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Users could, of course, use an alternative to File Explorer to avoid the problem. There's no shortage of free alternatives which mostly offer additional features that Microsoft continually neglects to add.

Mervyn

Colin,

If this is on your Mac Laptop then, for 'Delete' substitute 'fn+BackArrow' (bottom left+top right). [No 'Delete' key on Mac laptops or the more common Compact Keyboard].

Mervyn

Have a look at: Knowledge Base > Ancestral Sources Tutorial ~ Working With Templates ~ (3) Auto Text

Mervyn

I think it's important to recognise that the marriage of a British female to a German citizen did not result, historically, in her losing British Citizenship under British Law, but rather in her acquiring alternative German/Reich Citizenship on marriage under German/Reich Law until 1953. However, Ge...

Have just enrolled in the Crossover 19 beta testing programme and am downloading the newly released beta software for version 19 now (MacOS Catalina compatible). Will report success or otherwise with Family Historian 6 a.s.a.p. Mervyn Update Edit: Have now installed the Crossover 19 (beta 1) softwar...

Rodders, First, there's some advice/guidance here: https://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:family_historian_on_imac_ipad_android_etc On the practicalities, which version of MacOS do you have installed? If it's Catalina (10.15 series) then WINE in it various forms (e.g. Crossover, WineSkin, P...

@wigansaint, Sorry but I don't follow the statement: I appreciate the point of recording the information as you say. But as an example, if a child is staying with his grandparents at one address and his parents at another if you record the information as you suggest the child would not be linked to ...

It's explained in the Family Historian Help File under the first paragraph of "How to enter a Person's Name".

Mervyn

For anyone interested, the latest Crossover update on progress towards WINE compatibility for MacOS 10.15.1 (Catalina) users is here:

https://www.codeweavers.com/about/blogs ... s-catalina

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As far as any hopes for a native MacOS version of Family Historian goes, whilst I would like to be surprised, I certainly won't be holding my breath for any such development, especially as Calico Pie seems to be firmly fixed on the Windows platform and doesn't appear to have shown any inclination (y...

Helen, I'm not making any suggestions, simply demonstrating that for the average computer user/family history researcher it is quite possible to carry out the mass of their work without anything more than a 'terminal' with internet access and, of course, the wherewithal to pay for the appropriate su...

Thinking laterally, isn't everything described already available to a great extent; and to anyone who wants it except they call it: - Android (plus Google Apps + Local/Cloud Storage) - iOS (plus Apple Store, plus Local/iCloud) - Microsoft Go (plus Windows Store, plus Local/OneDrive storage) - etc. A...

The non-standard data fields that appear in the GEDCOM File are preceded by an Underline Character. e.g. from a Family Historian File: _TYPE _PLAC _SHAR Don't know that anyone has produced a definitive list of the non-standard fields built in to a clean Family Historian installation, but it is compl...

When using 'Cloud' services such as Google, the main things to watch out for are that: - the computer you last worked on completed synching any Family Historian (and any other) Data before it was shut down; - the computer you move to completes synching all changed files before you open Family Histor...

I'm afraid you the answer remains the same for all information, i.e. it depends on the recipient software, not the donor (Family Historian), which exports the GEDCOM in its entirety. That's why Mike Tate has done so much work on his Plug-in(s) to compensate for known differences/issues in the way pr...

The answer is simple: "It depends on the other product(s)!" 8-) Some years ago I invested a relatively small sum of money (in comparison with that other well known tome) in a book(let) by Ben Sayer: "Practical Citation" https://practicalcitation.com (also available on Amazon) The guide was based on ...

Some interesting background and info for those interested in these things: https://www.tamurajones.net/GEDCOM555JustARevision.xhtml https://www.gedcom.org/index.html Not sure how much traction this might gain, if any, given the apparent lack of practical involvement of any of the major genealogy sof...

I would add to the comments made the fact that the 'problem' should be reported by the end user to the Antivirus Company concerned if there is any interest in getting this issue addressed. Anti-Virus/Malware developers rarely show any interest in the fact that they are causing other software compani...

I simply create a source record to link to the Death and/or Burial Facts (and any other facts mentioned) containing a transcript of the 'memorial' and then attach any photo(s) to the source. It's useful to have one source record if the memorial mentions multiple people, but you do have to be wary of...

A "Stranger" appears in many Parish Records indicating someone from an unknown place and/or of unknown origin.

For those Mac Users running Family Historian, or any other Windows software, under 'Wine', i.e. a native Wine installation, Crossover, PlayOnMac, Wineskin etc.; for the latest developments on a solution for Apple's decision not to support (block) any 32-bit software running on it's next, 'Catalina'/...

Mike, Java can, and does, still run in many Internet Browsers, the main one being Internet Explorer, which is still installed on every Windows PC, and remains widely used, especially in the business and academic environments, however, Java security has been improved dramatically from both the develo...

Mike Installing a Java JRE is similar to having to install a specific version of the VC++ Runtime for any software that needs it, i.e. The JRE is required simply to run Java Apps, but serves no other purpose except enabling software to function. Unfortunately, history tells us that security holes in...

As I introduced 'Ancestris' into another discussion thread, albeit with a qualifying comment that anyone using it must not be averse to installing the Java JRE, I'm feeling rather guilty, although I admit to having similar reservations, because of past concerns about the impact on online security! J...

I agree with Helen. It sounds like Norton Lindsey was initially a 'Chapel Church' of Claverdon and would have been where most of the local baptisms actually took place. When such churches were initially granted permission to maintain their own Registers the entries would also often be transcribed in...