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Thank you Dennis for elaborating. Screen Shot: I use the command-shift-4 for screen shots all the time in many contexts so am very familiar with it. Had used it a time or two for snapshot of context diagram as well. Thank you, Nigel: I did not know about the short-cut for getting the screen shot imm...

Dennis, I am struggling a lot with reports and will have to post some questions once I can get my issues sorted out enough to formulate them... Therefore I was interested in working with this post - thinking that it would at least advance me a step on one part. Your first method sounded so convolute...

Thank you, Dennis, for adding more thoughtful information regarding useful method, this time on sources. Another very valuable entry! To go back to the issue of names: Do you have any thoughts about handling the situation of a person who actually changes his name legally, not through marriage, but t...

Example of double relationship: Bill Jensen is married to Jeannette Lopez Karen Jensen is married to Klaus Lopez. Bill and Karen are brother and sister; so are Jeanette and Klaus. Clear to me that Bill and Klaus are brothers-in law two ways: 1) Klaus is Bill's sister's husband 2) Klaus is Bill's wif...

the contents of that field can be changed when entering an event.l I had noticed/discovered that - very nice feature! Maybe you have some addresses in the Event field. Thank you for this comment. I had already checked on the personal event cards and seen that the event columns were fine: They state...

Creating an Events > Events Places > create CSV filtered Place Name Report New Problem: I now consistently get nine columns, the last of which is notes. However, an odd thing. In two lines out of 143, the event name lists not as event name, but a repeat of place name. (Just in case it does matter, I...

That was a very quick and satisfying answer. I was able to make sense of this and use it to my advantage. Helped me with material on hand and hard to keep track of. However, Warwick - i am not sure I want to thank you for your quick answer: It got me so involved that I have now spent hours and my ey...

I am exploring the use of "associated Person" It is confusing to me and as I reread my writing about the issue, it too seems confused. Nonetheless, I hope that someone can understand what I am talking about and give some hints and experience. My thinking is to use it for information about people tha...

a new line character (/n) in the file as these occur in the multiline notes fields. That was exactly the problem! I located my five instances of new line character (/n) in note fields. As soon as those new line characters were removed, I had a very normal looking spreadsheet. Thank you, Nigel for t...

Dennis,

Your "couple of more suggestions" are most welcome and to the point.

I have added them to my list of "Ways and Means".

Thank you!
Kirsten

I did not have the problems you describe - all my data goes into columns 1-9 I wonder if you have imported the .csv file using some parameters that is putting a new row in when there is a new line character (/n) in the file as these occur in the multiline notes fields. Nigel Nigel, I am absolutely ...

Is it possible to request an Events > Events Places > create CSV filtered Place Name Report - without ending up with a column for notes? I know I can delete the column once I have created the spreadsheet, but I am wondering if the profusion of material in my notes causes the following problem in the...

I am responding to myself:
The issue is solved.

In some fit of combo optimism and stubbornness, I tried this again.
This time when I tried it the areas mentioned in initial post were not greyed out, and I successfully followed the rather intuitive process of merging the two.

Thank you, Dennis for this explanation...

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...

In accordance with KISS principle, I am answering myself that I should just make a note in the notes section...

I have entered data about a person under two people with the same name. I expect it won't be the last it will happen. I wanted to merge the two rather than deleting one and reentering her material. However, when I go to FILE>COMPARE & MERGE>the four options here are grey and not available. I think I...

Is there a way to indicate the source of a person's name if I show no other data to which I could attach a source?

By combinations of using the Index button to switch between personalities and using the views afforded by Ancestors and Descendants diagrams you will gain the necessary famialiarity to navigate large databases with some practice. Warwick - I just wanted to post that these comments of yours for navi...

The duplication of sources and source references are a discrete step in an iFamily Merge and will migrate to the target database in total. By combinations of using the Index button to switch between personalities and using the views afforded by Ancestors and Descendants diagrams you will gain the n...

Thanks, Warwick, The reference you give is one I studied and was inspired by... The reference did not help me beyond creation of "Create Ancestral View for Focal Person". However , I just went back to iFamily file and looked again at help window for "Add/edit Project View." I think I finally got it,...

Thank you, Nigel and 4x4x4, I had not so much anticipated a slowing of the application by having too many people in a family file. I was more thinking that it might be easier for me to retain clarity of which line I am working with if there are two separate files. Also easier maybe that way to share...

I am intrigued by "Project View" and I see how I can add one as long as it is "Create Ancestral View for Focal Person".

How do I create one other than that?

I can click on add button, I can give it a name, I can make notes to myself about it - but how about contents?

Thank you, Nigel,

I will think about whether I'd rather work in one big, file and need to split it to share later or work in two and need to merge.

Which would you choose?

If I decide - for my own sanity while entering data - to keep two separate family files, one for my mother's side and one for my father's -

can I later without too much trouble and risk combine them into one iFamily file?

Thanks, Nigel,

I plan to play with that this week-end!

Greetings,
Kirsten

I post this question with some trepidation. I know I should be able to figure it out on my own. All of my place names are in Denmark. I have started entering data into iFamily. Before I get too far with entry of place names I would like to understand what is needed for Google map interaction. (proba...

Yes, Nigel - it certainly does help!

Somehow because "Sources" is an item in Menu Bar I didn't catch that it was available under "Reports" as well.

Excellent!

Thank you,
Kirsten

Not sure how to formulate my question, which is of a general nature in that I have encountered it several times several places and each time concluded I couldn't figure it out. Seems there should be a way... Example would be the spreadsheet which comes up when I open "Sources" from menu bar and sele...

Hi Nigel, Of course. I was stuck on the idea that the marriage data is entered from the family view and figured that the source should be entered there at the same time. Easy enough to enter source from Events screen. I am familiar with that from my experimenting so far. I am quite relieved to find ...