The following TMG helps, tutorials, and articles were created by other TMG users and
are posted here in the hope that they will be helpful to all TMG users.
Note: Most of these were written for TMG v4x although most will also apply (at least
in principle) to TMG v5x).
has written a short article about how to use TMG on a MAC.
She tells about using the Parallels system which allows Windows to also be
installed on the Mac. The article can be read
or downloaded here.
Seth Kosowsky has created a couple of macros for MS/Word97 and WordPerfect for Windows v6.1. They
will allow you to edit your report files and make unique endnotes. These are true
endnotes as compared to text-only notes available at present in TMG v3.7. However,
for the greatest benefit, it requires that the user to turn off "ibids" and
Citation Details. I have not tried these, so cannot attest to how they do and Seth
indicates that they may need some minor tweaking. If you have any questions or
suggestions, be sure to contact Seth at the address above. The file consists of four
zipped files: three actual macro files and one file of
instructions. Read the "readme" file for installation instructions for
both MS/Word97 and WordPerfect.
Kathryn Bassett has written two
tutorials for setting and using the multiple accents feature of TMG. One
tutorial is for v4x and the other tutorial
is for v5x. Kathryn also frequently has charts printed at
Kinko's and has written a tutorial
on how she does it.
Richard V. Wilson has written a
tutorial for creating and using a
Custom Flag in TMG.
Jim Byram has experimented with importing and
exporting GEDCOM files to and from TMG and various other programs. He compiled his
findings, hints, tips, etc. in
this file which may be
downloaded and viewed in any editor or word processor.
Jeff Miller has created a Zip file of the results of generating all the TMG Sample reports against the
SAMPLE data Set. These reports can be used to compare with results you might
obtain.
Richard
Brogger has generated each of the TMG Sample Reports and placed them in
PDF form for viewing using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You must have the
Adobe Acrobat Reader program installed to read these files. If you don't
have it installed you may install the program from the TMG Installation CD
(Win 3.x users may run AR16E301.EXE while Win9x/NT/2K/ME users will want to
run AR32E301.EXE). These will download directly into your Adobe
Acrobat Reader Program as a plug-in to your browser. If you have
problems with this, then download the following files:
Table of Contents
(10 KB)
Files A to D
(219 KB)
Files E to GEDCOM and I to K (147
KB)
G Files
(311 KB)
L Files
(210 KB)
Files P to S
(230 KB)
You must download the Table of Contents file and at least one of the
others. UnZip the downloaded files into one directory/folder.
There is a README.TXT file in the Table of Contents file. You may then
see the reports off-line.
Linda Kralman-Lambert has created some Flash Cards showing many of the hot-keys that may be used in
TMG. These hot-keys are described in the manual and in change notice files for the
updates. However, most of the hot-keys are noted in different places, and her Flash
Cards combine them in one place. For the hot-keys not included, most (all?) are
shown on the various menus of TMG, and all that is necessary is to hold the Alt key, press
the underlined letter of the desired menu item, and then press the underlined for the
option desired on the drop-down panel.
Mike Dickson has created a Keyboard
Template of the various main functions keys. When this is printed, it should fit
above most function keys to guide you in remembering which function key does a certain
thing.
DeAnna
Burghart has also created a TMG Helps Cheat
Sheet for TMGW v4x. Note that she
created it in MS/Word 2000. Other versions of MS/Word or other
processors may or may not be able to read the file. Also she used very
small margins which may be a problem for some printers and thus may require
adjustments to the file.
Her
home page also has this file. It is also available in a PDF
version. She has also created a version for TMG v5.x (MS/Word form
_&_ PDF). And for TMG v6.x (MS/Word
form & PDF). And for TMG v7.x (MS/Word
form & PDF).
George W. King has created some Report
Definitions that are useful for TMG users to helps check out the data they have
entered and how that data is printed in narrative reports. These files are
compressed into a single Zip file and may be downloaded to be installed into your TMGW
system. When you have downloaded the file, it should be decompressed (unZipped) into
a directory/folder somewhere on your computer (try the TMGW directory/folder). [If you
have problems unZipping the downloaded file, let me
know]. When you have unZipped the file, use a word processor or TMG's Text Editor to
read the README.TXT file for instructions as to how to install the reports. You may
want to print the README.TXT file for handy reference.
Neil
S. Smith has written Step by Step Instructions
to export information from one TMG dataset to another TMG dataset. This
would be used when you are working with others and want to update each other's
dataset with the information that you have recently received.
Bob
Sawyer has written an article about how he
catalogs his family history material using TMG. This could be kept
in your main dataset and would not interfere with any other part of your data
thus would be very convenient for your needs. So if you don't have any
database software (other than TMG), then you can use this method.
Teresa Elliott has written an article about
the procedure she used for Converting a UFT Dataset To a TMG Data
Set.
While this is primarily directed toward former UFT users, it's steps may be
applied to almost any conversion project.
Judy Bramlage gave a presentation at
Arlington, Va. Roots User Group (RUG) on Fixing
Sources and Citations After Import. Many members of RUG are moving
from UFT to TMG and this covered a set of problems she had seen. So if
you are just converting, this may help you determine the steps that are
needed.
Frank Malaney put together a TMG
database file which uses roles and role sentences for nine common tags
(Adoption, Baptism, Birth, Burial, Census1900, Christening, Death, Divorce and
Marriage) for both principals and witnesses. This is informative and helpful
in learning how Roles and Sentences in TMG work. This dataset and two
explanatory files are included in a Zipped file which
may be downloaded and used with your system.
Cheri Casper has been
using TMG to track her research. She wrote up the steps and procedures that
she uses and it is posted here in the hopes that it may benefit others.
Bobbi
King has created an Index
to The Master Genealogist Instructional Videos
that are available from the Arlington RUG.
Bruce Cogan has written a
tutorial on converting a Reunion database into TMG.
Frank van Thienen has created a Word
macro to correct a situation in non-English TMG-produced narratives.
Caroline Gurney's Custom Source Categories for use
with United Kingdom source Documents.
Stuart Armstrong has written a tutorial
on Sources and how to create them. This is based to a great extent on what
most of us learned in grade school. Many users may benefit from this at
least until they become more comfortable with Sources.
Daryl Houk wrote about his
file indexing system for sources in 1999
