one or more of the following characters: ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * _ + = | : ; " < / ( ) [ ] { }1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. "Possibly used married instead of maiden name". Available with all three types of error checking. FTM v16 has found a Family View page where the surname for both the Father and the Mother is the same. Even though women usually assume their husbands' last names, most genealogists record women with their maiden (or family) surname instead of their married surname. Using this standard is helpful for tracking maternal lineage and for distinguishing between a man's sisters and spouses. "The name may have too many or too few capital letters". Available with all three types of error checking. FTM v16 has found a word containing more than one uppercase letter, or it thinks a letter in the name should be in uppercase. Verify the spelling of the name and then switch any extra uppercase letters to lowercase letters, or vice versa. E.g., FTM v16 will notice an error for "john Smith" because the "j" should be in uppercase and for "John SMith" because the "m" should not be in uppercase. FTM v16 understands surnames such as "Mac Donnell," "De Long," and " von Trapp."
11	"Fastfields" IS NOT AVAILABLE for "Cause of death", "Picture/Object", and "Address". Selecting an address is available in the pop-up of known addresses but is not as fast as a "Fastfields" feature. Fastfields speed up data entry by automatically filling in repetitive data as you type in the Family View fields and elsewhere. Fastfields include Name fields, Individual fact comment/location, Sources, Cause of death, Picture/Object, and Address fields. By default, all Fastfield options are checked, but you may uncheck any that you wish to turn off.
12	"Known names" of persons in "Spell Checker" IS NOT AVAILABLE. You can tell FTM v16 to ignore capitalized words, words with numbers, and known names. To customize spell check’s preferences, from the File menu, select Preferences, and then Spell Check.
13	"Age of Child" for error checking IS NOT AVAILABLE. According to the dates in your Family File, this individual was born before one (or both) of the parents reached age (optional). Verify the birth dates, then make sure you have the correct relationship between the mother and child. This individual was (based on one year less than optional) years old or younger on the date of his or her marriage. Consult a municipal record for the marriage to ensure that you're using the most reliable source. Also double-check your original source for the marriage date and the birth dates of both spouses.
14	"Individual or both" for "Family Group Sheet" facts IS NOT AVAILABLE. If you choose to include Special Sections for Info and Lineage, Facts, Addresses, Medical, Notes, Marriage Facts or Marriage Notes, these appear on separate pages for each individual, following the first, or Standard Page. In addition, if you also check Notes in the Standard Page options, they appear on both the first page, and again on the individual(s) separate page(s).
15	"Preference Labels" IS NOT AVAILABLE. Select labels that will be used to refer to basic family relationships. For example, you can change Husband and Wife to Father and Mother. Also note that if you select the LDS checkbox, the labels for Husband, Wife, Marriage, and Married revert to defaults. The Family Group Sheet will also change. In addition, you can use special LDS Ordinance codes even if you do not select this preference. See LDS Ordinance Information for more information.
16	"Family Facts" IS NOT AVAILABLE. This feature provides a wealth of facts and statistical data about the highlighted individual's surname. Used together with other sources, this information can help with your ongoing research in a variety of ways. The different types of family facts available are: Civil War Service: View the total number of soldiers with the selected surname who fought in the U.S. Civil War, and how many were with the Union and Confederate forces. This feature can also help direct your research by showing the part of the country where your ancestors lived in the period 1860-1865. Immigration Year: See a graph that displays the number of immigrants with the selected surname who immigrated to the U.S. during the period 1851-1891. This can give you an idea of which immigration records you should concentrate your research on. Life Expectancy: Look at historical data on the average life expectancy for the selected surname in the U.S. for (approximately) the second half of the Twentieth Century. This data was compiled from the Social Security Death Index. These statistics can help focus your research when you have only partial information. Name Distribution (UK): Displays a population map of England and Wales compiled from the 1891 census. See how many "Joneses," for example, lived in each county in 1891. This can help you decide where to concentrate your research. Name Distribution (US): Displays a population map of the United States compiled from the 1840, 1880, and 1920 U.S. Census records. This can help you identify population and migration patterns to help guide your research. Name Meanings: Shows you information on the origin and history of the selected surname. This can suggest particular geographic areas to concentrate on. Newspaper Headlines: Reviewing major events that occurred during an ancestor's lifetime can help you appreciate factors that may have shaped their lives. Occupations: Based on data from the 1880 U.S. Census, this feature lets you see what people with the selected surname did for a living. Place of Origin: Based on New York Passenger Lists for the period 1851 - 1891, this shows you where people with a particular surname lived before coming to the U.S. Ports of Departure: Learn about the route your ancestors took when they came to the U.S. Combined with other immigration records, this can help you focus your research.
