gedcom question

[lesley141]

Is it possible to create a gedcom which only includes one individual and their descendants ?
If so how do you do it, I have ftm 2005.

[brenmac]

yes i think so but not living relatives.brenda xxx

im not sure as mine was gene,s and ancestry.but there must be a place to click export tree then click on here on the ged com look were you saved then exsport it it takes about 5 mins brenda xxx what does ftm stand for?

[WendyPusey]

If you use FTM, you can make a tree by getting the person you want on the screen and then go to Tree charts/ Descendant Tree Standard and it will produce a tree for you. Then click Export file/ Copy/Export Individuals in Descendent Tree and save the tree. Open it in FTM as a seperate tree and then save it as a Gedcom.

Hope you can follow this.

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

The only thing to add to the above is to make sure you save the GEDCOM with a name you will remember easily. That way if you create another file for the same surname at a later date (perhaps for a rellie in another line for example) you won't get the two files confused.

[lesley141]

Cheers will give that a try.

[brenmac]

lesley did you manage it? brenda xxx

[lesley141]

Yes I done it, quite easy when you know how! i have created the tree in ftm and will save it as a gedcom when i need to send it to a new contact.

[WendyPusey]

Glad you got it sorted Lesley.

[brenmac]

good happy hunting hope you get some results brenda xxx