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sailor842
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symbols/icons on my family tree

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Looking closer at my tree & at my wife's tree I find indications that I do not understand. Looking in the version 5 manual I cannot find an answer.
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What are these little ovals supposed to represent & where can I find a discussion about them? thanks...jack
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Peter Collier
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They indicate a couple that also appear elsewhere in your tree. Follow the "ribbon" from the oval and it will lead you to the other place they appear.
Peter Collier

Collier, Savory, Buckerfield, Edmonds, Low, Dungey, Lester, Chambers, Walshe, Moylan, Bradley, Connors, Udale, Wilson, Benfield, Downey
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sailor842
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Re: symbols/icons on my family tree

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Yes, I see that. How do I remove/control them?
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Sailor,
When viewing the diagram click on "diagram" on the top toolbar [or right click on the diagram itself].
Then select "options" at the bottom of the list presented.
then on the "general" tab untick the box "check for duplicates"
Peter
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sailor842
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Exactly what I wanted. Thanks...jack
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Those duplication coloured ribbons can be an indication of mistakes in your tree.
They indicate that there is inter-marriage between ancestral branches such as between cousins.
If you don't think you should have such relationships then just hiding the coloured ribbons is not the best solution.
Mike Tate ~ researching the Tate and Scott family history ~ tatewise ancestry
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It was a small isolated town. the links are true.
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