17	"Contact other Researchers" IS NOT AVAILABLE. After finding and merging the individual, highlight that individual in either the Family Tree or Pedigree View and click the right side of the Web Search Resources button. Select Contact Other Researchers from the pop-up menu. The "Contact People who submitted a tree for ... " window appears. Click on the ID of the researcher you want to contact. The "Compose an E-mail" window appears. This window contains sample language that you may consider using, or you can replace it with your own text. When you're done with your message, you can click Preview to see what your message will look like. Click Send to transmit your message.
18	"LDS Formats" IS NOT AVAILABLE. FTM 2008 is limited to optionally displaying certain boxes that indicate if ordinances were performed for Baptism, Endowment, sealing to Spouse The person to whom another person is married., and sealing to Parents. The boxes are displayed in the Information panes of the People Workspace. An empty box indicates that no date has been reported for that ordinance. A filled box indicates that the date has been recorded. This setting is available in the Preferences dialog box. Click the File menu and select Preferences, then select Labels, Titles, and LDS Option. Check this if you want to add LDS formatting to Reports and use LDS Layout for Family Group Sheets. Note: When selected, the Family Group Sheet prints in the LDS format and the list of Reports in the Report Format dialog box will include LDS reports. Some options in the Standard Page Options dialog box will be unavailable when the LDS format box is selected.
19	FTM 2008's "History" feature is much more limited than previous versions because it removes all history on closing and it can only be viewed in "People". To help you save time, FTM v16 lists the last 30 individuals you edited in your Family File so you can quickly jump to a window that features them as the primary individual. To use the Family Tree Maker History feature: 1a. From the toolbar, click the History button. A drop-down menu will appear listing the last 30 names you have edited. 2a. Click on a name from the drop-down menu. The individual will become the primary individual for whomever you last viewed. or 1b. From the Edit menu, select Go to History. The Go to History dialog box will open, listing the last 30 names you have edited. 2b. Select a name from the dialog box, then click the Go to Individual button. The individual will become the primary individual for whomever you last viewed. or 1c. In Pedigree View, click the History button in the Side Panel.
20	"General Field" for "Titles" IS NOT AVAILABLE. FTM 2008 incorrectly combines titles with suffixes into a "Fact" called "Titles. "Prefixes" appearer to be ignored. E.g., any written document should have: Dr. Delores May Miner, DDS However input that way in FTM 2008 prints in reports, as corrected by FTM 2008's "Auto Fix": Delores May Minor DDS Title was Dr.. Note the resulting extra period.	Most of the original problem was resolved in SP3v1 but a comma is required after name, before title, for proper printing. A new problem is that Titles now precede given names in the Family View Index.
21	"English or Metric Measurement System" IS NOT AVAILABLE.
22	"Customize Toolbar" IS NOT AVAILABLE.
23	"Navigate Back" or "Navigate Forward" between views occasionally fails, e.g. when transferring from "Places" by selecting a person associated with "New York", the "Navigate Back" feature, even with the New York fact highlighted, may return to a different location in "Places" - not even the beginning view of places! And, if a fact change is made in "Person", "Navigate Back" previously appeared not to function.	This feature is working better but now, SP3 v17.0.0.965 (Public), sometimes "Navigate Back" now only functions IF "Navigate Back" is double clicked.
24	"Copy Individuals Between Files" IS NOT AVAILABLE. You may find it more time-efficient to copy names from one family file to another rather than re-typing every single name. To copy individuals between files: Open the source file (the file you’re copying from). Go to a tree, report, or Family View page containing the individuals you want to copy. Click on the individual you want to be the primary individual in the group you are copying. Open the People menu and select Copy Selected Individual. Note: You can also select Copy All Individuals in Ancestor Tree, Copy Individual & All Ancestors, or Copy Individual & All Descendants. Open the destination file (the file you're copying into). If you are pasting over an individual already in the destination file, then go to a tree, report, or Family View page displaying that individual and click on him or her. If you are pasting an entirely new individual into the destination file, then navigate to a Family View page and click in the location that the new individual should occupy. (Note that you cannot paste into empty boxes in trees.) Open the People menu and select Paste Individuals. Several dialog boxes will display to help you merge the individuals being pasted into the destination file.
