Q. I would like to know what program designed the pedigree chart and other reports I found in a WorldConnect file. I like the format very much but can't figure out how they were created or what program created them. I asked the owner of the page and he uses the same genealogy program I use, but I can't seem to duplicate the results on my computer that I find on WorldConnect. How can I create these charts and reports for my own genealogy file?

A. The pedigree charts and reports you saw displayed on the WorldConnect page in a submitter's file were not produced by the computer software program that the submitter used at home to compile his family tree data.

The WorldConnect program itself is producing the pedigree chart, Ahnentafel Report (Ancestor Table Report), Register Report (descendant-based report), descendancy outline, and Index. All of these charts and reports, are derived from the information included in the GEDCOM file that the submitter created from his own genealogy data on his computer. In order to have your own family tree data displayed in a similar manner you need to create a GEDCOM from the file on your computer, and upload the GEDCOM to WorldConnect.

To learn more about the reports and charts generated by WorldConnect:
http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/FAQ/wcresults3.html

To submit your own family tree:
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igmuser.cgi

For additional help in submitting your family tree, and creating a GEDCOM:
http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/FAQ/wcsubmit1.html

RootsWeb Review's WorldConnect Tip-of-the-Week Storehouse:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~review/tips/index.html

RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees, Using Technology to Dig up Roots:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson3.htm




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