Making Family web pages via a GEDCOM file

Assuming you have:

• the relevant data in your Genealogy database program (FamilyTree Maker, Legacy, Roots Magic, etc.),
• a GEDCOM Viewer,
• a GEDCOM to HTML function or program,
• arranged a web server "host" to hold your pages for viewing e.g. Clear, Xtra, etc.,
• an "Upload" facility to transfer your pages to that host ("FTP Client").

Process:	Recommended Macintosh software	Windows software*
1. Decide which families or family lines to include and "mark" them in your database	Reunion	e.g. Legacy, Family Tree Maker
2. "Export" a GEDCOM file of the selected records. You should perhaps suppress event dates of living persons.	Reunion	e.g. Legacy, Family Tree Maker
3. Review the GEDCOM file with a GEDCOM Viewer to ensure it's what you want	GEDitCOM	e.g. GENViewer
4. Generate Web pages from the GEDCOM file	GEDitCOM Export	e.g. GENViewer, Gedpage
5. Review the generated pages in your Web Browser	Safari, FireFox	e.g. FireFox
6. Upload to your web server	Fetch	choose here
7. Invite people to view the pages, include the address in your email signature	Mail	Outlook?

*Note: I have not tested the Windows software. Please let me know if you have! Webmaster

Note2: Some genealogy programs (including Reunion) can create "web-ready" pages directly. I have not tried this yet.