Getting around FH – Family Historian User Group

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Accessibility: Visual Customization and Quick Navigation: People with visual impairments face significant challenges using computers due to inaccessible design
Add Pictures Using Media Window: Add pictures to a Family Historian project using the Media Window
An Overview of Smart Folders: Smart Folders arrived in Version 8 and have no equivalent in earlier versions
Build a Project from Scratch: How to create a new project.
Correct Duplicate Spouses: How to correct problems where the same spouse appears twice
Customising Colour Schemes: Caroline O’Neill has written a primer on Customising Colour Schemes in version 7; click on the image to view
Customising Display for Generic Sources to Resemble V6 (Versions 7 and 8): Some people who upgrade to Family Historian 7 to take advantage of some of its new features (such as formatted text) will prefer to continue using Generic Sources rather than adopting Templated Sources, perhaps to maintain consistency with data previously entered, or because they do not want to learn a new way of working, […]
Customising Family Historian: A Migrant’s Experience: TMG migrant Phil Leslie explains how he customised Family Historian preferences to his own needs.
Delete a Custom Diagram, Fact Set, Plugin, Query, Record Flag, Report, etc: Family Historian offers many customisations, most of which can be removed as easily as they are created, but there are some exceptions
Delete One or Many Records: There are numerous techniques for doing this
Family Historian Records Window custom settings comparing Rootsmagic 10: The ability to view your genealogy data in a spreadsheet format is invaluable in any family history program
Family Photograph and Source Media Management: An in depth look at media management in Family Historian V7.
Finding Where Records are Used: There are many ways that the various can be linked together as illustrated in the Formal Database Structure
Focus Window Colours: Customising the Focus Window using the Colours option
Formal Database Structure: Family Historian () uses the GEDCOM data structure for its records, which is similar to many other genealogy products
Handling Renumbered Record IDs after Import: Sometimes when importing GEDCOM from other programs the Record IDs get renumbered sequentially from 1, but you may wish that they are retained unchanged
How to Customise or Print Records Window or Named List Columns: The columns in the Records Window (and Named Lists) can be customised to suit the user’s preferences
How to Turn Off the Splash Screen: When Family Historian starts up it displays a Splash screen
Introducing Projects: If you are new to using Family Historian an/or migrating from another product, it is advisable to understand what projects are and why they are useful
Introducing the Focus Window: An introduction to the Focus Window, and how to print the detail it presents
Introducing the Property Box: Property Box features, customisations, and preference settings
Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts: Family Historian supports a number of Keyboard shortcuts
Maps in Version 8: The Map Window in 8 can do a good deal more than show markers
Marker Sets in the Map Window: Tutorial by Calico Pie on the Map Window, showing how to add multiple sets of markers to a map, and how to use the time slider
Media Keywords Filtering and Searching: Keywording in Family Historian – how Media Keywords help group and manage your genealogy media collections.
Media Window and Report: This illustrates the features of the Media Window and Media Report.
Merge/Compare Records and Branches: There will inevitably be times during your research when you suspect or realise you have (for example) two records for the same individual
Named Lists in Family Historian 7: Named Lists in Family Historian are the perfect way to break down your research into groups to be completed
Names, Name Parts and Name Structures: This article attempts to highlight some of the pit-falls involved in recording Names of Individuals – particularly when trying to handle names that deviate from the Anglo-Saxon practice of Given Names followed by Surname, such as: Jo Doe, Mark C
Narrative Report Fact Sentence Templates: These specify the wording for facts in Narrative Reports and elsewhere
Overview of Getting Around Family Historian: To get the most out of the Family Historian program and this Knowledge Base, it’s important that you make yourself familiar with the program’s user interface (and its terminology) and the way it structures the information it holds
Program Lockups Due To Lost Dialogs: The most likely cause for a missing dialog is that previously you have had different screen resolutions, or used multiple screens in a different configuration, and the dialog is being shown off the visual screen area
Quick Tour of Family Historian 7: A quick tour of 6, produced by Calico Pie, and still relevant for versions 7 and 8.
Record Identifiers: Every Record in Family Historian has a numeric Record Identifier which is unique within its type of record
Records Window: The Records Window is an excellent vehicle for Intermediate and Advanced users to quickly access all the information held within a Family Historian Project in a compact format, although it can be a little daunting for New Users
Remember Current Record(s): It is a common requirement to be able to remember which records you are working on between sessions of using Family Historian
Rootsmagic to Family Historian: Quick guide to migrating from Rootsmagic to Family Historian, and the key features of .
Silence Deletion Sound: Silence Deletion Sound To mute the sound associated with many deletions, follow these steps: Open the Sound control panel using one of these methods: Use Windows 11 > Start > Settings > System > Sound > More Sound Settings Use Windows 10 > Start > Settings > System > Sound > Sound control panel In […]
Some Simple Customisations for Working with Facts: As you work with Family Historian, you will come to realise exactly how customisable it is, and Facts are no exception; here are four very simple ways to make it easier to work with Facts
Starting Family Historian With a Specified Project or Record: This page describes an undocumented option to start Family Historian with any specified Individual or Family Record in the Focus Window
Tutorial Tour of Family Historian 6: A quick tour of 6, produced by Calico Pie, and still relevant for version 7.
Understanding the Scope of Features: Knowing where Family Historian stores its data and settings on your PC greatly aids routine processes such as backup or future migration/upgrade to a new or additional PC