This can make FTM files quite large, especially if you add the same media to more than one person or book, and makes media change management tricky.įTM 2006 runs fine for me on Windows 10 with a couple of tweaks… I set FTM.EXE Properties, Compatibility Mode to “Windows XP” and checked “Disable display scaling”. pictures) are separately imported and stored within the FTM file itself rather than simply being linked to the source file on disk. Yes, it has it’s downsides, such as not being able to copy / link the same source information to multiple facts at once and that any media you add (e.g. I also like the ‘Relationship Calculator’ which states my relationship to others in my tree, although I do miss a way of charting that visibly, which FTM 2010 can do. It has some great tree charts such as ‘All-In’One’, ‘Direct Decedent’, and ‘Hourglass’, some with nice ‘Fan’ style options.
It has a good, if a little clunky, ‘Books’ function which I use to create paginated, chapter’ed, indexed family books and trees for publishing to PDF / printing. It does everything I need in a simple but still feature rich way. After the major rewrite in 2007 I waited a while and then purchased FTM 2010, if for no other reason than to ensure I had all of my existing FTM data (you can export/import) in a modern supported format and product.Īlthough the newer FTM versions handle data/media storage much better, and have nice dynamic links to, I find the post-2007 FTM interface much less intuitive and easy to use, so for the majority of my work I stick with FTM 2006. I have been using FTM since its early days (Broderbund) and upgraded every few years until reaching FTM 2006. Outdated software.įamily Tree Maker - Up To Version 16 Review by David Pentland, Cannot log into ancestry through the software.
I’m uncertain if these issues exist because there has been no software updates for the past 2 years… but I’m out nearly $90 for a program I cannot use as I was told I could.īiggest Con: No technical support. Being it was sent on Friday, I figure I won’t hear back until Monday at the earliest, which is the cut off date to view the tree I’ve been invited to view. I submitted an e-mail to tech support but received a reply stating it’ll be 1-2 business days before they can get back to me. The absolute worst part of it all is that there is no live technical support: No 1-800 number, and the live chat doesn’t work. I use the same e-mail/username and password used to access, but I keep receiving a “Log In Failed” error message. I logged out, and have since been unable to log back in. I was able to log into the program once, but soon discovered I was unable to access the family tree that I was a guest in viewing. I purchased the download link for 3 computers and installed the software on only one computer. I was advised by an representative to purchase Family Tree Maker to help me transfer information from other user’s family trees to my own. Family Tree Maker - Up To Version 16 Review by Paula W.,