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NOTE

Family Tree Maker offers a date calculator for calculating dates when age and one date are known. See “Calculating Dates and Ages” in Chapter 20 “Working with Dates and Facts.”

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The traditional method for recording dates is to enter the numerals of the day, followed by the first three letters of the month, followed by the full four numerals of the year. Family Tree Maker defaults to a different setting. You’ll learn how to change this setting later in this chapter, in the “Changing the Date Format” section.

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NOTE

When you enter the name of the place, use commas to separate the different divisions. Places should always be entered from smallest division, such as a town, to largest division, such as a state or country. Generally the country is omitted when it is the United States.