25	An open FTM 2008 file "flickers" or appears to be affected by the opening and closing of an FTM v16 file. No other application effects FTM 2008 similarly. May not be data damaging but may explain some of the following problems of missing, changed or deleted data.
26	"Search CDs" IS NOT AVAILABLE.
27	"Include sources" IS NOT AVAILABLE when merging online data.	SP3 resolves this problem
28	Changing from a full screen view to a "Restore Down" (partial screen) view results in the top of the partial screen view partially blocked. This also occurs upon returning after other applications are simultaneously open and clicked to view with FTM 2008 obscured. Problem can only be corrected by further re-sizing of the window. EXAMPLE
29	Some places listed in "Person" view are missing from "Places" view. EXAMPLE	SP3 resolves this problem
30	Remaining places in a multiple listing of the same place with duplicate place errors, originally caused by v16 "Place or description" format errors, are occasionally lost when changing to "Person" view to make the initial place correction and then returning to "Places" to make corrections in the remaining places originally listed in "Places".	SP3 resolves this problem
31	Some individual's sex is recorded incorrectly (correct in v16). More wrong sex examples have been encountered -- EVERY person's sex must be verified! EXAMPLE	SP3 resolves this problem
32	An adopted person's "Other parents" are not transferred from the GEDCOM produced in FTM v16. EXAMPLE	TGN says OK but has not said how to connect in different views!
33	"Cause of death" duplicated. Some duplications corrected prior to snapshot for this list. At least the "Custom Report" "Fact" feature worked to find all the errors. EXAMPLE	SP3 resolves this problem
34	"Unknown" death date does not transfer from v16 to FTM 2008. "Unk" is not accepted as a " valid" death date as it is in v16, "Unknown" must be entered, and there is no Fastfield feature. About 1,500 individuals in this file, almost 2/3, must now be corrected - absolutely unacceptable that what is in the v16 GEDCOM was not properly transferred!	SP3 resolves this problem
35	In "People" view, the left pane can only be closed. It cannot be widened to see long text. The mouse pointer must be placed on the text to see the complete name. A real waste of time because scrolling cannot be effectively utilized.
36	In "People" view, occasionally all keyboard functions become disabled if the right divider is dragged my mouse to resize the center and right panes. Can only be corrected by closing and re-opening the application.	SP3 resolves this problem
37	In "Places" view, the left pane can only be closed. It cannot be widened to see long text. The mouse pointer must be placed on the text to see the complete location. A real waste of time because scrolling cannot be effectively utilized. (see next problem)
38	In "Places" view, occasionally the mouse pointer stops displaying the full text pop-up for all places when returning from a different view. The problem can only be corrected by closing and re-opening the application.	SP3 resolves this problem
39	A place with a street address cannot be resolved with MS Virtual Earth. Google Earth does "resolve" places with street addresses. If a place with an address is marked "Ignore" it cannot later be resolved should MS Virtual Earth feature be improved.
40	Source conversion from FTM v16 to FTM 2008 fails, e.g. a date for "Publication facts" is recorded as a "Publisher name, "Source medium" is lost, "Source quality", although it could be converted to a star rating, is mangled with "Source medium" and "Comments" in "Comments" - and then the email address is "camouflaged" or who knows what happened! EXAMPLE #1 FTM v16 Source's "Publication facts" are incorrectly converted from an FTM v16 GEDCOM to an FTM 2008 file and then more incorrectly converted to an FTM 2008 GEDCOM EXAMPLE #2 FTM 2008 "looses" a link between a Master Source and its referenced FTM v16 Custom Fact. The Source references the correct Fact but the data is not recorded in the Fact. EXAMPLE #3	Partially resolved. * SP3 adds an additional "@" in email addresses. * The problem of a publish date recorded in "Publish" rather than "Publish Date" may never be resolved other than to manually make the corrections for all sources with publisher date information! * Source reference to Fact description appears OK for 1st few reviewed. Will further verify that all is OK after description is moved to "Description" of "Fact".
41	When managing Sources, entries listed in Source Usage should be accessed by double clicking their name to continue proper Source management, e.g., changing or correcting the citation for the listed entry.	SP3 resolves this problem
42	"Ratings of Sources" should be for all citations of that source! "Manage Sources" should have the same process available that individual Facts have to "Rate Source" for an individual source.
