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Hello, Be sure that "Ghost Outlines" is checked in Preferences. To get to Preferences just left click on iFamily for Leopard in the tool bar at the top OR you can right click in any open area of the context diagram. Then you should have ghost outlines for father, step/adopted parent, mother, and chi...

Hello, Way back in version 2.394 the Prune Minor Dynasties and Unconnected People option was added with this explanation: " Removing Minor Dynasties - Added a new menu option People -> Prune Minor Dynasties. The Main Dynasty is the largest group of inter-connected people in the database. The remaini...

Kirsten, To answer your question re "NULL" pictures, as Nigel mentioned, that is implemented for you already by using iFamily's "Placeholder". Just click on "Pictures" for the person of interest and then click on "Add Placeholder". You'll be asked to confirm by clicking "Continue" and then iFamily p...

Kirsten, I don't know why you don't have the "Web" menu in the iFamily menu bar between "Sources" and "Reports". I'm running iFamily 2.522 and I've been using the Web option for several years in prior versions. It's a mystery. Kirsten and Nigel, I'd like to thank you both for pointing out iFamily's ...

Oops, I wasn't clear on my earlier post in this thread. Where I said "web button at the top" I meant to say the "Web" menu pull down in the iFamily menu bar at the very top of your Mac screen. "Web" is between "Sources" and "Reports" and allows you to create an HTML export. That HTML export can be e...

I'm aware of two methods of printing your family tree using MS Word, the first of which it sounds like you tried: 1. In iFamily, create the Ancestors or Descendants PDF file (note there are MANY customizations available on the "Customize Defaults" control), then open the PDF in Adobe Reader (a free ...

Jeffrey, Ah, I wasn't clear. The * shows up in the N* column in a person's Sources when there are notes FOR THEIR ENTRY of that source, as shown in the "Notes for this Reference" at the right side of that screen. I'm not sure that is needed, since I set the column width to always show the "Notes for...

Kirsten, Customs vary, particularly when people change their names upon marriage. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Married_and_maiden_names In that article you'll read about the "ne" prefix used in French and English to indicate the birth name. I see people use that sometimes in text, but less ofte...

Hello Cazzy, At our family reunion several years ago (before I was using IFamily) one relative put together a fantastic scrap book of stories and PICTURES that was greatly appreciated by all. I'd brought some materials and facts on our family history. Turned out at our gathering, very few were inter...

Jeffrey, 1. The N* column has either a * or is <blank>, depending on whether there are notes entered for that source, or not. This * standard works throughout iFamily. So, if you see a Notes* you know that person has Notes, etc. Same for Comments, Sources, Pictures, and Story (but not for Events). 2...

I thought I'd pass along a couple of more items on the use of Sources. Please note that I've not read much on genealogy, so I don't know the "official" rules on references. Please just consider these ideas for your own further thought and research: 1. Enter and use Sources. I found over and over tha...

A couple of more suggestions: 1. When you don't know a woman's maiden name, enter her married name in parentheses. Example: Mary (SMITH) 2. When you don't know a first name, use a "?" mark. Example: ? SMITH 3. When you don't know a last name, use a "?" mark. Example: Mary ? 4. When you have alternat...

Keith Wilson told me about the "Y" option in the Died / Death Date field.

I'd mentioned to Keith that he might want to put that option for "Y" in the Help popup for that field (comes up when you put in a malformed date) and/or explain it elsewhere. Hopefullly this is in a future update.

Many thanks to you Warwick for continuing to support and extend the wonderful iFamily program. Your program has made possible some wonderful interactions in my family - people continue to be amazed at the PDF generational reports that I send them.

Dennis

I've discovered these things that are worth thinking about: 1. Think about your name conventions, then stick to your standards: a) I like ALL CAPS (an iFamily option) for LAST NAMES b) I put nicknames in quotations after: Given Name "Nick Name" c) I put titles in iFamily's Description field, not in ...

I am a new user (just love iFamily!) but I have a few questions: 6. Some of my photos are too large to drop into "Pictures". They don't "stick". How do I make them smaller? I've had no problems with up to 4MB jpg files in iFamily. But, I usually resize the pictures before saving them in iFami...