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tatewise wrote:For future reference that is covered for all FH versions in how_to:about|> About Family Historian under Upgrade Notes, which is mentioned in several places in how_to:index#installation_guide|> Family Historian > Installation Guide.

Yes, understood.
Thanks..

Thank you kindly Lorna..

Hi. I have just had to reboot my PC, I have loaded my copy of FH V5, but seem to remember there was a free upgrade, can anyone tell me if this is still available..
Thank you.

FH V5
I recently discovered a sister who was adopted into another family.
I have her down under her blood parents name, am I able to add adopted parents and how please.

Thank you Mike, will most likely sit down over the coming weekend and have a go.
Already like the look of the layout..
regards..

Tony, could you please update your Profile via User Control Panel centre top, and set your Family Historian version. Did you have any customised Diagrams , Reports , Queries , etc, in your FH V3 ? If so, they will also need to be transferred into FH V5 , assuming you have backups of them from your ...

That was quick. Thank you kindly Jane. Will check out the link and details of plugins. I have uploaded my family tree from the setup from V3, I will now have to get used to the new viewing of V5 which at first glance is quit like the V3. I am quite interested in the making a DVD project. exciting ti...

After rebooting / updating my PC to Win 7, I have also purchased FH V5 software after using FH V3 for a few years.
My questions ,
Is there any updates I would need to perform, or any recommended plugins that will be helpful at this stage.

Thank you.

Can anyone tell me how i can find my older forum entries, its been a while since i was here and i would to go through some of my other requests..
Thanks..

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I have finally found some time to get back to working on my families. I have started to enter some newly found marriages.It seems before it was quite straight forward, open the female section enter the marriage, job done. Now if i click on a female or male, the marriage entry option comes up under m...

I have started to clean up my family tree, and have noticed that my ancestors are listed with marriage date on the Male entry and some on the Female entry, is there any prefrence, Can i make an easy change within the diagram or ???? so that the marriage entry is either all under the Male or Female. ...

Hello jane, Sorry for the delay in replying. Thanks for the link, i will give that agoI think this will be what i was trying to do... The enlargement issue has only just started, when ever i opened the digrams before they were settled at the sizes i had saved, yet now when i open the diagram page al...

Hi all. Finially back to my family history after a while away. Using FH-3 Questions Please; 1, When opening my family historian i then open a name with 'View Ancestors & Decendants', at this point all my saved views have become inlarged, so each time i have to 'zoom out ', even tho i have saved them...

That's it. Thank you Jane, I was struggling but you make it so easy.
Kind regards...

I am trying to resize the text in my Diagram Boxes, I have managed to resize the persons name also the picture. But i don't seem to be able to resize the B M D text. any help please.. Also is there a way of saving all settings, so when transfered to my laptop, the settings open the same. Thanks ID:2...

Thank you Jane, I THINK I have sorted it now..

regards

Similar question that has been asked but different.

When opening my family tree in the Diagram mode, because of some mistakes i now have boxes with nothing in.
How can i delete an individual box.
I have tried clicking on the box, then pressing delete but all the boxes disapear...

Thanks

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Tim
Sorry cannot answer your request, but wonder if you might supply the web site where you gained the list of those that went to Canada, as I'am in search of family members that went there..

Thanks....

Hi Richard;
Sorry cannot answer your request, but would like do some printing from the diagram,which way do you print from the diagram, will it fit onto sheets of A4, if you can find the time please.

Hi Nick;
Ys I see it, As I have a need for it now I will go and play.
Thanks for the help.

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This is interesting, as I too have downloaded the Census Gedcom, but until just recently have had no need for it.

BUT, how does one use it, or at least where is the starting point, I cannot seem to see it listed as Census.

Thanks.

Opps! sorry please forgive me.
Just found the answer in the 'How To'..
Regards

Hi to all;
Please can someone tell me how to add the Spouse surname to the opening of Family tree Records,
I have at the moment
Individual Reords, Record Id, Dates, Birth Place, Updated, Surname.

I went into Lists, Configure Record Window Columns, but cannot see Spouse.

any ideas ?.


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Nice one. looks like there are plenty of extras.
Thanks for the link.

Thanks Nick.
Yes I can understand a little more now, however I'm still unsure of the full benifits, what one gets on top of what we have already, is there a list..

I will be placing an order Monday it can only get better, can't it ?.

regards