Go to File > Export (Fig 1) Fig 1 ExportĢ. Most people probably know how to export their family tree, but for those who don’t, here are the steps:ġ.
The steps for both the Mac and Windows versions are similar, but the figures shown are from a Mac. But you don’t want to edit your GEDCOM directly until you’re completely finished making changes in FTM. In this article I’ll go through the steps to export your family tree to a GEDCOM file and edit the file directly to fix things that can’t be changed in FTM. In Part 1 I showed how FTM does not produce GEDCOM standard compliant files (have you contacted Software MacKiev yet?) and explained a few things you can do within FTM to fix your data.
If you haven’t already, please read Part 1 first on How to Scrub Your Data. This is Part 2 of the series Family Tree Software Alternatives, which was originally motivated by the planned demise of Family Tree Maker (FTM) (FTM was subsequently bought by Software MacKiev and revived).
