{"id":176,"date":"2020-02-10T17:27:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T17:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhug.org.uk\/kb\/?post_type=kb_article&#038;p=176"},"modified":"2023-11-25T09:26:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T09:26:49","slug":"family-historian-documentation","status":"publish","type":"kb_article","link":"https:\/\/www.fhug.org.uk\/kb\/kb-article\/family-historian-documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Historian Documentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Family Historian comes with a variety of helpful documentation, for people who are already users and for people considering buying the software.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help File, Guides, Tutorials etc.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>You can access the Help File by clicking <a href=\"#!\" class=\"cs_tooltip\" fhugtt=\"This is the menu across the top of the main Family Historian windows. The &gt; denotes a submenu\">Help<\/a> in the current window or pressing the <strong>F1<\/strong> key. There is a Search tab and a Favorites tab to aid finding topics.<\/li>\r\n<li>You can access the Quick Start Guide via <a href=\"#!\" class=\"cs_tooltip\" fhugtt=\"This is the menu across the top of the main Family Historian windows. The &gt; denotes a submenu\">Help&nbsp&gt;&nbspQuick&nbspStart&nbspGuide<\/a> or <a href=\"#!\" class=\"cs_tooltip\" fhugtt=\"This is the menu across the top of the main Family Historian windows. The &gt; denotes a submenu\">Help&nbsp&gt;&nbspGetting&nbspStarted<\/a>, or online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.family-historian.co.uk\/quick-start-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family Historian<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>There is a companion book called <glwrap><em>&#8220;Getting the Most from Family Historian&#8221;<\/glwrap><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> This was included as a free <glwrap>PDF file<\/glwrap> with <span class=\"fh\" style=\"font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 21.4286px !important;\">\u0192<span style=\"color:#73B262; font-weight: bold;\">h<\/span><\/span> versions 3, 4 and 5, and used installed Tutorial Files. From <span class=\"fh\" style=\"font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 21.4286px !important;\">\u0192<span style=\"color:#73B262; font-weight: bold;\">h<\/span><\/span> version 6, the book is only available for purchase in hard copy and uses the Family Historian Sample Project for its tutorials. e.g. paperback from <a href=\"https:\/\/store.family-historian.co.uk\/product-category\/books\/\">Calico Pie<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Getting-Most-Family-Historian-6\/dp\/0993542700\">Amazon<\/a> or ring folder from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-history.co.uk\/acatalog\/Family_Historian.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My History<\/a>. There is not yet a version of this book for <span class=\"fh\" style=\"font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 21.4286px !important;\">\u0192<span style=\"color:#73B262; font-weight: bold;\">h<\/span><\/span>7.<\/li>\r\n<li>Calico Pie offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.family-historian.co.uk\/tour\">quick tour<\/a> of <span class=\"fh\" style=\"font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 21.4286px !important;\">\u0192<span style=\"color:#73B262; font-weight: bold;\">h<\/span><\/span> and some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.family-historian.co.uk\/support\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video tutorials<\/a> which can be accessed via <a href=\"#!\" class=\"cs_tooltip\" fhugtt=\"This is the menu across the top of the main Family Historian windows. The &gt; denotes a submenu\">Help<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Jane Taubman has an online overview of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taubman.org.uk\/family\/wp\/2016\/11\/07\/family-historian-software-for-the-geneologist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family Historian \u2013 Software for the Genealogist<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Documentation and Downloads<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>With Calico Pie&#8217;s permission, we have been able to put much of the documentation online (in various formats) for existing users, and for people interested in purchasing the software.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Version 7<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The Version 7 Help file is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.family-historian.co.uk\/help\/fh7\/hh_start.htm#welcometofamilyhistorian.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Version 6<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>The Version 6 Help file is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.family-historian.co.uk\/help\/fh6\/hh_start.htm#welcometofamilyhistorian.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>If you prefer to use an ebook reader for the help files there is an <a href=\"https:\/\/fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/family_historian_6_help_-_simon_orde.epub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">epub<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/family_historian_6_help_-_simon_orde-1.mobi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mobi<\/a> file.