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Reunion Software for MACs

hocage — 9 Apr 2007 10:36:51 GMT

Hello,
I recently bought a MAC and the only software that I cannot port directly over is FTM. I was wondering if any one has had experience with importing from FTM (GEDCOM format) to Reunion? I do not have any pictures or videos in my family tree file so the is not an issue. I just don't want to lose any infromation. So far I have tried the demo and it looks good (just cannot import with demo).

Thanks in advance,

Ryan

Reunion Register Reports

Johnd710 — 26 Aug 2008 10:54:26 GMT

I use the notes section of reunion 8 to keep information such as an obit that I use in Register Reports. But I would like to format the obit in the report such as centering the date and news paper and underlining making bold and centering the title of the obit. Reunion does not do that and even if I do it in appleworks and cut and paste it back into the notes reunion does not remember the formating. This means that every time I create a new report I have to do a lot of formating. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Thoughts about iFamily?

Jillaine_Smith — 19 Jan 2008 11:38:38 GMT

There is no iFamily message board, and I think Reunion is the only program written for the Mac, so I'm posting this here.

Has anyone spent much time using iFamily?

I've downloaded a demo and have just started reviewing it. Curious to know what others think.

Thanks.

-- Jillaine

Reunion 9, MacFamily Tree or Heredis?

lassaline1 — 22 Dec 2007 2:03:19 GMT

I've been a Reunion user for many years and enjoy using it. However, as a Mac user I've come to expect a more polished user interface and reporting capabilities. I really like the 3-dimensional charts that Heredis can create and yesterday was very excited with MacFamily Tree v5.0.7 Hyperlinks. and graphics.

I know that Reunion 9 is very powerful, I just wish it wasn't so "gorpy" looking.
What are your thoughts?

Temporary Mac replacement for PC

wendyh651 — 6 May 2008 7:51:26 GMT

My Windows laptop is dying a slow death (the screen hinge is breaking) and I have a trip coming up. As the laptop isn't going to be replaced in time, I'm looking at borrowing a Mac (running 10.4.10) for the trip.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what software I might use to access my genealogy database on the Mac? I'm not too keen on purchasing something that I may not use again, though if it is cheap I don't suppose that's such a problem.

On the PC I'm using Legacy.

Looking forward to your replies. :-)

Kind Regards,
Wendy Howard

Family Tree Maker to Reunion

71jjones1 — 30 Oct 2007 2:08:23 GMT

We just purchased a Mac and are thinking about purchasing REunion. Is it possible to transfer all the data from Family Tree Maker into Reunion?

Mac software access to online records?

philjames1960 — 15 Dec 2007 9:02:42 GMT

I'm looking for a Mac s/w solution for my "mother in law" to begin putting her research into a program. I know that Reunion's the main program for the Mac, but it doesn't seem to offer any integration to Ancestry.com -- or any -- online records. Anybody have another solution? She has a pretty current Mac, so I'm even thinking of using FTM on the Windows side of her Mac, because access to online data would really kickstart her research.

Thanks.

Convert from TMG to Reunion

jgstock1 — 25 Aug 2007 5:50:04 GMT

Hi All

I have spent one too many evenings trying to debug my PC and want to convert to Mac.

I have used TMG - The Master Genealogist - and its companion Second Site and I like both. Unfortunately they do not run on Mac. I am considering converting a very large TMG database to Reunion.

I would enjoy conversing with those who may have done this in the past.

Thanks in advance

Jon

Reunion export help

angela11157 — 29 Jul 2008 12:50:41 GMT

I have an old backup copy from my Reunion software on the Mac. I made the backup in 1999, if that helps. I now only use the PC, and I understand that this software isn't sold for the PC. I need help from some kind soul out there who can export these 2 files into gedcoms so I can import them into other software. I may use Family Tree Maker unless I hear otherwise.

I've been out of this for a while, but have a good database. Been working on it since 1983.

Reunion GEDCOM Performance

Gary E. Swinson — 18 Mar 2006 1:33:11 GMT

I am considering purchasing Reunion but have a question before I do.

I have downloaded the demo version and am very pleased with what I see. However the demo version does not support GEDCOM import. This generates a question for me.

I downloaded another demo program to try out that allowed GEDCOM import. I experienced no performance issues with the demo version until I imported my existing database of about 5000 individuals. Then the performance of the tool went to pot.

QUESTION: Does import of GEDCOM files have a negative effect on Reunion performance? Does database size have a noticeable impact on Reunion performance?

Persons born out of wedlock

wtc481 — 21 Apr 2007 7:49:53 GMT

"Harry," a person in my file, was raised by his legal parents, but after their death he learned that his actual father was a long-time friend of the family (also deceased) who had been known to him as "Uncle Bob" (not his real name). Uncle Bob had never publicly acknowledged the relationship during his life, although it was known to close family members.

I am at a loss how to treat this situation in my family file. Harry (now deceased also) was raised by his legal parents, but has a blood relation only to his mother. His legal status is in conflict with his genealogical status.

Should I enter a duplicate card for both sets of parents, and show him as an adopted son of his legal father? There are many descendants, and some of them have mixed feelings about making the situation public, so I intend to remove Harry's personal information from the file that is uploaded to the internet, but I don't wish to falsify the paternity.

Large format printing with Reunion

o5577o — 2 Dec 2006 4:54:33 GMT

Okay, I'm going through some of the Mac demos and I like what I see. But call me old fashioned - I really want to be a able to print a large format poster of my tree. It would printed in color on one of those fancy printers at a commercial print shop. Has anyone else done that successfully?
Mary

Custom Source Numbers

BisseggerMcDonald — 3 Jun 2007 6:22:48 GMT

Hello,

Using Reunion 8.06, does anyone know how to change the number of a source to any value. For example, I'd like to change the number of a source to 999.

