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FTAnalyzer - Are you using it yet?

FTAnalyzer - Are you using it yet?

  • Yes

    Votes: 24 57.1%

  • Not yet - but I intend to

    Votes: 6 14.3%

  • No - I know everything, I don't need a free tool to help me

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I'd like more information please.

    Votes: 6 14.3%

  • Other - I'm not sure its for me.

    Votes: 6 14.3%
  • Total voters
    42
  • Poll closed .
Susan48 said:
I'd like to use FTA but I'm a Mac user - doesn't this count me out?
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I had a look around the internet and found CodeWeavers "Crossover" a program for the Mac which allows you to run a whole load of windows programs natively on the Mac. They have tested FTAnalyzer and accepted it for inclusion in their compatible programs list.

I have a friend with a Mac I plan on getting him to test out the app tomorrow and check it out in detail.
 
As an "on and off" user since the early days I must admit that the speed that the program has progressed has left me behind a bit.
I have now started using it again and find the new FTAnalyzer Guide useful (Tim, please place a link here) so will be exploring all the new features with great anticipation especially when you experienced users fill in all of the gaps.
In the areas I have used to date ( Lost cousins and Census data) it has really been helpful - worth its weight in gold!!!
 
trebor said:
. . . it has really been helpful - worth its weight in gold!!!
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Aw come on, its worth a lot more than that!
Online documents carry no weight (physically) but those of us on the other side of the world greatly appreciate the avoidance of any need for postal charges, whatever the weight.
 
trebor said:
As an "on and off" user since the early days I must admit that the speed that the program has progressed has left me behind a bit.
I have now started using it again and find the new FTAnalyzer Guide useful (Tim, please place a link here) so will be exploring all the new features with great anticipation especially when you experienced users fill in all of the gaps.
In the areas I have used to date ( Lost cousins and Census data) it has really been helpful - worth its weight in gold!!!
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Thanks for the feedback. The guides are linked from the help menu in the program itself, so you can always find them. Although I need to finish part 2 as it's only half done.
 
trebor said:
As an "on and off" user since the early days I must admit that the speed that the program has progressed has left me behind a bit.
I have now started using it again and find the new FTAnalyzer Guide useful (Tim, please place a link here) so will be exploring all the new features with great anticipation especially when you experienced users fill in all of the gaps.
In the areas I have used to date ( Lost cousins and Census data) it has really been helpful - worth its weight in gold!!!
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I will tomorrow, or later today. It's not so easy from the IPad
 
I've added a link, but it's probably better to access it from within FTA itself.
 
As one who previously kept census and residence facts as 'notes', so FTAnalyzer has presented me with a lot of work. However, as I go through my Tree, I am finding mistakes and incomplete entries etc. Also, I am looking at branches and twigs that I have not visited for along time. When part 2 of the guide is published, I'm sure we'll all make use of the additional features.
 
You don't need to wait for the guides, there is some documentation online but the Colour reports are really great.
 
Tim said:
Have any newer forum members started to try FTA, or are there any out there who are thinking of trying? Don't forget to cast your vote.
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Will it work if I have simply recorded the bare facts from each census under notes as there is nowhere else to record it) but not any census ref nos? I am still using a VERY old copy of reunion ca 1995!
 
There are plenty of features that will work without you having census facts. It will not be able to guess that your notes are census facts though. It can understand most census references but if you don't have that either then it will simply report it found no census records which would be correct.

That said there are LOTS of things you can do with the program even without census records. That said version 5 also understands Lost Cousins census references. So you could cut n paste the references displayed on your Lost Cousins My Ancestors page and lo and behold it would find census references.
 
Downloaded this morning. Left a comment on the 'issues' page. Not fully explored it yet but looks like it's going to be useful.
 
Sue345 said:
Just pointing out marriage under 13 is not an error as suggested in the FTA.
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Does this mean that you would like to see varying messages produced, depending on the period involved?

I had always used such messages as a reminder that I should check for slip-ups in my data entry. For instance, taking the date of baptism as being the date of birth might lead to an apparent under aged marriage.

If more specific messages are to be produced to indicate errors, rather than possibles, then might we need some way of indicating to FTA that dates entered are confirmed as correct in order to avoid inappropriate messages being repeated? That might be difficult.
 
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