<\/li>\r\n<li>The V5 tutorial files work in V6, and the V5 book <em>&#8220;Getting the Most from Family Historian&#8221; <\/em>is still relevant (although the new features in V6 are not discussed)<i>. <\/i>There&#8217;s a comparison between <em>Getting the Most from Family Historian<\/em> for versions 5 and 6 below.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Version 5<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/family_historian_v5_help_-_calico_pie-1.epub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">epub<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fhug.org.uk\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/family_historian_v5_help_-_calico_pie.mobi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mobi<\/a> versions of the Version 5 help files.<\/li>\r\n<li><em><a id=\"GettingTheMost\"><\/a>&#8220;Getting the Most from Family Historian&#8221;<\/em> is available via the <span class=\"fh\" style=\"font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 21.4286px !important;\">\u0192<span style=\"color:#73B262; font-weight: bold;\">h<\/span><\/span> V5 menu: <a href=\"#!\" class=\"cs_tooltip\" fhugtt=\"This is the menu across the top of the main Family Historian windows. The &gt; denotes a submenu\">Help&nbsp&gt;&nbspBook:&nbspGetting&nbspthe&nbspMost&nbspfrom&nbspFamily&nbspHistorian&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Getting the Most from Family Historian&#8221; Comparison<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This table compares the\u00a0V5\u00a0and\u00a0V6 books chapter title by chapter. Although the chapter titles have not been changed, the changes to the screens mean most screenshots will not match exactly and the process of working through the tutorials has been extensively revised.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>V5 uses installed Tutorial Files\u00a0whereas\u00a0V6\u00a0uses the\u00a0Family Historian Sample Project\u00a0for its tutorials.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The best location to install those Tutorial Files is C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Calico Pie\\Family Historian\\Tutorial Files\\, which you may need to create. This folder is preserved by the <a href=\"https:\/\/pluginstore.family-historian.co.uk\/page\/plugin\/backup-and-restore-family-historian-settings\">Backup and Restore Family Historian Settings<\/a> plugin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>\u00a0<\/th>\r\n<th>Version 5 Chapters<\/th>\r\n<th>\u00a0<\/th>\r\n<th>Version 6 Chapters<\/th>\r\n<th>Comments<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>Getting Started with the Focus Window<\/td>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>Getting Started with the Focus Window<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>Editing Records with the Property Box<\/td>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>Editing Records with the Property Box<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>Introduction to Diagrams<\/td>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>Introduction to Diagrams<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>Pictures &amp; Multimedia Part 1:<br \/>The Property Box<\/td>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>Pictures &amp; Media Part 1:<br \/>The Property Box<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>Pictures &amp; Multimedia Part 2:<br \/>The Multimedia Window<\/td>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>Pictures &amp; Media Part 2:<br \/>The Media Window<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td>Events, Attributes &amp; Notes in the Property Box<\/td>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td>Facts &amp; Notes in the Property Box<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td>Browsing, Searching &amp; Editing in the Records Window<\/td>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td>Browsing, Searching &amp; Editing in the Records Window<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8<\/td>\r\n<td>Diagram-based Editing<\/td>\r\n<td>8<\/td>\r\n<td>Diagram-based Editing<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9<\/td>\r\n<td>Setting the Style, Layout &amp; Content of Diagrams<\/td>\r\n<td>9<\/td>\r\n<td>Setting the Style, Layout &amp; Content of Diagrams<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td>Smart Trees and Wall Charts<\/td>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td>Smart Trees and Wall Charts<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>Scaling &amp; Printing Diagrams<\/td>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td>Scaling &amp; Printing Diagrams<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>12<\/td>\r\n<td>Recording Your Sources<\/td>\r\n<td>12<\/td>\r\n<td>Recording Your Sources<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>13<\/td>\r\n<td>Web Search, Web Hints &amp; Web Clipping<\/td>\r\n<td>New chapter<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>14<\/td>\r\n<td>Places, Maps and Timelines<\/td>\r\n<td>New chapter<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td>See 17. 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