Video on using the new FMP

[ElizabethHerts]

This is worth a look - I have watched it once and he went too fast for me to take it all in, but I was impressed with some of the things that you can do now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOEi_nLLkRw&feature=youtu.be

Let's hope they iron out some of the problems we have at present.

[Shona]

That was really helpful, thank you.

[Sue from Southend]

Well, he made it look easy! It looks as though they've made more changes since I last looked properly so I'll have to go and have a play!

Thanks for posting this, Elizabeth.

[Merry]

I'd noticed this video before, but hadn't watched it - thanks for the shove!

[Durham Lady]

Would be good if I could hear more of what he was saying, I had the sound right up yet I still couldn't hear half of what he was saying. I think it's too much click this and that to filter things out when it was so easy before. I can't see me renewing my subscription. I also tried today to print save a copy of a census and it wouldn't save properly nor could I print it on 1 page.

[Mary from Italy]

I suppose I ought to look at it - I've been avoiding it so far, because I really hate having to sit through a video when it's so much quicker to read a written explanation.

[Janet]

Having sat through it once I find it's really worth investing a few minutes' time, in fact I'm going to double my investment (and more) by watching it again and pausing and repeating a bit of it each time I get lost. Thanks, Elizabeth.

[Merry]

Yes, it's only six minutes or so and definitely worth watching. I know what you mean about a written explanation though Mary - it's easier to skip the parts you already understand.

I also tried today to print save a copy of a census and it wouldn't save properly nor could I print it on 1 page.

I haven't found that part has changed at all, Daphne. I don't normally print census pages, but I did one yesterday to see if it worked and had no problems. I haven't tried printing the document without saving it first though - is that what you were doing? To save the document I clicked Download in the bottom right corner and then Save as.

[Kit]

I knew everything there but it hasn't all worked before. If the filters actually work now that will be great but I hate that a search seems to take a few goes before you get to what you want.

I'll have to try again before I make a final judgement.

Of course, as they add new records that I can't get on ancestry I'll have to renew or rejoin at some point anyway.

[kiterunner]

I notice he said he was filtering by "record collection" when it was actually "record set". If he doesn't understand the difference between the two, what chance have we got?!

[Durham Lady]

Merry, I can save to my computer then print, always could but there is supposed to be a facility to print straight from their page but it splits across so covers 2 pages. I looked at their Q&A's and apparently they are trying to do something about that but haven't succeeded yet.