Merging Gedcoms

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Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 1,319 Send Message	Nanna Gaynor (June nr Preston's Daughter)	Report	8 Jun 2005 09:38
	I have kindly been sent several gedcom files by people and can view them individually but does anyone know if it possible to merge the gedcom files with an existing file (i.e. on PAF) so that you don't have to individually input the information manually? Gaynor Ann :-)
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 8,416 Send Message	☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy	Report	8 Jun 2005 09:44
	If you create a new PAF, you will be able to import each Gedcom. Once this is complete, it will ask you to merge duplicate individuals. Sometimes it doesn't pick all of them up, so I go through manually after I do the auto one.
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 1,319 Send Message	Nanna Gaynor (June nr Preston's Daughter)	Report	8 Jun 2005 09:58
	Thanks Tracy, I will try that :-)
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	8 Jun 2005 11:13
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	If you have one Tree on PAF and then import another one I find the best way to link is to go to the first File and find the person the new file links to. When you click on, say, Add Father, it asks if new or existing individual. Click on Existing Individual. Then Find the Father in the new file and hey presto.