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I think there is misleading wording being used. [Posted at the same time as Lorna.] When Rob initially said, "I'm trying to put the parents of a child into my tree". Several of us thought he was trying to add new parents to the child Mary Paisley. However, I think he means 'displaying' her parents i...

Lorna, Rob cannot use some of your suggestions as he is using FH V5 . Rob instead of saying 'this' and 'that' it would help if you explained in detail what you did and why it is not what you expected. Also, explain the type of Diagram you are displaying and who was the root person. Mary Paisley has ...

I suspect you cannot add parents (or other relatives) via a Diagram unless they would be included in the diagram if they already existed as relatives.
i.e. In an Ancestors Diagram, you can only add direct line ancestor parents but not spouses or children.

One of the easiest ays to add parents is via the Focus Window as illustrated below. Use the Add Daughter's Father or Add Daughter's Mother link above the Daughter. If the parent already exists in your Project then use the Link Existing Record option. Otherwise, use the Create New Record option. AddP...

IMO Mark should update the plugin to cope with those symbols rather than users having to edit their Projects.

I guess you mean a Column Expression in the Records Window rather than a Query which is something rather different but would have exactly the same difficulty. The short answer is "no". It might be possible with a very complex expression but it has to cope with a great many possible relationships. e....

To obtain the Ahnentafel Number relative to a specific person regardless of the File Root then use the =Record(...) function.
e.g.
AhnentafelNumber( Record( 321, "I" ), %INDI%, 1 )

where 321 is the Record Id number of the root person and "I" is the capital letter I for Individual record.

Does any of your Individuals have a Surname that contains symbols such as ( , ) , - , * , % , etc? Note to Mark: The use of gsub(...) is risky unless you protect the 'magic pattern symbols' in the pattern and % symbols in the replacement. e.g. local Name = fhGetItemText(p, '~.NAME') local Surname = ...

In the Wish List, I simply Searched for 'colour' and it was the 2nd of seven matching items.
So no FH speak was needed, just the English spelling for colour!

Well Bev, that request is already in the Wish List as Ref 548 Conditional Colour and Font Options and 7 years old. Not only that but you commented on it about a year ago. You also Voted for it but gave it only 0 points so that won't boost its likelihood of happening. I suggest you Vote again but giv...

Use the =CombineText(...) function:
=CombineText( "[Ahentafel: ", AhnentafelNumber( FileRoot(), %INDI%, 1 ), "]" )

That only displays the prefix "[Ahentafel: " and suffix "]" if Ahnentafel(...) provides a number.

You are really going to have to get a grip on your Microsoft Accounts. On Tue 13th Jun 2023 16:37 you posted that there is a record of the purchase of additional OneDrive storage for the common email address used for both PCs .....[redacted email]45@outlook.ie You also mentioned using the email addr...

Yes, row highlighting would probably be an acceptable alternative to darker grid lines. Wish List Ref 567 Highlight selected Row(s) in Records Window, Result Sets, etc is still open because although most row highlighting has been implemented in FH V7 it does not yet include Query/Plugin Result Set r...

Edward, today you say the OneDrive Account has the email address .....45@outlook.com So how do you explain your screenshot yesterday with email address .....45@outlook.ie There is something inconsistent there in what you are telling us. On the Laptop tick the "Make all files available" box. However,...

... my account email address as ---------45@outlook.ie. I do not have such an account. Yesterday I purchased the same additional storage using the email address............45@outlook.com. That is the user name (email) that I use to sign into Microsoft. I am baffled by that. You say you do not have ...

Please avoid changing the same Project on both PC otherwise when they do sync there will be a GEDCOM file conflict. The latest Project changed will take precedence and all changes to the other Project will be deleted/lost. Check the OneDrive settings are the same on both the Desktop and Laptop as fo...

By move down to the Rowland Family.fh_data folder I meant open: C:\Users\Edward\OneDrive\OneDrive Documents\Family Historian Projects\Rowland Family\Rowland Family.fh_data However, that rogue Project problem seems to be fixed. I notice on the Laptop the Rowland Family has Last Updated date 27/06/202...

As soon as you redisplay using the Charts > Descendants... command all the branches should be displayed. You have probably hidden the branch by one of several methods but that is only temporary. If you clicked on an Expansion Button then clicking it again will reveal the branch. If you have hidden b...

I don't think categorising the New Wish List Request forum is worthwhile.
The number of postings is tiny compared with the FH General Usage forum(s) where it was needed.

I'm glad I asked for a Project Window screenshot as its display differs from your textual description. Close FH and use Windows File Explorer to open the folder: C:\Users\Edward\OneDrive\OneDrive Documents\Family Historian Projects\Rowland Family Delete any file named Rowland Family-Rowland Move dow...

Your custom facts and sources will be stored in the GEDCOM file without any problems, as GEDCOM allows for such customisations (although they don't usually transfer intact between apps unless it is by a direct import). Since GEDCOM allows for custom facts, they do usually transfer quite well via GE...

Some columns are black when they are linked to data, the other ordinary columns are grey. As Helen says, use the Query Window > Colours option and set Ordinary Text to a darker colour by double-clicking the Colour box and choosing dark blue or dark brown to differentiate them from Data-Linked text.

I think by now you should be able to answer some of those questions yourself. Why do you think C:\Users\Toshiba\OneDrive\OneDrive Documents\Family Historian Projects must be used on the Laptop? Why are the PC not syncing? They were syncing the last time you checked. Is OneDrive running and signed in...

1. Currently, when I need an expression, I manually search the extensive, categorized, nested list, line by line. Is there a more efficient way to find a specific expression, even when I don't know how it might be categorized? I think you are misusing the word 'expression' when you really mean 'fun...

Paul, have you tried the FH re-install and PC Restart that I suggested?