43	Some facts from FTM v16 and most new facts added in FTM 2008 default to only "Date/Place elements". All facts must be reviewed to change the elements to "Date/Place/Description" which should be the default for "Fact elements".
44	Many necessary charts and reports ARE NOT AVAILABLE! Available reports are badly presented and with minimal options. Although there are about eight "new" reports, only two, "Place Usage" and "Media Usage", are decent additions. For some unfathomable reason, many FTM 2008 chart and report names have been changed from what they were in FTM v16 as will be identified in the following problems. One of the most problem some aspects of the limited reports available is the Rich Text Format (rtf) export feature has been badly damaged. The feature exports data in a table format adding insult to injury for those experienced in the value of genuine rtf formatted documents. A copy & paste effort cannot be accomplished without an inordinate amount of additional effort. Table data must be converted to text - but that cannot easily be accomplished for all the table - or even for all of a table's segment! Each table segment must be converted separately. The example shows 2 FTM 2008 table segments with the 1st converted to text. The selected areas (blackened) show that all the data of the 2nd line of the converted segment can be copied but only a portion of the 2nd line of the non-converted segment. Two copy actions of the non-converted segment must be performed to acquire all the target text. EXAMPLE    Note the place spelling errors and "Description" not removed from "Place" - problem slows correcting effort K
45	"Custom Reports" for "All individuals" and "Selected individuals" will not display if more than one person is selected when adding a "Name" item to the "Items to include" list with either all other items removed or default items included. However, an "Immediate family" report can be produced with a "Name" item added. This attempted configuration failed trying to produce a report of persons with "Alternate", not "AKA", names.
46	Standard Pedigree Chart (FTM 2008) IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Custom field/text Word wrap Number formats Layout format Include sources Include notes Date formats Label formats Preferred dates/locations Label parents, grandparents etc. Duplicated individuals Include Siblings Custom chart format Box styles (only 2) Border (only 2) Connections format Layout format Relationship colors Relationship dotted line Standard Pedigree Tree (FTM v16) is the standard tree among genealogists. A basic genealogical tool, the standard pedigree tree shows direct lines of ancestors of an individual, including empty spaces for recording missing individuals. Genealogists often print out standard pedigree charts to take with them while researching. Ancestor Tree (FTM v16) – Sometimes called "pedigree tree", comes in three shapes, Standard, Fan, and Vertical: Displays direct line ancestors of an individual. For example, if you created an Ancestor tree with you as the primary individual, it would show your two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so forth. This chart uses boxes rather than the plain lines of the standard pedigree tree, and is meant for more personalization.
47	Ancestor Tree Chart (FTM 2008) IS NOT AVAILABLE. FTM 2008 may intend for the Standard Pedigree Chart to suffice but if the Standard Pedigree Chart's missing options are not replaced PLUS the additional option listed here, FTM 2008 will continue to fail miserably! Family Tree Templates   Ancestor Tree (FTM v16) – Sometimes called "pedigree tree", comes in three shapes, Standard, Fan, and Vertical: Displays direct line ancestors of an individual. For example, if you created an Ancestor tree with you as the primary individual, it would show your two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so forth. This chart uses boxes rather than the plain lines of the standard pedigree tree, and is meant for more personalization.
48	Ancestor Tree Fan Chart (FTM 2008) IS NOT AVAILABLE. Ancestor Tree (FTM v16) – Sometimes called "pedigree tree", comes in three shapes, Standard, Fan, and Vertical: Displays direct line ancestors of an individual. For example, if you created an Ancestor tree with you as the primary individual, it would show your two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so forth. This chart uses boxes rather than the plain lines of the standard pedigree tree, and is meant for more personalization.
49	Descendant Chart (FTM 2008) IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Family Tree Templates Custom field/text Word wrap Number formats Layout format Include sources Include notes Date formats Label formats Preferred dates/locations Label parents and etc. Duplicated individuals Include Siblings Custom chart format Box styles (only 2) Border (only 2) Connections format Layout format Relationship colors Relationship dotted line Descendant Tree (FTM v16) displays direct descendants of an individual and comes in two shapes Standard and Fan.
