* Long fact names in properties

[rcpettit]

Is there a way to use short fact names in the property box. For example,

instead of:
Mary Jane Doe was listed as the wife of

to:
Wife - Census

similar to the way RM9 does it. Since the detail information like, date, place and such are displayed lower down in the properties box, this seem kind of redundant.

[ColeValleyGirl]

Under Tools > Fact Types, select the fact you want to modify and choose Edit, and then Advanced... You'll see an option to tick 'Summary Template' which enable you to specify a custom Template for the Facts tab and elsewhere.

[rcpettit]

Thank you, FH7 does so much more then RM8 that it takes a while to understand the help files.

[tatewise]

What you describe is very different from the FH V7 default fact Summary Template description.
So I wonder if that fact is in the RootsMagic Import fact set.

Also, it is possible that you are seeing a Fact Witness description.
Its Summary Template is found via the Fact Definition dialogue Roles... button, then Edit > Advanced.

If it is in the RootsMagic Import fact set, you might consider switching to the FH V7 fact definition.
How easy that is depends on how much customisation is in the RM fact definition compared to FH V7.
A screenshot of the Fact Definition dialogue would be useful to advise on what to do.

[rcpettit]

FH7 and RM9 both handle adding the role of a person to the event very similar. The difference is that RM defaults to the {role name} - {label} whereas FH7 I have to add it to the Summary Template for each role or I get a long drawn out role description in properties.