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Thanks, Bill - I'd seen that and had hoped there might be a faster way.

BillH wrote: ↑

06 Feb 2023 05:40

You can select the ones that you want to merge and then use Edit > Merge/Compare Records to merge them. You can only merge two at a time.

Bill

I think it was the latter - part of the reason I gave up on TreeShare and RM, so many duplicates created each time I updated a person. Very frustrating. From what I can see, they all just say Ancestry.com, just linked to different citations - that's what worries me, though, in the end I'm in the pro...

Because I used (foolishly, it seems) the RM TreeShare feature for several years, I have many, many instances of Ancestry.com as a Repository. It's annoying. Can I safely merge them? Delete them? Or am I destined to have multiple copies forevermore?

Thanks.

Thanks to both the OP and to Lorna for answering - I had wanted to do this recently and wasn't sure how. Now I know :) To preserve your first chart, use Diagram > Save Diagram As > Family Historian Chart and give it an appropriate name. To create a new chart based on the first, save the same chart a...

Same experience here - LOVE the filter

Teresa

jelv wrote: ↑

05 Feb 2023 21:56

Thanks Nick. Working fine and the filter makes it a lot easier.

I haven't tried yet with my Polish ones, but I know I am working on a FH Source template that allows me to cite non-UK sources, which I'll import into AS. Can't predict when I'll finish it as my Polish line is far more complicated than my English one. There's no reason it shouldn't work in AS, thoug...

I believe citations are widely used. Speaking as one who started off 30 odd years ago and didn't even think of recording sources (despite two degrees in history) because I was so excited finding records and seeing my ancestors' names, but who later realized I needed that information, yes, I did add ...

I have done this and can confirm it works beautifully. I demonstrated entering a census to a library patron last week, showing her how I was able to use my own template, imported to AS from FH. She was suitably impressed. Also recommend Nick's YouTube Channel. If you have v7 of Family Historian, the...

I concur. The source templates feature is fantastic and makes my work so much easier. I use them in conjunction with AS whenever possible, and alone for entries AS doesn't cover. They're super easy to clone and edit. That alone made the upgrade worth the money for me. It’s worth emphasising that whi...

Why not continue using AS? Now that I finally understand how to use it properly, it's my go-to for entering events/sources. It supports the 1921 census. Are you looking for a source template? Having recently obtained a lot of data from the 1921 census I decided to upgrade to Version 7 of FH as it in...

Thanks so much - I will definitely test it out this weekend :) Teresa I too am interested in this plugin, but have no experience whatsoever with writing/editing plugins. If you have time to make the below changes, I'd appreciate it. Attached changes I have suggested. I have not thoroughly tested, so...

I too am interested in this plugin, but have no experience whatsoever with writing/editing plugins. If you have time to make the below changes, I'd appreciate it. I guess at some point I should have a go at at least editing a plugin, but not sure now is it. Thanks for contributing the the FH communi...

After entering another item this evening, I can report that my first issue was a simple user error - forgetting to tick the "always on top" box BEFORE saving :oops: So, I looked for the Past button and found it, but when I tried to save the image after naming it, I received the error message picture...

I tested last night and all went as expected, however: a) Even though I ticked the "keep on top" box for the image, once I clicked onto the main page, the box unticked itself and the image disappeared - I had to Alt-Tab to bring it back. The first time it happened I thought I'd just forgotten that s...

I quite agree - it's one of the reasons I changed to FH. Other software users merely moan about what the software doesn't do/what it does wrong, while with FH, super-users who are good at programming come up with solutions, share those solutions freely, and, most important of all, cheerfully help th...

<SNIP> If you have a lot of identical occupations recorded for a single individual, with different dates, and you are sure they held the same occupation continuously for a long period of time, you can reduce them to a single occupation fact with a date period, citing all the sources against the sin...

I'm curious about that too...being in my 6th decade...and always grateful for the feedback and advice I get here...

ColeValleyGirl wrote: ↑

27 Dec 2022 16:44

P.S. Your definition of youngsters is a bit imprecise... How young do you think we all are?

I thought it was one row at a time, but either way, without being able to compare letters elsewhere on the page when unsure, it did make the transcription process quite challenging. I tend to use first names and approximate ages OR, if I'm fairly certain where someone lived, I search by street name....

Thank goodness - I thought it was just me!!!

T

davidf wrote: ↑

15 Dec 2022 08:27

Well reviewing the Wish List has to be easier than following our discussions on the Forum!

I had a sneaking suspicion that was true, however, as I prefer a clean look to the diagrams, I didn't dig any further. However, had I been writing a review, I would have checked before making such an assertion. FH is by far the most versatile genealogy software - so many options for reports, diagram...

In general, I find independent developers far more responsive than bigger ones, especially if the software is very specialized. It's why, whenever possible, I use such programs rather than those from Microsoft etc. CP is, in general, far more responsive than many other developers - issuing updates o...

I only use them to create small family trees for my blog posts. Definitely don't work in diagrams as some do. That said, FH's diagrams are the BEST I've found - so many ways to customize and I love the clean layout. Interestingly enough, I read one review of FH, in which the reviewer decried the lac...

Thanks

ColinMc wrote: ↑

01 Dec 2022 16:14

If you open AS, and go to the Help item at the top, and type in Census Templates, you will get a list of items below, one of which is titled "Census Templates: Importing."

Click on that and you will see instructions

Colin

Thanks for the template - how does one install it in AS? I generally use ones from FH. Thanks, Teresa At last, Scotland's 1921 Census has been published today and can now be searched at https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ In case anyone wants, I've quickly created a template for AS, attached. Please...

I would only add that it might be prudent to copy those backup to two different USB sticks. They have been known to fail, so extra backup is generally a good idea!! Thanks Mike, i may try that, just to satisfy myself of the process :) Yes, all my media files are in the media sub-folder (as well as i...