tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post174476901362823464..comments2023-10-28T08:05:11.991-06:00Comments on Renee's Genealogy Blog: Syncing with new FamilySearch - Part IRenee Zamorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04874175462287024500noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post-1525318097179523022009-02-20T15:10:00.000-07:002009-02-20T15:10:00.000-07:00Thank for commenting on Rosemary's question Gaylon...Thank for commenting on Rosemary's question Gaylon. For those that don't know Gaylon Findlay is the creator of Ancestral Quest.Renee Zamorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874175462287024500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post-54908997122777297472009-02-19T23:39:00.000-07:002009-02-19T23:39:00.000-07:00Rosemary -If I understand your question correctly,...Rosemary -<BR/><BR/>If I understand your question correctly, you are wondering if you can transfer a standardized place name from your PAF 5 file back to nFS through Ancestral Quest.<BR/><BR/>That depends. Let's say that in your PAF file, you have entered the standardized name of "Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States." If the "original" place name in nFS is "Salt Lake City, Utah", <B>nFS will also have a standardized name which matches your name in the PAF file.</B> During the sync process, AQ will match on either the "original" name or on the standardized name, so it will find that this is a match, and will not let you add yet another opinion of the same data.<BR/><BR/>If, however, nFS did not have Salt Lake City for a place, or had an odd abbreviation for which nFS couldn't determine that it was "Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States," then AQ would not see this as the same place, and it would let you add your standardized place name.Gaylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904898310146115639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post-69193665218999881802009-02-17T21:35:00.000-07:002009-02-17T21:35:00.000-07:00I have asked this question in several places, but ...I have asked this question in several places, but I get no response or no one knows. So I thought I might ask you if you know.<BR/><BR/>I would like to change the names in my PAF file to the standardized names of nfs. I can do that quite easily using FamilyInsight. I will keep the integrity of some historical places and not change those to the standardized names. What I want to do as my next step is to transfer my updated names from my PAF to my information at nfs. Do you know if Ancestral Quest will do that through their synchronization function? FamilyInsight told me I have to add an opinion for each name and change the information manually and I don't want to do that. If you can direct me to someone who knows, I would appreciate the help. I have asked AQ, but they either don't understand what I am asking exactly or don't choose to put an answer out there. One lady who was not LDS tried to address it from AQ, but I still don't have a definitive answer. Thanks for listening. I enjoy your blog very much.<BR/>Rosemary Hopkins (You can reach me at rhopkins523@gmail.com) if you do not want to comment here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post-31790728631554794612009-02-15T16:30:00.000-07:002009-02-15T16:30:00.000-07:00Do you have any idea when they will rollout for th...Do you have any idea when they will rollout for the Northern Utah Area? I am very anxious.<BR/><BR/>JoshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post-75657705216306242762009-02-14T04:44:00.000-07:002009-02-14T04:44:00.000-07:00I have sampled the available software and for me i...I have sampled the available software and for me it is Roots Magic 4, easier, cleaner, quicker,and Roots Magic To Go is such a blessing. For FH Consutants to be able to take the program to a member's computer and work in nFS.<BR/>I left Insight in favour of Roots Magic last year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012767025932269943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post-76066704878559332742009-02-13T16:12:00.000-07:002009-02-13T16:12:00.000-07:00I have been using Ancestral Quest now for some tim...I have been using Ancestral Quest now for some time and love it. You can do everything on it without going to the NFS site. I did watch the tutoral several times before tackling it but once I got started I love it. Have gotten a couple of things I couldn't figure out but they are there and so helpful to put me on there right track. So much faster than going into NFS to combine and work with families and also I know which ones I have worked on. What can I say, it is a great program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post-33524198181888155512009-02-13T14:35:00.000-07:002009-02-13T14:35:00.000-07:00All the commerical applications that will sync wit...All the commerical applications that will sync with NFS are available to Family History Centers for free. Patrons can use the software there. I think this frees the Church up from having to put out their own program to sync with NFS.Renee Zamorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874175462287024500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post-89213759645253429092009-02-13T12:15:00.000-07:002009-02-13T12:15:00.000-07:00Never say never --grin-- however,the LDS Church ha...Never say never --grin-- however,the LDS Church has often said they are not in the software business. They seem to be happy that the third party vendors are developing software to enhance nFS. They have designated several of them as certified to work directly with nFS. Personally, it's well worth the few dollars to purchase one of these programs. My software of choice is RootsMagic, then RootsMagic, then RootsMagic!Suemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547037848012383352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post-22361013945433242372009-02-13T10:03:00.000-07:002009-02-13T10:03:00.000-07:00Do you know, if FamilySearch will have a Free Prog...Do you know, if FamilySearch will have a Free Program as PAF to work with the nFS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882615047107015166.post-44624484818255828252009-02-13T09:27:00.000-07:002009-02-13T09:27:00.000-07:00Renee - Thank you for starting this series. I've ...Renee - <BR/><BR/>Thank you for starting this series. I've been waiting for someone to tackle it, and almost ready to start my own blog just to do it. I appreciate you saving me the trouble (insert wink here).<BR/><BR/>Thanks also for starting at the tutorials. So many people jump firectly into the programs thinking they can just "figure them out" as they go. This might be true, but there's a lot of features they might miss (or misunderstand) along the way.<BR/><BR/>Keep smiling!<BR/><BR/>- StephenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com