Creating a GEDCOM using Personal Ancestral File (PAF) 5

Note: Personal Ancestral File is a trademark of Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Official Website

  1. Open your genealogy in PAF

  2. From the menu, select File > Export

  3. In the window that appears select Other GEDCOM 5.5 in the Export To box

  4. Click the Export... button
  5. A window will appear to asking you to name the GEDCOM file. Type a name next to where it says File Name. This can be any name you choose. Remember what the name is and where it is located on your computer (look next to Save at the top for the location). You will need to open file this file later in the OnePage Genealogy software. Press the Export button.

  6. Wait while the program creates the GEDCOM file. It will show the progress in a window like the one below.

  7. When the program finishes it will display a message like the one below.

You now have a GEDCOM file with your genealogy saved on your computer.