Hi. I would like to copy to DVD and/ or send, a section of my family tree and a section of the ancestral diagram to other people. ie a section that would be relevant and of interest. I do not wish to send the whole data even if I knew how! I would appreciate any assistance.
Regards
Edward Rowland
* How to copy part of diagram and part of family data
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Re: How to copy part of diagram and part of family data
Edward, welcome to the FHUG.
I have moved your question to the FH General Usage Forum, because it is not about this User Group site usage.
It is straight-forward to create a tree Diagram of whoever you want.
Just select the descendant you want at the root of the tree and click the Ancestor Diagram icon in the toolbar.
If you want fewer or more generations, use Diagram > Options and change the Geneations Up setting.
Individual branches can be hidden if desired.
Finally use Diagram > Save Diagram As > PDF File (.pdf) and send that PDF file by E-mail or on a DVD.
Sending a matching sub-section of your database is more problematic.
It is actually easier to send everything rather than a sub-section, so I am not sure you appreciate the issues involved.
Do you know that FH keeps its data in a GEDCOM file and its Media in separate image files?
If you send even a sub-section of those, will the recipients be able to use them?
In many cases the answer will only be 'yes' if they also have Family Historian V4 (or later) installed.
Alternatively, your recipients may have other genealogy products that they use.
There are ways to export GEDCOM and Media for many such products, but you & we need to know which ones.
Another technique is to upload your sub-section of data to an online tree in Ancestry, FindMyPast, ZoomPast, etc.
Would you be interested in this method?
BTW:
I notice you posted Restore deleted material (11368) about year ago.
I hope the advice given then helped you resolve the problem.
I have moved your question to the FH General Usage Forum, because it is not about this User Group site usage.
It is straight-forward to create a tree Diagram of whoever you want.
Just select the descendant you want at the root of the tree and click the Ancestor Diagram icon in the toolbar.
If you want fewer or more generations, use Diagram > Options and change the Geneations Up setting.
Individual branches can be hidden if desired.
Finally use Diagram > Save Diagram As > PDF File (.pdf) and send that PDF file by E-mail or on a DVD.
Sending a matching sub-section of your database is more problematic.
It is actually easier to send everything rather than a sub-section, so I am not sure you appreciate the issues involved.
Do you know that FH keeps its data in a GEDCOM file and its Media in separate image files?
If you send even a sub-section of those, will the recipients be able to use them?
In many cases the answer will only be 'yes' if they also have Family Historian V4 (or later) installed.
Alternatively, your recipients may have other genealogy products that they use.
There are ways to export GEDCOM and Media for many such products, but you & we need to know which ones.
Another technique is to upload your sub-section of data to an online tree in Ancestry, FindMyPast, ZoomPast, etc.
Would you be interested in this method?
BTW:
I notice you posted Restore deleted material (11368) about year ago.
I hope the advice given then helped you resolve the problem.
Mike Tate ~ researching the Tate and Scott family history ~ tatewise ancestry
Re: How to copy part of diagram and part of family data
Mike
Thank you for your help. I will study your instructions next week. I am travelling to Donegal to further research my family and will revert on my return.
Regards
Thank you for your help. I will study your instructions next week. I am travelling to Donegal to further research my family and will revert on my return.
Regards
Re: How to copy part of diagram and part of family data
Mike, I have mastered copying part of diagrams. I also take the point about sending a subsection of my database.
I confirm that the advice given a year ago regarding restoring deleted material enabled me to resolve the problem.
Again thank you for your help and time
Regards Edward
I confirm that the advice given a year ago regarding restoring deleted material enabled me to resolve the problem.
Again thank you for your help and time
Regards Edward