Family Historian Help Index

With special thanks to Calico Pie Limited FHUG are pleased to include a copy of the Family Historian V3 Help for use on-line.

For a full indexed help system follow this link to the Full Family Historian V3 Help.

• Welcome To Family Historian
• GEDCOM
• What's New in Family Historian 3.1?
• What's New in Family Historian 3.0?
• Getting Started
• Tips for New Users
• Transferring Data into Family Historian
• Using Family Historian

How to...

• Add a New Person
• Add Spouses, Parents & Children
• View an Individual's Record in the Property Dialog
• Enter a Person's Name
• Record Alternative Names & Nicknames
• Specify that a Person is the File Root
• More Family & Relationship Tasks
  • Flag a Child as Adopted, Illegitimate, etc
  • Record that a Person is a Step-Parent
  • Unlink Incorrect Relationships
  • Handle Unmarried Couples & Children Born Out of Wedlock
  • Record a Woman's Married Name
  • Record Details About a Marriage
  • Mark a Couple as Separated or Divorced
  • Create a Note About a Marriage
  • Change the Order of Spouses, Children or Events
  • Find Out How Two People Are Related
  • Record Same Sex Relationships
  • Record Other Types of Relationships
• Facts (Events and Attributes)
  • Record Facts About a Person's Life
  • Record Multiple Occupations
  • Record Where a Person Lived
  • Record a Stillborn Birth
  • Record a Person's Age at the Time of an Event
  • Specify a Date Range, Period, or Other Complex Date
  • Create a Custom Fact (Event or Attribute)
  • Handle Out-of-Sequence Data
• Sources & Source Citations
  • View The Property Dialog Source Pane
  • Record the Sources for Your Data
  • Mark Data as Uncertain or Unreliable
  • Copy and Paste Source Citations
  • Use Automatic Source Citations
• Compare, Merge, Append and Split Files
  • Compare Another Person's Research With Yours
  • Merge in Data From Another File
  • Append Another Data File
  • Split Off Part of a File
• Pictures and Other Multimedia
  • Add a Picture for an Individual
  • Add a Picture for a Family
  • Add a Picture for a Source
  • Link Individuals to Their Face in a Picture
  • View All Pictures for an Individual
  • View All Pictures
  • View Pictures of a Select Group of People
  • Add Sound & Video
  • Fix Pictures that Won't Display (Repair 'Broken Links')
• Diagrams and Charts
  • Display a Diagram
  • Display a Diagram for a Couple
  • Display an Everyone Diagram
  • Work with Multiple Diagrams Simultaneously
  • Show or Hide Pictures in Diagrams
  • Fix Pictures that Won't Display (Repair 'Broken Links')
  • Add Relatives by Click-and-Drag in Diagrams
  • Move Boxes and Branches in Diagrams
  • Show Text Only (No Boxes) in Diagrams
  • Colour Each Generation Differently
  • Change the Contents of Boxes in Diagrams
• Reports
  • Print a Report About One or More Individuals
  • Print a Complete Report About a Person
  • Print the Records Window Listing
• Queries
  • Use Queries
  • Create a Custom Query
• Record Flags
  • Set or Clear Record Flags
  • Create a New Record Flag
  • Delete a Record Flag
• Named Lists
  • View Named Lists
  • Create a New Named List
  • Add Records to a Named List
  • Remove Records From a Named List

Menus

• File Menu
• Edit Menu
• View Menu
• Insert Menu
• Reports Menu
• Tools menu
• Lists menu
• Diagram Menu
• Multimedia Menu
• Internet Menu
• Window Menu
• Help Menu
• Query Menu

Toolbars

• Main Toolbar
• Records Window Toolbar
• Diagram Toolbar
• Multimedia Toolbar
• Query Toolbar

Main Windows

• Records Window
  • Record Window Options Dialog
    • Record Window Options Dialog: General Tab
    • Record Window Options Dialog: Display Tab
  • Configure Columns Dialog
• Diagram Window
  • Movement Control Box
  • Diagram Options Dialog
    • Diagram Options Dialog: General Tab
    • Spouse Display Options Dialog
    • Duplicate Options Dialog
    • More Layout Options Dialog
    • Diagram Options Dialog: Text Tab
    • Edit Text Scheme Dialog
      • Edit Text Scheme Item Dialog
      • Understanding Text Templates
    • Box Types
    • Add Item To Text Scheme (1)
    • Add Item To Text Scheme (2)
    • Item Groups
    • Create a Simple Text Scheme
    • Text Box Dimensions Dialog
    • Diagram Options Dialog: Pictures Tab
    • Diagram Options Dialog: Boxes Tab
    • Box Features
    • Diagram Options Dialog: Lines Tab
    • Diagram Options Dialog: Proxies Tab
    • Diagram Options Dialog: Print Tab
    • Diagram Options Dialog: Dimensions Tab
    • More Diagram Dimensions
    • Advanced Diagram Features
  • Formatting Diagram Items
    • Format Diagram Items: Line and Fill
    • Format Diagram Items: Text
    • Format Diagram Items: Image
  • Working Diagrams and Charts
• Reports Window
  • Report Options Dialog
    • Report Options Dialog: Contents Tab (Individuals)
    • Report Options Dialog: Contents Tab (Family)
    • Report Options Dialog: Contents Tab (Source)
    • Report Options Dialog: Main Tab (Ancestors By Generation)
    • Report Options Dialog: Main Tab (Descendants By Generation)
    • Report Options Dialog: Main Tab (Individual Narrative)
    • Report Options Dialog: Main Tab (Ancestor Outline)
    • Report Options Dialog: Main Tab (Descendant Outline)
    • Report Options Dialog: Main Tab (Record Detail)
    • Report Options Dialog: Pictures Tab (Individual)
    • Report Options Dialog: Pictures Tab (Family)
    • Report Options Dialog: Pictures Tab (Source)
    • Report Options Dialog: Pictures Tab (Narrative Reports)
    • Report Options Dialog: Pictures Tab (Ancestor Outline)
    • Report Options Dialog: Pictures Tab (Descendant Outline)
    • Report Options Dialog: Sources Tab
    • Report Options Dialog: Format Tab
    • Report Options Dialog: Page Layout Tab
    • Report Options Dialog: Privacy Tab
• Multimedia Window
• Query Window
  • Query Window: General Tab
    • Special Codes in Query Titles and Subtitles
  • Query Window: Columns Tab
  • Query Window: Rows Tab
  • Query Window: Result Set Tab
  • Query Window Options Dialog