Thank you,

James

Indicate death without date

NorCelt9 — 25 Jan 2007 1:38:26 GMT

How can I indicate that someone has died without using a death date? I want to put my information on to Rootsweb's WorldConnect. I'm concerned that if I have the program leave off living individuals, it will leave off everyone who doesn't have a death date.
Thank you for you help!

Reunion 9 is out

saijojoe — 2 Mar 2007 5:11:06 GMT

I wazs just visiting the Leister Pro site and it looks like they've released Reunion 9. This version is only available for Mac OS X, and has been completely rewritten to be a native OS X application. It also works on the new Intel Macs as it is a universal binary.

http://www.leisterpro.com/

Reunion and My Family

JuneMcLaughlin28 — 12 Feb 2007 6:28:40 GMT

Does anyone know if you can upload from Reunion to a Family Tree on a
My Family.com family site? And can you download from a family tree on
My Family.com to Reunion.
June

import & export data - Family Reunion Organiser

johnho52 — 29 Jul 2008 12:50:28 GMT

I was told this topic has been discussed on here but I cannot find it.

1. I would like to know how to import data into my newly purchased " Family Reunion Organiser" from RootsMagic Inc (FormalSoft). The reasonably large amount of information I have is a spreadsheet (Excel or ACCESS).

2. I would also like to export my contacts from Hotmail to a Spreadsheet (CSV)” and save the file but do not know how.

Please help as this is new to me.

Website backgrounds

AJ — 16 Apr 2004 5:34:10 GMT

How do I re-import preformats into Reunion?

I have used Reunion successfully for some years and am now on Reunion 8. I have created a website with an Aqua background -- one of the preformats in Reunion. However, now, although the preformats exist in a backgrounds file they no longer appear when I try to create the webpage.

I also have noticed that the images for the Contact section of the homepage no longer appear and the dreaded white cross in a red circle has made an appearance instead.

I just can't work out how to import them again into the software for use when I create the webcards.

Thanks for any help you can give to a desperate Brit who would like to update the family website! An Idiot's step by step guide would be appreciated!

Can't install to OS 10.3.9

DGamm — 30 Jan 2006 10:19:53 GMT

I just purchased Reunion 8 at an Apple store, but it won't install. The CD doesn't even show up on my desktop, and then it ejects a few minutes later. I'm running OS 10.3.9 on a G4 PowerBook. Anyone have a similar experience or heard of someone with this problem? Frustrating!

Do I have to start up Classic (which I've never used on this computer) before it will install?

Any advice appreciated. I searched the Reunion site for advice and will probably call them tomorrow, but thought I'd check the boards first.

Reunion updater to v8.06

nihonjoe1 — 29 Nov 2005 9:56:15 GMT

It's a few months old, but I've been really busy. :-)

http://www.leisterpro.com/doc/Version8/Updatev8.html

Multiple Source Citations

Richard Davis — 24 Nov 2005 9:19:23 GMT

I'm just getting going with Reunion, so far so good. I've run into a problem with the Source Citations, only one appears under a person or family, but I'm sure more than one is there. I've entered more than one in many places, and I just uploaded a gedcom to RootsWeb and it has multiple citations, why does each entry only display one? Must be a setting but I can't find where to change it, and I don't know why/how it got changed in the first place. Still learning.

reunion software question (how to upgrade?)

shannon Carroll — 25 Aug 2005 1:44:17 GMT

Is Reunion software compatible with anything more current?

Am interested in finding out if/how to upgrade or convert or download all my family history data (383 records) from Reunion software to whatever is most recommended these days.

Any help is much appreciated!
Shannon

Increase font size

DHawver|MA784789 — 15 Jul 2005 1:12:23 GMT

Is there any way to increase the font size in Reunion 8? I find it a little hard to read.

reunion for LDS

zane Clark — 28 Jun 2005 3:00:06 GMT

Does anyone know if the Reunion software program supports the particular needs of LDS researchers, such as baptisms?

thank you!!

reading a file with extension .FTW (Family Tree Maker?)

Bob Murphy — 5 Apr 2004 2:13:55 GMT

I own a Mac using OSX and I have a copy of Reunion 8. A distant relative just emailed me a "Family Tree Maker" file with information about our family. Is there any way I can view this information? I am unable to open it or import it from within Reunion. Is there any free converter that I can download? Converting to Reunion would be ideal but converting to anything readable would be sufficient.

Thanks,

Bob Murphy

Same-sex unions

nihonjoe1 — 2 Nov 2004 6:02:25 GMT

In the General forum, this topic came up so I asked Leister Pro about it. Here's their reply: "Yes, Reunion supports this. Simply start out as you would to add any spouse, but when you get to the Name tab of the Edit Person window to enter the person's name, you should see a Sex pop-up menu to the right. Simply adjust that to Female or Male as necessary and enter everything else normally."

Hope that helps anyone who needs to use this. :-)

Welcome to the Reunion message board

nihonjoe1 — 2 Nov 2004 6:02:25 GMT

We finally have a place to discuss the best genealogy software out there: Reunion 8! Please post your comments, questions, etc., here, and we'll do our best to help out. :-)

Reunion> Generations>????

JanHolland — 11 Oct 2003 8:36:02 GMT

I started using Reunion in 1993 and loved it! Great charts and reports! Was sorry to see it sold to Generations but was told they would update Reunion so waited and got Gererations (did not like it as well) and it's updates--now they have sold out. Don't like FTM format nearly as well but need to update to something that hopefully will be around for a while. Is there anything out there that runs simular to the old Reunion???