50	Descendant Tree Fan IS NOT AVAILABLE. Options must include the same required options of the Descendant Chart when FTM 2008 includes an Hourglass Fan Chart. Descendant Tree Fan displays both ancestors and descendants of an individual with ancestors above and descendants below in a shape similar to the hourglass with each hourglass portion shaped like a fan.
51	Hourglass Chart (FTM 2008) IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Family Tree Templates Custom field/text Word wrap Number formats Layout format Include sources Include notes Date formats Label formats Preferred dates/locations Label parents and etc. Duplicated individuals Include Siblings Custom chart format Box styles (only 2) Border (only 2) Connections format Layout format Relationship colors Relationship dotted line Hourglass Tree Standard (FTM v16) displays both ancestors and descendants of an individual with ancestors above and descendants below in a shape similar to the hourglass.
52	Hourglass Tree Fan IS NOT AVAILABLE. Options must include the same required options of the Hourglass Tree Standard when FTM 2008 includes an Hourglass Fan Chart. Hourglass Tree Fan displays both ancestors and descendants of an individual with ancestors above and descendants below in a shape similar to the hourglass with each hourglass portion shaped like a fan.
53	Vertical Pedigree Chart (FTM 2008) IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Family Tree Templates Custom field/text Word wrap Number formats Layout format Include sources Include notes Date formats Label formats Preferred dates/locations Label parents and etc. Duplicated individuals Include Siblings Custom chart format Box styles (only 2) Border (only 2) Connections format Layout format Relationship colors Relationship dotted line Ancestor Tree (FTM v16) – Sometimes called "pedigree tree", comes in three shapes, Standard, Fan, and Vertical: Displays direct line ancestors of an individual. For example, if you created an Ancestor tree with you as the primary individual, it would show your two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so forth. This chart uses boxes rather than the plain lines of the standard pedigree tree, and is meant for more personalization.
54	All in One Tree IS NOT AVAILABLE. Options must include the options below when FTM 2008 includes an All in One Tree. Number of generations Number of unconnected step family trees Unrelated trees Family Tree Templates Order of siblings Primary individuals box line Number of ancestor & descendant generations Custom field/text Word wrap Number formats Layout format Include sources Include notes Date formats Label formats Preferred dates/locations Label parents and etc. Duplicated individuals Include Siblings Custom chart format Box styles (only 2) Border (only 2) Connections format Layout format Relationship colors Relationship dotted line Date formats Label formats All-in-One Tree displays every individual that has been entered into the Family File. You can click on the Options button to select if you want to show unconnected step-family trees and/or unrelated trees.
55	Register Report (FTM 2008) IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Individual notes All facts Facts preferred dates/locations Marriage notes Marriage facts Marriage facts preferred dates/locations titles Inline sources No sources Find Oldest Ancestor Assume Primary Individual is Immigrant Ancestor Show page lines Register (Descendant Ordered) (FTM v16) is a descendant-ordered format; it presents information about your family starting with an ancestor and moving forward in time to that individual's descendants. The Register format is the format which is accepted by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, one of the oldest genealogical societies in the country. The Register format dates back to 1870 and is used to establish "pedigree."
56	NGS Quarterly Report (FTM 2008) IS NOT AVAILABLE. Options must include the same required options of the Register Report (FTM 2008) plus the following when FTM 2008 includes an Register Report (FTM 2008): Individual notes All facts Facts preferred dates/locations Marriage notes Marriage facts Marriage facts preferred dates/locations Titles Inline sources No sources Find Oldest Ancestor Assume Primary Individual is Immigrant Ancestor Show page lines NGS Quarterly (Descendant Ordered) is also a descendant-ordered format; it presents information about your family starting with an ancestor and moving forward in time to that individual's descendants. The NGS Quarterly format is the preferred genealogical report of the National Genealogical Society. The format dates back to 1912.
57	Ahnentafel Report (FTM 2008) IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Titles Page number (cannot remove) Printing date (cannot remove) Printing time (cannot remove) Starting number Source inline notes titles Ahnentafel (Ancestor Ordered) is ancestor-ordered; it starts with one individual and moves backward in time to that individual's ancestors. It's not used as frequently as the other two formats for formal presentations of pedigree because it records two family lines in the same report.
58	Data Errors Report IS NOT AVAILABLE. A Data Errors report can show you instances of data in your Family File where there might be mistakes. In order to fix the mistakes, you must manually locate the errors listed in the report. You create and print a Data Errors report in the Report view. For instructions, see Overview of Reports For a list of the errors that you can find with the Data Errors report, see Error types.
