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Shelley

Shelley Report 15 Jul 2007 16:33

Can anyone help me please? A friend loaned me a Ancestry Package for my computer as he knew I was interested in tracing my ancestors. I loaded and installed it, then followed the GR instructions to export my tree to a GED file. When I imported it to the new system, I found I could access a word-pad document and easily make overdue corrections to some dates, i.e. change 23/10/58 to 23 OCT 1958. I did a Save As on this new word pad file then re-imported it to GR. I didn't get an error message from GR but, upon viewing my tree, the tram-lines were all crushed to the left side of my screen. It was a real mess, so I decided to re-import the original exported file back to GR thinking I could at least make corrections manually from the word pad list. Much to my dismay, the tram-lines are still crushed and running through people making it impossible to see who is connected to who. Obviously I've now lost (over-written) my original GR file (date errors and all) and I'm hoping someone might know what I can do (if anything) to correct this. I've spent the entire weekend, kicking myself. Shelley

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 15 Jul 2007 17:01

Don't quite understand the problem you are having. Which View are you trying to look your GR tree with?

Shelley

Shelley Report 15 Jul 2007 17:29

Hi Peter If I go into full view or print preview, everything is crushed to the left of the screen therefore the tram-lines are running through others. In fact, at the very top of my page I have a short horizontal line with 3 verticals but no names. Sort of like an 'E' that's fallen over. It didn't do any of this before.

Shelley

Shelley Report 15 Jul 2007 20:23

Okay, I think I've sorted out the problem but I had to go via a programme called Legacy 6.0. I imported my first GR export into Legacy, re-did my 'date' corrections and severed an incorrect link from my Great Grandfather - John Wm Chadwick 1859 - from a gentleman called Joshua Chadwick whom I wrongly assumed was my GGGF. (GR wouldn't allow me to remove him or 'change' my GGF's parents on the edit tools for some reason). Anyway, having done that, I saved the new Legacy file and exported a new GED file, then imported THIS new corrected version back into GR. Phew !!! Unfortunately, the family photographs which I uploaded have all disappeared but, I can re-add those. What a weekend !!! Shelley