Since WorldConnect family trees are submitted in GEDCOM format, you must first locate the GEDCOM file on your computer before you can upload it to WorldConnect. Here are some tips from WorldConnect users that may help you in this process.

Allen Dew suggests: To find a file in Windows 95/98/NT. (1) Open your Windows Explorer program. (2) Immediately hit the F3 key on the top of the keyboard or hold down the Control key while hitting the F key. (3) On the line labeled NAMED, type "*.ged" but without the quotes. (4) Click on FIND NOW button. You will get a list of all the files with a .GED extension and the complete path of where the file is located. You can use this to find any type of file. If you type in a keyword, you get a list of all files with that word in the file name.

Using the keyword method, to locate a GEDCOM you named MYANCESTORS.GED type in MYANCESTORS as the keyword for which to search.

Thera Schwenk-Hammond shares this suggestion: "This is a tip I learned as a newbie when I couldn't find files I had saved. The FIND function was a lifesaver. Instead of browsing through hundreds of folders using Explorer, click on START then FIND then FILES OR FOLDERS. In the window that pops up, make sure LOOK IN is set for your hard drive (usually C:) then under NAMED, type in whatever you named the file, even if you only remember one keyword. You may get more files than you wanted, but you will get the one you are looking for, and under IN FOLDER is the path. If you get a bunch of files, you click them on one at a time to see what they are. It is time-consuming, but a lot fast

MAC users can find a file from the Desktop by pressing the COMMAND key (looks like an apple) and "f" key to start FINDER. Type in part of the file name and click FIND. On some MACs FINDER is now called SHERLOCK.




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