Record Types

• Individual Records
• Family Records
• Note Records
• Source Records
• Repository Records
• Multimedia Records
• Submitter Records
• Submission Record
• Header Record

General Topics

• Place Formats
• Name Formats
• Date Formats
• The Gregorian Calendar
• Fact Sets
  • Work with Fact Sets
  • Importing and Exporting Fact Sets
• Advanced Topics
  • Understanding Data References
  • Understanding Functions
    • AgeAt
    • AhnentafelNumber
    • ChildCount
    • CombineText
    • ContainsText
    • Date
    • EstimatedAgeAt
    • EstimatedBirthDate
    • EstimatedDeathDate
    • ExistsText
    • FileRoot
    • ForceText
    • GetLabelledText
    • GetParagraph
    • HasFlag
    • HasNoteInList
    • IsAncestorOf
    • IsDescendantOf
    • IsEmbedded
    • IsInList
    • IsRelativeOf
    • IsSpouseOf
    • LastUpdated
    • LifeDates
    • LifeDates2
    • LinksFrom
    • LinksTo
    • MediaCount
    • MediaType
    • Name
    • NotExistsText
    • RecordId
    • RecordName
    • RelationCode
    • RelationPool
    • Relationship
    • SourceLinks
    • Today

Principal Dialog Boxes

• Age Entry Assistant Dialog
• Date Entry Assistant Dialog
  • Date Entry Assistant Dialog: Date Tab
  • Date Entry Assistant Dialog: Period Tab
  • Date Entry Assistant Dialog: Date Phrase Tab
  • Date Entry Assistant Dialog: Range Tab
  • Date Entry Assistant Dialog: Quarter Date Tab
  • Simple Date Fields
• Event/Attribute List Dialog
  • Create Family Record
  • Creating and Deleting Fact Sets
  • Create Fact Definition Dialog
  • Fact Definition Dialog
  • Template Codes
  • Fact Definition - Advanced Features Dialog
  • Fact Sets Dialog
• File Save As Dialog
• Find Record Dialog
• Find Uncategorised Data Dialog
• Merge/Compare Dialog
  • Introduction to Merging - the Three Types
  • Basic Record Merging and Branch Merging
  • File Merging and Comparing
  • Features of the Merge/Compare Dialog
  • Source Details For Merge Dialog
• Preferences Dialog
  • Preferences Dialog: General Tab
    • Advanced Preferences
  • Preferences Dialog: Startup Tab
  • Preferences Dialog: Diagrams Tab
  • Preferences Dialog: File Load/Save Tab
  • Preferences Dialog: Estimates Tab
  • Preferences Dialog: Property Dialog Tab
    • Property Dialog Captions
  • Preferences Dialog: Named Lists Tab
  • Preferences Dialog: Backup Tab
  • Preferences Dialog: International Tab
• Print Preview
  • Print Preview Toolbar
• Property Dialog
  • Property Dialog: Main Tab (for Individuals)
  • Property Dialog: Detail Tab
  • Property Dialog: Events Tab
  • Property Dialog: Notes Tab
    • Add Note Dialog
  • Property Dialog: Picture/Objects Tab
  • Property Dialog: All Tab
  • Property Dialog: Text Tab
  • Property Dialog: Main Tab (for Sources)
  • Property Dialog: Main Tab (for Repositories)
  • Property Dialog: Main Tab (for Multimedia)
  • Property Dialog: Main Tab (for Submitters)
  • Property Dialog: Main Tab (for Submission Record)
  • Property Dialog: Main Tab (for Header Record)
  • Property Dialog: Source Pane
• Re-order Out-of-Sequence Data Dialog
• Set Automatic Source Citation Dialog
• Split Tree Helper: Delete Unwanted Data
• Website Wizard / Family Tree CD Wizard
  • Website Wizard / CD Wizard - Step 1
  • Website Wizard / CD Wizard - Step 2
  • Website Wizard / CD Wizard - Step 3
  • Website Wizard / CD Wizard - Step 4
  • Website Wizard / CD Wizard - Step 5
  • Website Wizard / CD Wizard - Step 6
  • Website Wizard / CD Wizard - Step 7
  • Website Wizard / CD Wizard - Step 8
  • Websize Wizard - How to Put Your Website on the Internet
  • CD Wizard - The Next Step: Burning CDs
• Work with Data Dialog
• Work with External File Links Dialog
• Work with Record Identifiers Dialog

Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

Product Support

Glossary of Terms

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