Family Historian User Group

I'm now using Family Historian 7 and am trying to grapple with the updated sources.

I previously made extensive use of FreeBMD as a source and I used to type the text from the FreeBMD entry in the citation-specific "text from source" box which was always accessible from the main source pane.

Text from source now only seems to be accessible after several clicks and it's only available with a separate tab. Is there some way I can get the "text from source" box back in the main source pane? I now have a big white space where the information used to be (see attached screenshot).

The Citation Text from Source cannot be displayed in the yellow 'Sources for' pane. However it can be displayed on the main tab of the Citation window, as well as on the Text from source tab of the Citation window, to save the extra click to get to that tab.

Click the cog menu icon at the top of the citation window and choose Customize Citation window. From the left hand side of the next dialog select Citation Details: Text from Source and click the > in the centre to add it to the right hand side. Then click View/Edit to arrange its size and layout. (Click the Help button for guidance on this).

You are seeing a large white space because you have the 'Sources for' pane at the right of the Property box, so it has to be as tall as the rest of the Property box. Now that it doesn't contain so much detail you might find it is neater positioned at the bottom of the Property box where it can be made much shorter and wastes less space. (This can be set using Tools>Preferences>Property box)

Thanks Lorna. I've now managed to get the citation-specific text from source box in the citation pane so it's now just one additional click to get there.

I tried putting the source box at the bottom but I like to be able to see the spouse and all the children in the property box so there's no room left for the source box.

Have you realise that the floating Citation window can be left open all the time and sit in the white space where Text From Source used to be, so you do not even have to click to open the Citation window and the number of clicks is much the same as in FH V6.

Hi Mike

I hadn't realised that. That's a very useful tip. Many thanks.