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Trying to make a Ged. com file

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June

June Report 8 Aug 2007 11:15

Hi, ya I wonder if someone can help me please,I would be so greatful to any imput.I keep trying to make a Ged com file without much success can anyone talk me through step by step, because I cannot get the hang of it at all,I have been trying some time to accomplish this task,so can can add names to my recordsand then know it is there properly on my disc, when I go into my computer, will someone out there , tell me how I can master this problem of mine please. June-Slavin-Cumming

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 8 Aug 2007 11:26

Do yoiu mean a gedcom file? GEDCOM, an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunication, is a specification for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software. GEDCOM was developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as an aid to genealogical research. A GEDCOM file is plain text (usually either ANSEL or ASCII) containing genealogical information about individuals, and meta data linking these records together. Most genealogy software supports importing from and/or exporting to GEDCOM format. However, some genealogy software programs incorporate the use of proprietary extensions to the GEDCOM format, which are not always recognized by other genealogy programs. The GEDCOM TestBook Project evaluates how well popular genealogy programs conform to the GEDCOM 5.5 standard. Additionally, many tools exist to convert GEDCOM files to HTML pages You need a family tree program, you can download a free PAF file from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints web site, then download your tree from this site to your email and open it with the PAF you downloaded from the above site. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp Roy

Lancsliz

Lancsliz Report 9 Aug 2007 13:25

Thanks...just bookmarking. Liz

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Hart (Cardiff), Bryant (Devon, Cardiff), Saville (London)