Topic: FAQS

Sub Categories

    An Overview of Smart Folders
    Smart Folders arrived in Version 8 and have no equivalent in earlier versions
    Backup and Recovery
    Every computer user needs a strategy for making backup copies of their precious data
    Diagrams in Version 8
    Version 8 of has a new graphics engine, which uses the graphics card where there is one, so diagrams draw faster and look different
    Family Historian on Mac, Linux, iOS, Android etc
    Not yet updated for Version 8 Family Historian is designed to run on Windows computers
    Getting Started
    If you are coming to Family Historian from another genealogy computer program you may want to start by reviewing Key Features for Newcomers  and then the specific advice for migrating from your old program
    Key Features for Newcomers
    If you are new to Family Historian, and especially if you are new to genealogy, these are the topics worth reading before you commit much data to your tree
    Sources and Citations in Version 8 (for New Users)
    Sources are an essential part of recording the results of your Genealogy research; they help you, and others, understand how you reached a particular conclusion — and where you might be mistaken
    Sources and Citations in Version 8 (for Upgraders from Version 7)
    Family Historian version 8 does not change the way Sources and Citations work in the way that version 7 did
    Upgrading to Family Historian 8
    This page describes how to upgrade to Family Historian Version 8 from an earlier version
    What’s New in Family Historian 8
    This is a short tour of the main changes in 8, with links to the Knowledge Base articles that cover each one
    What’s New in the Knowledge Base for Version 8
    This page records changes made to the Knowledge Base for Family Historian 8
    Working with Facts for New Users
    Facts are one of the key concepts at the heart of Family Historian; they are how you record the things that happened to, or described, each ancestor (Individual)
    Working with Places and Addresses in Version 8
    Places and Addresses identify where a Fact happened