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by laz_gen
03 Sep 2023 18:57
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Returning to person in FH
Replies: 7
Views: 1048

Re: Returning to person in FH

Perhaps I did mis-read the question. When I return to AS after a save operation the name list has reset to the top. However, the last individuals ID is still present in the top right "Find ID" box of AS so can be used to quickly return to the last person you were working on. Place the curs...
by laz_gen
03 Sep 2023 13:25
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Returning to person in FH
Replies: 7
Views: 1048

Re: Returning to person in FH

I am pretty sure my FH returns to the same person.

Do you have the Preferences > Startup option set for "Display the last-used Focus Person in the Focus Window"
by laz_gen
18 Jul 2023 18:19
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Flags
Replies: 8
Views: 643

Re: Flags

Well I was very close, by my reckoning anyway. I did try the =IsTrue function but I was trying it on FAM.SOUR instead of FAM.MARR.SOUR. Your solution is working nicely as a new column in the Family record window and as it works automatically I think I may use it instead of the manual flag that I cou...
by laz_gen
18 Jul 2023 14:08
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Flags
Replies: 8
Views: 643

Re: Flags

In this session I am working my way through my records ensuring I have a suitable source for each marriage certificate, recreating sources as I see the need and plan to manually tick the flag as I am satisfied with each certificate/event/source situation. So far I have been using templated sources i...
by laz_gen
18 Jul 2023 13:10
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Flags
Replies: 8
Views: 643

Re: Flags

The data reference FAM.MARR[1]._FLGS.__MARRIAGE_CERT% works perfectly in the custom tab, thank you. I can tick that manually when I possess a certificate for the marriage. The two expressions I presume are not intended for the custom tab as they reported errors of being in the wrong context. Are the...
by laz_gen
18 Jul 2023 10:59
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Flags
Replies: 8
Views: 643

Re: Flags

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Yes I created the flag for the marriage event and was hoping to use that flag in a custom tab in the family property box to manually tick and indicate the presence of a marriage certificate.
by laz_gen
18 Jul 2023 05:58
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Flags
Replies: 8
Views: 643

Flags

I have created a number of flags for each a census or birth/death certificate etc. and have created a custom property box tab to show these various flags. I thought I would like to do the same in the family property box to display the presence of a marriage certificate, parish marriage, GRO marriage...
by laz_gen
14 Jul 2023 16:30
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Property Window - Unsourced facts (revisited)
Replies: 3
Views: 397

Re: Property Window - Unsourced facts (revisited)

Thank you both for your replies. I missed the explanation in the help file. The settings showing in the Individual property box is enough to show the source status, it just struck me as strange today seeing things from a different viewpoint i.e. from the Family view instead. I even went checking aga...
by laz_gen
14 Jul 2023 14:04
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Property Window - Unsourced facts (revisited)
Replies: 3
Views: 397

Property Window - Unsourced facts (revisited)

Earlier this year Mike was kind enough to help with my wish to indicate sourced/unsourced facts in the property box, see https://www.fhug.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=21443&p=133131#p133131 This spawned a Wish List request for Calico Pie to consider it further. https://www.fhug.org.uk/w...
by laz_gen
06 Jul 2023 11:18
Forum: Genealogy News
Topic: Ancestry Discount
Replies: 14
Views: 2503

Re: Ancestry Discount

Mine was up recently. I phoned in advance and asked for the auto renewal to be disabled. I pleaded my case and was offered a 30%, then a 40% discount. I asked for the offer to be left on my account telling them I would be considering my options which included the possibility of not renewing at all a...
by laz_gen
29 Jun 2023 06:05
Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
Topic: FH lack of color coding capability
Replies: 6
Views: 1125

Re: FH lack of color coding capability

For a simpler solution use the "Custom ID" field to store the #Blood Relative or #Direct Ancestor and configure the Record window and Property box to display the entry.
by laz_gen
29 Jun 2023 05:53
Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
Topic: FH lack of color coding capability
Replies: 6
Views: 1125

