family tree maker

[haydon]

i am using family tree maker about 6 years old.but i can only save on floppy disc.i would like to save on CD or DVD is this possible.will i have to upgrade family tree. buy upgrading will i lose any of my records have hundreds of family records so very wary about Wat to do  .haydon

[GenealogyPrinters]

Where it says Save in, floppy disk there's a drop down menu, click it select Desktop, with the file on your Desktop right click it, select send to CD.

[jeannie1000cc]

Hi Haydon,

I've been using FTM for almost ten years, just upgraded for the first time in five years to the 2010 version. I've only just installed it, but it seems you can open old FTM files and save them as 2010 version, and backup on any drive available on your computer, whether a hard disk, floppy, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

BTW, 2010 has new views and other features, easier to use.

Jeannie

[haydon]

Where it says Save in, floppy disk there's a drop down menu, click it select Desktop, with the file on your Desktop right click it, select send to CD.

  hi Ron when i right click on desktop there is no send to CD .haydon

[haydon]

Hi Haydon,

I've been using FTM for almost ten years, just upgraded for the first time in five years to the 2010 version. I've only just installed it, but it seems you can open old FTM files and save them as 2010 version, and backup on any drive available on your computer, whether a hard disk, floppy, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

BTW, 2010 has new views and other features, easier to use. hi jeannie where did you get your upgrade from was it easy to do i am no techno.thank haydon

Jeannie

[GenealogyPrinters]

Where it says Save in, floppy disk there's a drop down menu, click it select Desktop, with the file on your Desktop right click it, select send to CD.

  hi Ron when i right click on desktop there is no send to CD .haydon

When you select to save the file from FTM it opens a new file window, at the top of that window is says, "Save in", that's where the drop down menu is to save to your Desktop.

When you have the file on your Desktop, right click on it, a menu opens, in that menu is "Send to" hover the cursor over "Send to" and another menu will pop up, in that new menu you can see CD drive, click that, job done (once there's a CD in the drive that is)

[haydon]

tried to do hoover but nothing happens. the family tree i am useing is 2003 abt.i am also using windows xp. haydon

[GenealogyPrinters]

tried to do hoover but nothing happens. the family tree i am useing is 2003 abt.i am also using windows xp. haydon

When you have the file on your Desktop, right click on it, a menu opens, in that menu is "Send to" THEN hover the cursor over "Send to" and another menu will pop up, in that new menu you can see CD drive, click that, job done (once there's a CD in the drive that is)

[behindthefrogs]

The main problem with upgrading the version of FTM that you are using is that you can't go back.  This can create major problems if you try to send anything, in particular gedcoms, to anyone who hasn't upgraded.

David