Diagrams and Charts – Family Historian User Group

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Diagram Tips (12)
Diagram Types (5)

Add More People to a Diagram (Video Tutorial)
Adding Text Boxes to a Diagram: Some of the features illustrated are not available in earlier versions
All Relatives Diagram: This diagram shows all blood relations & their spouses with respect to the selected Diagram Root person or couple
An Overview of Diagrams and Charts: One of Family Historian’s strengths is its interactive Diagrams and Charts, which can be used in a number of ways: Browsing and exploring your tree visually Entering and editing data Navigating to an individual of interest Producing a Chart to share information with others These possibilities as well as the differences between a Diagram and […]
Ancestor and Descendant Diagram: This is a fusion of the Ancestor Diagram and Descendant Diagram for a Diagram Root person or couple
Ancestor Diagram: An Ancestor Diagram (known on some other programs as a pedigree chart, especially when shown in a left to right format) shows the ancestors of a selected Individual person or Family couple known as the Diagram Root
Create an export GEDCOM based on a diagram: It can sometimes be useful to export all the people shown on a selected Diagram
Descendant Diagram: One of the classic charts shows only direct descendants of a Diagram Root person or couple
Diagram Tips: This summarises some little known tips and tricks with Diagrams
Everyone Diagram: This shows every Individual in your Project whether they are related or not
Getting Ready to Print Diagrams: When you open any Diagram, Family Historian will be getting ready to print it, but it’s not always the best at optimising the amount of paper required
Saving Medium or Large Diagrams: You may run into problems saving even medium size diagrams or ones with a high zoom level
Showing Pictures on a Diagram: There are two stages to this
Single PDF Page of a Diagram: Creating a single page PDF can be a great way to send large diagrams to a Print Company to obtain A2 or larger charts without reverting to sticky tape or glue
Using Icons: An Icon is a small image file that will sit against a box on a diagram
Using Mark and Hide in Diagrams (Animated Tutorial): This tutorials is for Family Historian Version 3 on Windows XP, but despite slightly different layout and colours, some concepts are still valid for later versions
Using Named Lists to Mark a Diagram (Animated Tutorial)
View Both Spouses’ Ancestors in Diagrams: If you select only one Individual Record before viewing an Ancestors Diagram, or Ancestors & Descendants Diagram, or All Relatives Diagram then the Ancestors of only that person are displayed in the Diagram