Re: FH lack of color coding capability

Bev A workaround while your suggestion is in the wish list being considered. Create a Note for each individual you want to mark as Blood Relative. Open the Rich Text window and use the toolbar feature "Manage Hashtags..." to add a new Hashtag called Blood Relative. Untick "Private&quo...
by laz_gen
07 Jun 2023 14:48
Forum: Diagrams & Charts
Topic: Given names or nicknames only
Replies: 3
Views: 699

Re: Given names or nicknames only

Generate your diagram as normal then right click and select "Diagram Options" from the menu. Select the Text tab and choose the text scheme "Name Only (Compact)". This may suit your needs but it does show First Names and Surname. If necessary the cloned text scheme can be edited ...
by laz_gen
05 Jun 2023 14:57
Forum: General Usage
Topic: West Surrey Users
Replies: 5
Views: 900

Re: West Surrey Users

If you don't get any help locally then maybe you would consider joining a Zoom group that was set up just for Family Historian users. You can see and hear others explain their problems and see the help they receive. Screens are shared and users are guided through their problems. I am sure someone wi...
by laz_gen
03 Jun 2023 21:26
Forum: Web Site Usage
Topic: Website time?
Replies: 4
Views: 1276

Website time?

I have just voted on a wish list item and the time stamp appears to be showing several hours into the future.

Is the server clock out of sync with real time?

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by laz_gen
25 May 2023 06:41
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Synchronization between two computers
Replies: 35
Views: 2961

Re: Synchronization between two compiters

There is a Knowledge base page about syncing between two PC's, including the use of One Drive.

Synchronising Family Historian between 2 PCs
by laz_gen
25 May 2023 06:32
Forum: Media
Topic: File Name Protocols
Replies: 3
Views: 1131

Re: File Name Protocols

by laz_gen
07 May 2023 20:59
Forum: Web Site Usage
Topic: Is it time to split the General Forum?
Replies: 84
Views: 48572

Re: Is it time to split the General Forum?

That ought to describe every forum section.
I agree the goal of the forum should be to make itself friendly and welcoming to new forum and new FH users but that may not be apparent from the outside, so to speak.

A sub-forum labelled as Newcomers would perhaps show that sentiment up front.
by laz_gen
07 May 2023 16:32
Forum: Web Site Usage
Topic: Is it time to split the General Forum?
Replies: 84
Views: 48572

Re: Is it time to split the General Forum?

A lot of the discussion in this thread seems to be about devising an approach where new FH users can find the help they need without necessarily having the product knowledge to correctly define their question using FH terminology. I am only a few years into my use of FH and can remember how daunting...
by laz_gen
13 Apr 2023 18:07
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Source & media naming
Replies: 53
Views: 9479

Re: Source & media naming

For naming media files you could always include an individual or family ID number in the filename.

It may not be immediately obvious who they are from the number but very easy to look up.
by laz_gen
25 Mar 2023 08:57
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Text Scheme Expression for Occupation
Replies: 9
Views: 1079

Re: Text Scheme Expression for Occupation

BTW: Do you need to cope with both 'Scholar' and 'scholar' or any other case variant? I think it is meant to cope with different uses of upper case so a comparison of Scholar to scholar doesn't fail. It converts all text found in the OCCU fact to lower case before doing its comparison looking for s...
by laz_gen
15 Mar 2023 16:59
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Using the =GetLabelledText function
Replies: 17
Views: 1533

Re: Using the =GetLabelledText function

John You have given me a further thought about what I am actually recording in the note box and how I could reduce it a little. I do like to see the common ancestors names in the note box and as links I can click to jump to them so didn't really want to give that up. To get that to work I intended r...
by laz_gen
15 Mar 2023 12:49
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Using the =GetLabelledText function
Replies: 17
Views: 1533

Re: Using the =GetLabelledText function

The response from Calico Pie... Thank you for reporting this issue (i.e. that =GetLabelledText() is not rendering record links as plain text but simply excluding them altogether). We have confirmed the issue. It will be fixed in the next update. I have made to contact you when the next update is ava...