59	Alternate Facts Report IS NOT AVAILABLE. If you have entered alternate facts in your Family File, e.g., two birth dates for the same individual because you do not know which birth date is correct, you can view a list of your alternate facts. To view alternate facts: Click on the reports button . The reports menu will open. Select Alternate Facts. The Alternate Facts Report will open, with a list of all alternate facts you have entered.
60	Address Report IS NOT AVAILABLE. Address — This report lists each individual's name, address, and phone number, if available. The addresses and phone numbers are taken from the individual's Address dialog box.
61	Medical Information Report IS NOT AVAILABLE. Medical Information — This report lists an individual's name, date of birth, cause of death, and any information that has been entered in their Cause of death, or Medical information fields.
62	Birthdays of Living Individuals Report IS NOT AVAILABLE. Birthdays of Living Individuals — This report lists each living individual's name, birth date, and age at next birthday.
63	Family Group Sheet IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Info and Lineage Special Section Facts Special Section Address Special Section Medical Special Section Begin New Person on New Page Marriage Picture/Object (Thumbnail) Print title on every page Starting number Page date and Time (cannot remove) Show Page Lines A Family Group Sheet is a detailed report about a single nuclear family (two parents and their children) including names, birth dates, death dates, marriage dates, and more. You can also include Picture/Objects for each individual, as well as a Picture/Object for the marriage.
64	Kinship Report IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Number of generations Degree of cousins Only closest relation (FTM 2008 limited to "Immediate Family") All parental relationships Caonon and Civil only (FTM 2008 requires "Relationship") Border Styles Border Colors Print title on every page Starting number Page date and Time (cannot remove) Show Page Lines Kinship Report lists the relationship of every individual to a selected primary individual.
65	Marriage Report IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Maximum column widths Sort individuals Border Styles Border Colors Print title on every page Page date and Time (cannot remove) Show Page Lines Marriage Report lists all marriages with marriage dates and the status of the relationship.
66	Parentage Report IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Maximum column widths Sort individuals Border Styles Border Colors Print title on every page Page date and Time (cannot remove) Show Page Lines Parentage Report lists the parents of each individual and their relationship to the child (natural, adopted, etc.).
67	Outline Descendant Tree IS MISSING almost every useful option. It is nearly worthless with all or portions of the following options missing: Complete date format Items (facts) to include Individuals to include Number of generations Items (facts) for spouses Duplicate children of intermarriages Mark individuals with multiple spouse Indent character, e.g. period, dashes, and etc. Indent amount in inches (as little as .1 inch) Number generations Starting generation number Row height (good for wrapped around text) Number of blank lines between individual's rows Number of pages wide Border Styles Border Colors Print title on every page Page date and Time (cannot remove) Show Page Lines Outline Descendant trees show where everyone fits in the family. Starting with a relative in the distant past, an Outline Descendant tree moves to the present, showing the primary individual's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so on, generation by generation. The difference between a Descendant tree and an Outline Descendant tree is that Outline Descendant trees don't use boxes to display each individual's information. Instead, the information is displayed in outline format, with each individual on a separate line. When you choose the Outline Descendant Tree view, you can also create an Outline Direct Descendant tree. This type of tree shows the direct lineage from one individual to another. Siblings can be included, but sibling's spouses, cousins, and others who aren't direct descendants cannot. To choose between Descendant and Direct Descendant trees: From the Contents menu, select Individuals to Include (ALT, C, N). (You must first be in either the Descendant tree view, the Outline Descendant tree view, or the Descendant Fan tree view.) Choose which individuals you want in the tree. All descendants — If you want to create a regular Descendant, Outline Descendant, or Descendant Fan tree, select this option button and click OK. Skip the remaining steps. Direct Descendants from ... to — If you want to create a Direct Descendant tree, Outline Direct Descendant tree, or Direct Descendant Fan tree, select this option button. Include siblings of direct descendants — Select this check box if you would like to include each individual's brothers and sisters in an Outline Descendant tree or Outline Direct Descendant tree. Click Change secondary individual. Select the name of the individual that you want at the bottom of your tree (the secondary individual) and click OK. Click OK to close the Individuals to Include dialog box.
