how do I transfer my family tree file from desktop into the ancestry app?

I don't have Ancestry but the normal procedure is to connect your iPad to iTunes on your PC/Mac and go to the Apps tab and scroll down to the File Sharing section. Select the Ancestry App and add the file you want to share with the iPad Ancestry and then sync. The document should then be accessible in the Ancestry App.

I know nothing about the app, other than what I just now read from the App Store description. I see no indication that you can sync or file share with this app using iTunes. It says in the description that the changes that you make on the iPad sync to your web site family tree.

I'm not so sure you transfer anything from your Computer. It appears to all be done on the web site. Like I said, it was a quck read on my part. I don't have the app.

Joyce,

I am new to the apple world. I just bought my ipad and I want to do the exact same thing you did. I use family tree maker as my platform but can upload info to Ancestry. If you were successful in putting your trees onto your ipad, can you tell me "detailed"step-by-step on how to do this? I am amazed on how little info is out on the web on how to do this successfully.

Thanks so much for your time.

***

Houston, Texas

I have a tree on Ancestry and in Family Tree Maker on my PC and in the Ancestry app on my iPad2 and in the app on my Android phone.

To get your tree on your Ancestry app, whether on your phone or iPad, download the Ancestry app.

Sign on with your Ancestry user name and password.

The name of your tree(s) should appear or, depending on the machine you are using, click on Trees at the top.

Select the tree you want if you have more than one and the whole tree will download with all data and media.

Whenever you log on from your app, the tree will automatically sync (update) with the tree on Ancestry if you have updated the tree on Ancestry. Similarly, if you updated your tree from your app on your device, it will update the tree on Ancestry.

If you have Family Tree Maker 2011 or 2012, exactly the same sync process takes place. You might have to click on the sync button within Family Tree Maker if the sync doesn't happen automatically. Updating your tree within Family Tree Maker will, of course, sync with (update) the Ancestry tree and the app on your device.

To answer joycefrominverness, I think you will need to upload your tree from FTM to Ancestry if you haven't already done so and the app can then find the tree on Ancestry. It can't find it on your desktop.

David

(I'm currently having a problem with the Ancestry app on my iPad2 which will not let me log in, which is why I'm here, but that's another story!)

So what everybody is saying is that Familytreemaker is not available on the Apple devices. So yet another reason to stay with PC. That and you own what you buy and don't have to enter a walled garden.

We've used Ancestry quite a bit and everything is saved online so it's accessible from their iOS app. Just download the app and sign in with your account info.