Family Historian User Group

Many thanks for your reply, Mike, and answering my query.
I know I should have known the answer,to the first part of my query but perhaps my age of 83 is to blame!
Regards,
Tim

I have concocted a colour scheme to cheer up the otherwise drab Focus window in FH 6.2.2. How can I save it for future use in another project? I would have thought that it would be hidden somewhere within the project, but when I copy and paste this project into another computer running v.6, the Focu...

Lorna, that is most helpful.
Thanks very much.
Tim

While configuring columns in the Records Window, I must have clicked Installation Settings by mistake withe result that I have lost my Spouse column. How do I add it again as I have forgotten?
Can I add further columns for spouses for those who have married more than once?
Tim

Many thanks for you help.
Most grateful.
Tim

I’m confused over Gedcoms and pictures and would appreciate advice. My family file in another program (Legacy) contains pictures linked to my C://Users etc folder. When I export this file as a Gedcom and open it in a FH project, all the pictures are there, linked to the same picture folder. But the ...

Mike, many thanks for this.
As you say, it more or less answers my wishes.
I learn something every day!
Regards,
Tim

When searching for a name in the Records window, I would like the cursor to be ready in the surname box by default, without my having to put it there. When I return for another search in the Records window, I would like the cursor to be in an empty surname box by default. When the person is found, g...

Many thanks Jane. It works fine.

Thanks for this Jane. When I open and View Media for Selected Records, it shows images of the individual plus images which I have inserted in the Facts menu under Education, Residences etc. When I run this program, the media selected are images of the individual and all relevant certificates. Can I ...

I have added pictures of birth and death certificates to the relevant sources.
Can I get these pictures to appear in Media – View Media for Selected Records, so that I can view all multimedia for an individual at a glance?



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Jane, thanks for your help.

Jane, sorry to be dim, but how do I make a list of duplicate individuals in the first place, in order to merge them with Edit - Merge Records?

I think that my database contains a number of duplicated individuals probably as a result of faulty merging.
How can I make a list of these so that I can manually amend them?
Tim

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Thank you for all your help and suggested links.
Tim

Jane, as they are updated, my file was labelled January, March and May 2012.
In the first two, the images are in the media/ folder, but for some unknown reason, the May images are in my C:UsersTimDocs etc folder.
How did this happen and can I reverse it?
Tim

I update my family file in FH5 on my desktop. It is in a project folder together with all media images as recommended. All the images are visible on screen. How can I view the same file in FH5 on my laptop? I have tried copying over the entire project folder via a memory stick, but on opening the fi...

Very many thanks for this. All is well now. Most grateful.
I was a bit naive to think I could get round the problem the way I suggested!

Tim

I have v.4.1.3 installed on a Windows 7 laptop and a Windows 7 desktop via CDs, v.2 with CD backed uninstaller and v.3 and v.4 upgrades. I've noticed that there are 6 buttons ('Main' etc) on the top of the laptop Property Dialog window but only 5 on the desktop, 'Detail' being missing. Can I get it ...

Nick,many thanks for putting me right here. I had to increase the Max Pics option to 7 so all is well now.
Tim

Under Facts for an individual, I have added a new Event – Military service, to which I have attached a photo of medals won.
When I go to Individual Summary Report, I can see the Military Service event that I have added.
Is it possible to get the medals photo incorporated in the report?
Tim


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I have been trying to understand the intricacies of merging two files, and carried out a small test. In the current file, the place of birth and death of one individual is London. The new file to be merged in, is exactly the same, except that London for this individual is changed to Edinburgh. On Me...

Sorry to be a bit dim, but what do you mean?
How does one tell the machine the right information?
I thought I had already done so.

I have been trying to understand the intricacies of Merging two files and carried out a small test. In the Current file, the place of birth and death of one individual is London. The New file to be merged in is exactly the same, except that London for this individual was changed to Edinburgh. On Mer...

I’ve had a problem updating from 3.1 to 3.1.1 and get this error message: ‘Cannot find import; DLL may be missing, corrupt, or wrong version File “_ISource2.dll”, error 126.’ I’ve attempted this three times and three times had to go to System restore to continue using FH despite emptying cache as re...