68	Source Usage Report IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Individuals to include Include only individuals Include individuals and facts Hide Master Sources with no citations Border Colors Print title on every page Page date and Time (cannot remove) Show Page Lines Source Usage report lists each master source that is referenced followed by the name of individual and, optionally, the fact that references that source. Select an option button to show the individuals and facts referencing the listed master source or to show only the individual referencing the listed master source.
69	Source Bibliography IS MISSING all or portions of the following options: Individuals to include Include only individuals Include individuals and facts Hide Master Sources with no citations Border Colors Print title on every page Page date and Time (cannot remove) Show Page Lines A plus for FTM 2008 alphabetically sorting by last name is offset by how much wasted paper results with all the blank lines as the example shows. EXAMPLE Source Usage report lists each master source that is referenced followed by the name of individual and, optionally, the fact that references that source. Select an option button to show the individuals and facts referencing the listed master source or to show only the individual referencing the listed master source.
70	Books IS MISSING unless you agree to send a GEDCOM to Ancestry.com and allow them to use your data anyway they want. This is a portion of what you must first agree to before even trying to publish a "Book" in FTM 2008: By submitting your GEDCOM file to Ancestry.com, you agree to the following: Ancestry may reproduce, compile, and distribute, all information about non-living individuals in your submitted GEDCOM file. Ancestry will make reasonable efforts to hide all information about living individuals (except the surname) prior to reproducing, compiling, and distributing your submitted GEDCOM file. If a date of death is not included on any particular record, we will use a process which in our belief excludes the living. Ancestry may display your name, email address, and/or Ancestry username, to other family history enthusiasts who may wish to contact you. You can create a professional-looking book to share with others by selecting trees, reports, and more from the Available Items list on the left column of the Book window, and moving them to the Outline for column on the right column of the book window (either by clicking and dragging, or by using the Add> button, which is discussed in more detail in the links below). The book will be saved to a PDF format, which means that others will be able to view and print the book on their personal computers even if they don't own or use the Family Tree Maker program.
71	FTM v16 automatically questioned entering name and associated facts duplicating an existing name. FTM 2008 does not - not even if every detail is correct. Many times, when entering a new line or family, a new spouse with multiple marriages, is an additional spouse to an exiting person and would go unattached in FTM 2008.
72	While testing SP3's "enhanced" merge feature with a 2,456 person, 868 family, FTM 2008 .ftm file as the "Host" and the same FTM v16 GEDCOM that created the FTM 2008 host file as the "Import" file (no changes in either file so all data is identical), the merge INCREASED persons to 3,085 and families to 1003! For SP3v2 the TGN programmers "tweaked" the threshold logarithms to improve matching. Sadly, no threshold setting, from the default 200 to the 1,000 IDENTICAL matched all identical records. Now "Flagged" individuals (questionable matches) were 2, 3, 2 respectfully for Threshold settings of 1,000, 499 and 200 while "NEW" individuals were added 475, 37, and 44 times for the same threshold settings - note the inconsistency in the new individuals at 499 and 200 thresholds. This problem is very serious. Is data lost from the original GEDCOM when the FTM 2008 file was produced resulting in that same lost data now being identified as "new", in whole or part, during the merge creating flagged and added persons?
73	Many source problems were corrected in SP3 but now any file with an email has its "@" replaced with "@@" and any URL has @@ prefixed before the "http".	A unique resolution - FTM v16 causes the problem - SP3's new "Search and replace" can correct it with carefully planned action.
74	What charts, even with lacking features, exist in FTM 2008 are enhanced in SP3 with "Save settings" and "Use saved settings". However, the even more widely used "Report" did not receive the same feature enhancement.
75	FTM 2008 is missing "Merge All Duplicate Individuals available in FTM v16. This was noticed while trying to correct erroneously duplicated individuals when merging an import GEDCOM.
76	Facts included in Reports are not correctly and/or consistently printed. Some, but not all Facts without "Place" data but with "Description" data add parenthesis around the data. And some, but not all Facts without "Date" and "Place" data but with "Description" data are omitted from reports
77	Reports can be exported to Rich Text Format (RTF) in SP3v3 but portions, e.g. children and their spouses, are embedded in a table with gridlines. The preparer data is smiliarly affected. The gridlines can only be removed after export using an option to convert table to text.
78	This problem may have existed from the beginning with FTM 2008 as I have just observed it with my large file. Family View only lists one of multiple entries of a given Fact entry!

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