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From: "Ellen Reesh" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Hate FTM 2008 version
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:04:28 -0800
References: <412011.21605.qm@web31815.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <412011.21605.qm@web31815.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


Jean,
Have you tried calling Ancestry? on their 800 # their customer service
people should be able to help you out. You can get the number from their
Ancestry.com web site.

Ellen

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Jean Strain <> wrote:

> You know what? You have to register your 2008, to get the free 2009~~~there
> is my problem~~you have to register FROM within 2008. It won't recognise
> that I AM on the internet~~~I've already given up on it~~Jean
> --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Ellen Reesh <> wrote:
>
>
> From: Ellen Reesh <>
> Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Hate FTM 2008 version
> To:
> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 4:38 PM
>
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>
> Glenda,
> I sub to the FTM newslist on Rootsweb so I heard a lot about 2008 all
> negitive so didn't upgrade to it. However now with 2009 the responses have
> been much more positive and alot of corrections made that made 2008 such a
> nighmare. As a 2008 owner I believe there is a free or reduced price to
> upgrade to 2009. You should check that out.
>
> Ellen
>
> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:04 AM, GW Shadow <> wrote:
>
> >
> > I love my FTM 2005 but they advertise how much better the 2008 version is
> > with a lot more features. Well, I bought the new one and it took me
> awhile
> > to figure it out because it is definitely different. I HATE it.
> >
> > I liked how the old program's group sheet showed so much info at one
> time,
> > well, that's not the case with the 2008. It's chopped up and I don't
> like
> > how it's laid out. You have to keep bouncing around the screen to add
> info
> > on one person.
> >
> > I use to pull up an e-mail or net info sheet, scoot it to the side; pull
> > up
> > the FTM and be able to type into that program with them side by
> side. But
> > now it's very unhandy to do this because of the way the new FTM group
> sheet
> > is spread out....too much clicking to do to get to where I need to put
> the
> > info.
> >
> > Also, on the old FTM the Note section was very good although I agree
> > sometimes not enough space. But the 2008 version is smaller, vision
> wise,
> > and therefore harder to read. If I could figure out how to make it fill
> up
> > the whole page so I could quickly look at a lot of notes at one time,
> then
> > I
> > might change my mind on this feature..
> >
> > I thought I just wasn't giving the 2008 a chance and after I used it
> awhile
> > I'd like it better. I do a lot of research for friends or the Stone Co
> > Museum so I'm using it only for those item. So far I have 5 families and
> I
> > still don't like it.
> >
> > Anybody else have any tips on how to use it better. Glenda
> >
> >
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