Syncing Data Between Ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker

Struggling to sync data between Ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker? There's a reason for that ... this feature doesn't exist! I love my Family Tree Maker software, but like many out there, bought it (over other products) because I was led to believe through ads that I could sync data between FTM and my tree on Ancestry.com.  I believe it's the ad's claim that the two are "enhanced integration" that brings one to this assumption. Integration assumes constant working relationship. You know what they say about assumptions.  The folks at Ancestry.com need to be much clearer about this "feature". So what does "enhances integration" mean to the folks at Ancestry.com?  It means you can download/import from either FTM or Ancestry.com any time you want.  The only problem is that...

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How to Delete a Person From Your Tree on Ancestry.com

Sometimes you have to delete a person from your tree on Ancestry.com,  but figuring out how to do that is not so easy.  The steps are listed to below to help you. But use caution ... because once you delete them, you won't be able to recover them. Log into Ancestry.com and go to your tree. Find the person you want to delete (take your time finding the right person) Click the button that reads, EDIT THIS PERSON On the same line that shows your person's name, look to the right and you'll see a link that reads, "Delete (and your person's name)". Click it to delete the person. This person will now be removed from your tr...

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