The official home page for Family Tree Maker customer support, with free live chat 24/7, updates and other resources, for all versions including our newest release, FTM 2019. Discuss: Family Tree Maker 16: Deluxe (PC) Sign in to comment. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read.Discussion. In Family Tree Maker version 16 and earlier, font selection is accomplished by right clicking anywhere on your family tree chart, and then selecting 'text font, style and size'. A second box will then come up which will allow you to select the font size and style for each of your entries as shown in the first example below.
Importing an Existing File in Family Tree Maker 2009-2017
- Family Tree Maker 2009-2012
- Family Tree Maker 2014-2017
1. Click the Plan button on the main toolbar.
2. Click the New Tree tab.
3. Click Import a tree from an existing file.
4. Click Browse.
5. Browse to the location of the family tree file, highlight it, and then click OK.
6. If necessary, change the name for the file in the New tree name field.
7. Click Continue. When the import is complete, you will receive an Import Complete window; click Close to start using the tree.
Importing an existing file into Family Tree Maker 2014-2017
1. Select the Plan workspace from the main toolbar, then click the New Tree tab.
2. Click the Import an Existing Tree button, then select Browse to locate the file.
3. Browse to the location of the family tree file, highlight it, and then click OK.
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4. If necessary, change the name for the file in the New tree name field.
5. Click Continue. When the import is complete, you will receive an Import Complete window. Click Close to start using the tree.
IMPORTANT: Family Tree Maker supports the following types of genealogical files:
Family Tree Maker Files - .ftw, .fbk, .ftm
Personal Ancestral Files - .paf
Gedcom Files - .ged
Master Genealogist Files - .pjc
Ultimate Family Tree Files - .uft (not supported by FTM 2014-2017)
Sierra Generations Files - .uds (Family Tree Maker 2011 only)
Legacy Files - .leg, .fdb
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Note: Files saved in Legacy 8.0 format cannot be imported into Family Tree Maker. However, in the Legacy 8.0 software you can choose to export files in Legacy 7.0 format, and this will allow you to import them into Family Tree Maker.
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Family Tree Maker 2008-2014 does not support .FBC or Family Tree Maker 1.0 - 4.0 filetypes. To import these files, you will need to use the Family Tree Maker 2005 Starter Edition as a go-between. For information on importing unsupported Family Tree Maker files, click here.