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*Between two users of the same application - One family member sending new information from PAF to another family member using PAF. | *Between two users of the same application - One family member sending new information from PAF to another family member using PAF. | ||
*Between users of differing applications - A PAF genealogist receiving information from someone using Ancestral Quest. | *Between users of differing applications - A PAF genealogist receiving information from someone using Ancestral Quest. | ||
*From an Internet site to a local application - Downloading information from an internet site to your PAF or other genealogical program which supports GEDCOM formatted files. A GEDCOM | *From an Internet site to a local application - Downloading information from an internet site to your PAF or other genealogical program which supports GEDCOM formatted files. A GEDCOM can also be used to download information from [http://familySearch.org FamilySearch.org] to a personal genealogical program. One example tool for this would be the Python script [https://github.com/Linekio/getmyancestors getmyancestors.py]. | ||
*Adding to [https://familysearch.org/ | *Adding to [https://www.familysearch.org/mytrees/trees Family Tree] | ||
As a text-based file, it is easily transmitted as an attachment to e-mails or downloaded from web sites. The recipient then uses the "Import" function of their application to include the GEDCOM file contents in their genealogy. Also, applications may be found on the web to print or manipulate individual GEDCOM files without importing them into applications. | |||
For more detailed information, the full text of [http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/gedcom/55gctoc.htm The GEDCOM Standard Release 5.5] is available, courtesy of Rootsweb. | For more detailed information, the full text of [http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/gedcom/55gctoc.htm The GEDCOM Standard Release 5.5] is available, courtesy of Rootsweb. | ||
[[Category:Genealogy Software]] | [[Category:Genealogy Software]] | ||