Family Historian
Introduction
- About Family Historian Versions, Upgrades, Licence, and Problem Reporting
For lots of alternative documentation on Family Historian (fh) please see:
- Family Historian Documentation including free book "Getting the Most From Family Historian 5"
- Glossary of Features such as Records, Windows, Menus, Diagrams, Queries, Reports & Books
- Changes, FAQs, Titles & Index
Beginners Guide
If you are new to Family Historian (fh) then this is where you should begin.
- Key Features for Newcomers who should start here
- Family Historian Menus for main command bar
Getting Started
- Before You Even Begin V4 and above
- Introduction to What's New in V4 and above
- Building a New Project from Scratch V4 and above
- Understanding Projects V4 and above
- Print The Focus Window V4 and above
- Getting Started Animated Tutorial V3 and above
- Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop All versions
Using Photos and Other Media
- Adding Photographs and Other Multimedia V3 and above
- Adding Multimedia to a Fact V4 and above
- Showing Pictures on a Diagram V3 and above
- Changing External File Links All versions
- Organise Your Files V3 and above
Recording Facts and Sources
- Adding Birth, Marriage, and Death Information All versions
- Using Source Records All versions
- Automatic Source Citation V3 and above
- Recording from a Birth Certificate All versions
- Recording a Marriage/Civil Partnership All versions
- Recording from a Census Record All versions
- Finding Records linked to a Source All versions
Adjusting Family Relationships
- Recording Children for Multiple Partnerships V3 and above
- Recording Children with Foster/Adoptive Parents All versions
- Recording Grandchildren when Parents not known All versions
- Changing Relations V3 and above
- Correcting Duplicate Spouses/Families All versions
- Removing Unwanted Relations V4 and above
- How to Handle People With Multiple Names All versions
- Sorting Children, Spouses & Facts into Order All versions
Manipulating Diagrams
- Diagram Tips and Tricks All versions
- View Both Spouses’ Ancestors All versions
- Getting ready to Print Diagrams All versions
- Add More People to a Diagram All versions
- Adding Text Boxes to a Diagram All versions
Publishing Reports
- Standard Report Types All versions
- Report Tips and Tricks All versions
Downloading Additional Features
- Downloading and Using Plugins V5 and above
- Downloading Queries, Text Schemes, etc All versions
Intermediate Guide
Once you have mastered the basics then these techniques focus on more advanced capabilities, and although grouped under topics, they often involve other related features.
Records & Records Window
- Customise or Print Records Window Columns V3 and above
- Using Named Lists V3 and above
- Delete Any Number of Records V3 and above
- Remember Current Records being Updated V3 and above
- Record Types and Record Id V3 and above
- Finding where Records are used V3 and above
- Sorting Children, Spouses & Facts into Order V3 and above
- Formal Database Structure All versions
Diagrams & Charts
- Controlling display of Boxes on Diagrams V3 and above
- Single Page PDF of a Diagram V3 and above
- Using Flags and Icons and Expressions V3 and above
- Charting Companion V6 and above
Queries & Expressions
- Downloading a Custom Query All versions
- Creating a Query V3 and above
- Find and Mark Twins (How To) V3 and above
- Calculate the length of a marriage (How To) V4 and above
- Use PSPad to Format Functions V3 and above
- Display long text such as Notes All versions
- Sort Fact Query on Owner Surname V5 and above
Export/Import & Backup/Restore
- Exporting a Family Tree with/without Media V5 and above
- Exporting with Split Tree Helper V3 and above
- Create an export Gedcom based on a diagram V4 and above
- Backup and Recovery All versions
Publish Reports, Books, or Family Trees
- Report Content, Media, Format and Layout V3 and above
- Narrative Report Fact Sentence Templates V3 and above, but mostly V6 and above
- Tabulate Multiline Text in Records and Reports V3 and above
- Make a Family Tree CD/DVD or Website V3 and above
- How to Build a Website V3 and above
- Upload Web Pages (How To) V3 and above
Other Topics
- Internet Data Matches V6 and above
- Recording Credibility of Family Relationships V3 and above
- Enter Accented and Other Special Characters All versions
- Planning and Tracking Your Research V4 and above
- Recording DNA Matches All versions
Advanced Guide
In this section advice is presented in a condensed format for experts.
- Understanding Data References All versions mostly
- Understanding Functions All versions mostly
- Understanding Expressions All versions mostly
- Delete Data For Living People V4 and above
- Family Historian Plugins V5 and above
- Exchanging Data with Ancestry and FTM V5 and above
Installation Guide
Whether you need to install FH from scratch, or move it with all your projects & settings to a new PC or Mac, then these topics should help. See Index for related topics.
Importing to Family Historian
If you are new to Family Historian ensure you have the latest version by using Help > Check for Updates. See Index for related topics.
Explore the topics in the order listed below to repair common residual problems.