Family Historian User Group

Is it possible to change the diagram printing from across the page to vertical?
thanks, dave, using version 6.

PS on this I am using windows 10 64 bit
Dave

Can anyone explain for me why my FH6.2.4 has suddenly started to make all my backup files "read only" files,I am saving them in the same place i have used since day 1 but now find i cannot load any of my data as it tells me that they are" read only." any he;p on this would be thankfully received, Da...

Many thanks Tatewise for your help on my question,i am well away now and adding photo's until the early hours.
Sorry for the delay in answering.
Regards,Dave in Staining.

Can anyone tell me please how to replace a photo in my media list with a version which i have on the editor, or, how do I get to put the box round a person in the editor.
Also I find that getting onto the editor a bit hit and miss.
Thanks Dave in Staining.

Hello Mike, thanks for your reply, I have the X in place where the photo's were, I go into add media then copy and paste. To finish I backup the gedcom file then the full project file.
regards Dave.

Thank you Mike, for your excellent help, I now seem to have it fixed. The name of my project is in the project box, and I can go from there, there are also some media photo's in there. Am I correct in thinking that if I make a new folder for my photo's, and put this into the same place as my project...

Hi Tatewise,If I click on the F/H icon on my desktop,this file comes on fist like a default file.There is also an icon on my D /topwhich has a red/blue green tree on it,if I click this it opens F/H and the default file as clicking on F/H.
Dave

File Name: G:\family historian full copy\stokes family -V5 copy\stokes family -V5 copy.fh_data\stokes family -V5 copy.ged Record Counts... Individual Records:3750 Family Records: 954 Note Records: 0 Source Records: 743 Repository Records: 0 Submitter Records: 0 Submission Records: 0 Media Records: 1...

Hello Jane and Tatewise,thank you Jane for your reply and thank you Tatewise for your information.and can i say that at the top is the following, stokes family-V5copy-Family Historian Project-[focus window]. I have had a quick look at Simon's page but fear that i will need sometime to digest all tha...

Good morning FHUG, could any kind member help me please, I have just bought a new computer running win 10 and have managed to load my FH version 6. As I could not get my records from my old computer, I have downloaded a backup file from my, backup disc but cannot find a way to give it a name, when i...

8-) TO Tatewise,Lorna and Gowermick, Many thanks for your replies,which I have looked into,and found very helpful.I think that using the TOOLS,REORDER,I found to be best for me though the other suggestions were equally valid.After all the hassle about the EU, and England's frustrating football team,...

To Lorna and Tatewise, many thanks for your replies, but as it's getting to the witching hour, I shall have a go later tomorrow, I will come back to you and let you know how things pan out.
Thanks again, goodnight, Dave Stokes.

Hello Historians, can anyone help me with sorting siblings on the records page, into birthdate order, I seem to remember knowing how to do this a long time ago, clicking somewhere on the left hand side and being invited to move them up or down, but the memory fades. If there is a way of ensuring tha...

Thanks Tatewise,your reply noted,

I will have a look at google drive also.

Thanks again and my best wishes to you,

Dave Stokes

Many thanks Tatewise,the transfer worked,thanks to your instructions all data and media has transferred to the laptop.When I add new data to either machine I envisage using the flashdrive to backup from one machine and restore to the other.I have read your comments on the dropbox which sounds to be ...

Many thanks Tatewise,for your prompt reply I shall get into that later,will let you know how I progress.

Dave.

Can any kind member help me with trying to use v5.0.9 on my new laptop. My usage to now has been on my main computer and am trying to move a copy to a new laptop. To me this poses a few questions. 1 Can I copy the whole programme and data from one to the other in one go. 2 If not, do I need to put t...