Family Historian User Group

i'll need it !!Thanks again.

Dear Mike,
Many thanks for your help.
What I think I want to do is to consolidate the records window so that it has no duplicates and then go from there. I would prefer to do this rather than start again nomatter how long it takes!
Cheers J

Thank you for your very quick response Answering in turn The old computer was running Fh No Transfer from USB Yes Not sure . I gues the 8/1/2021 is the first download and the 22/9/2022 is the second which I probably should nothave done!! Ok On my previous trees ther have been about three coloured li...

Hallo I have hundreds of duplicates of the same people on my list caused by transferring from an old computer and general incompetance. When I try and merge them using the merge records button I get hundreds of lines on the family tree like the second illustration. Two questions: Is there a simple m...

Hi there
I have mistakenly placed eight children "under" the wrong parents.
What is the simplest way of replacing them "under" the right parents?
Many thanks
Jerry

Hi there,
I recently bought version 7 of FH as an upgrade for my desktop and have been enjoying it since. Due to lock down I now need to work on my laptop on the same family tree.
Is it possible to download the programme onto the laptop and sync it with the desktop; if so how?
Many thanks.
Jerry

Many thanks all . I will try both methods.
J

Is it possible to have two family trees open at the same time and view them side by side ?
Many thanks.

Ok many thanks for taking the time to help me .Very useful and kind.
Cheers

Great . I think I am getting there.
So if it says keep and there are entries in only one column do you do nothing?
If it says keep, null merge or add you have to match the two columns by cntrl /match.
Is that correct?
Basically you dont touch anything that says Merge
Sorry to be so thick!!

Ok thanks very much for that info but how do you check everything?

Hi there, Two things to resolve please!! I have V7 and have tried to merge two family trees which are basically the same family members but contain different information. As a result Ihave ended up with a vast amount of duplicate media see below!! It seems that you can only merge two sets of media a...

Many thanks but this changed file seems to be all I have!!
How do I get rid of the duplicates?
Many thanks

Hi there
I have tried to merge two gedcom files and have ended up with this for one family and a few other duplicates of families and lots of duplicates for media.
Please help!!!

Great stuff.
Thank you very much and sorry for the tardy reply but I have been cut off in darkest Wales without any wifi.
Thanks again.
Jerry

Many thanks for all the suggestions. What I was really looking for was a way of constructing a spreadsheet or chart that included say four or five family members names on the left hand side -father mother 3/4 children and then each ones major life events (birth death education marriage etc) running ...

Thank you very much everyone - solved my problem . Brilliant stuff.
Jerry

Hi there
I have put the wrong children's details under the wrong father and mother ! Is there an easy way of moving the childrens details so they are under the right parents with out having to start again?
Many thanks in advance
Jerry

Hi there
Is it possible to create a time line chart that shows the interaction of a whole family over the years?
If so could someone please tell me how to create it.
Many thanks in advance.
Jerry

Great .Thank you all for resolving this little problem!
Jerry

Hi there,
Many thanks for the prompt response.
I'm afraid all I get is as per the attached screen shot which isn't very helpful !
Thanks

I have somehow given a relation two fathers when she only had one!
How do I get rid of her record under the incorrect father but leave him on the tree as he was her uncle? I want to keep the redords of everyone the same but just uncouple her from the incorrect father!!
Many thanks in advance

Ok thanks once again.
Jerry

SOOOOOORRY.If you get duplicates and each person has the same number then what do you do?

Brilliant.
Thank you so much for all your time and effort. Sorry to be so thick.
Onwards and upwards!!