Hello
After a break of 5 years I have returned to family history research having started about 20 years ago.
I was pleased to find that despite PC software upgrades (most significantly the freebie from W7 to W10) my version of Family Tree Maker (FTM2011) still functions and processes files that have been inactive for this period of time.
I am aware that things have moved on, specifically that the forum of which I was a member closed down and that a new company has taken over the FTM software (now FTM2017 I believe).
I would be most grateful for some advice/pointers as to where I should go from here, eg :-
- Should I purchase FTM2017?
- Would FTM2017 be of benefit and how?
- Would FTM2017 provide all the functionality present in FTM2011 or has anything been removed? Specifically, are all the chart/report facilities (standard and custom) available?
- Can FTM2017 read and process FTM2011 files (ie .ftm files)? If not, how does one migrate - if by export/import of GEDCOM how reliable is this?
At this point I should add that despite being a subscriber to ancestry.co.uk I have never posted trees on to their website, nor for the time being at least do I intend to.
Any help would be most appreciated.
BazzerLondon