i cant read my gedcom file

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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 969 Send Message	Robyne	Report	16 Jul 2005 21:39
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 969 Send Message	I have downloaded stuff from Familysearch, but i cant read the file, do i need to download anything to be able to read it? i have tried to open it in a workbook, but it makes no sense.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7 819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	16 Jul 2005 22:12
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7 819 Send Message	Robyne, Gedcom is simply a universal method of saving data in a standard format which other programs can read. To read a Gedcom file you need to have some Geneaology Software. Do you have anything like Family Tree Maker, or something similar? If not there are free program you can download.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3 439 Send Message	Geoff	Report	17 Jul 2005 08:49
	You can download PAF5 from www.familysearch.org Order/Download products Software downloads (free) Personal Ancestral File 5.2.18.0 - Multi-Language (9.7 MB)