| Getting Started with Ancestry Family Tree | i |
Chapter 1 | Introduction to Ancestry Family Tree | 1 |
| Overview of Ancestry Family Tree | 2 |
| Individual records | 2 |
| Marriage records | 2 |
| Sources and source citations | 2 |
| Media collections | 2 |
| Searching the database | 3 |
| Importing and exporting data | 3 |
| Charts and reports | 3 |
| Searching the World Wide Web | 3 |
| Publishing your data on the Web | 3 |
| The Ancestry Family Tree workspace | 3 |
| Pedigree view | 4 |
| Family view | 5 |
| Name list view | 6 |
| The tool bar | 6 |
| The menu bar | 8 |
| File menu | 8 |
| Data menu | 9 |
| View menu | 11 |
| Tools menu | 11 |
| Internet menu | 12 |
Chapter 2 | Installation and Setup | 14 |
| Installing Ancestry Family Tree | 14 |
| To install Ancestry Family Tree from a CD-ROM | 15 |
| To download Ancestry Family Tree from Ancestry.com | 15 |
| Defining user preferences | 15 |
| Defining general preferences | 15 |
| To access general preferences options | 16 |
| To define ID number preference | 16 |
| To define Notes form preference | 17 |
| To define date entry preference | 17 |
| To define double-click behavior Pedigree view and Family view | 17 |
| To define data entry preferences | 18 |
| To define other general preferences | 19 |
| Selecting the colors used in Ancestry Family Tree views | 21 |
| To select the colors used in Ancestry Family Tree views | 21 |
| To create custom color for Ancestry Family Tree views | 22 |
| To restore the default colors to the views | 23 |
| Defining a password for Ancestry Family Tree | 23 |
| To define a password | 24 |
| To change the password | 25 |
| To delete the password | 25 |
| To recover a password | 25 |
| Defining database preferences | 25 |
| To access database preference options | 25 |
| To define the title of the database | 26 |
| To update the alphabetical index automatically | 26 |
| To define the startup primary individual | 26 |
| Maintaining a database log | 27 |
| To turn on the database log file | 27 |
| To view the database log file | 27 |
| Selecting search options | 28 |
| To select search options | 28 |
| Defining information box preferences | 28 |
| To access the information box preference controls | 29 |
| To determine the behavior of information boxes | 29 |
| Entering compiler data | 30 |
| To access the compiler data entry controls | 30 |
| To enter compiler data | 30 |
| Defining font preferences | 30 |
| To access the font preferences controls | 31 |
| To define fonts for the Pedigree and Family views | 31 |
| To define fonts for notes | 32 |
| To restore the default fonts | 32 |
| Defining multimedia preferences | 33 |
| To access the multimedia preferences controls | 33 |
| To define slide show preferences | 33 |
| To define the background color for slide shows and scrapbooks | 34 |
| To use image placeholders in report previews | 34 |
| To determine photo image display quality | 35 |
| To use external players for sound and video | 35 |
| To show the default photo image in the Family view | 35 |
| Defining name, place name, and date format preferences | 35 |
| To access the format preferences controls | 35 |
| To determine how names and place names are condensed | 36 |
| To define place level importance when condensing | 36 |
| To select the date display style | 37 |
| To include a references number when printing source citations | 37 |
| Saving your preferences | 37 |
| To save your preferences | 37 |
Chapter 3 | Working with family databases | 38 |
| Starting Ancestry Family Tree | 39 |
| To open Ancestry Family Tree | 39 |
| Creating a new family database | 39 |
| Creating a new database using Ancestry Family Tree | 39 |
| To start at the Welcome form | 40 |
| To create a new database if Ancestry Family Tree is already runing | 42 |
| Creating a new database by importing a GEDCOM file | 44 |
| To import a GEDCOM file | 45 |
| Closing a database | 48 |
| To close a family database | 48 |
| Backing up and restoring a database | 48 |
| To back up a database | 48 |
| To restore a database from a backup copy | 49 |
| Checking and repairing a database | 52 |
| To check a database for problems | 52 |
| To have Ancestry.com Family Tree attempt to repair problems | 53 |
| Copying a database | 54 |
| To copy a database | 54 |
| Deleting a database | 54 |
Chapter 4 | Working with individuals in a database | 56 |
| Opening an existing family database | 57 |
| To open an existing family database | 57 |
| Searching for databases on your computer | 58 |
| To search for databases on your computer | 58 |
| Adding an individual to the database | 59 |
| Adding an individual based on relationship | 59 |
| To add an individual based on relationship to an existing individual | 59 |
| To search for and add an existing related individual | 61 |
| Adding an "unlinked" individual | 62 |
| To add an unlinked individual | 62 |
| Entering data for an individual | 62 |
| To enter name data for the individual | 63 |
| To enter event data for the individual | 63 |
| To create and select sources and source citations | 64 |
| To enter an ID number | 64 |
| Using menu commands | 64 |
| Edit menu | 64 |
| Ditto menu | 64 |
| Tools menu | 65 |
| To use the character map | 65 |
| Creating an additional event | 66 |
| To select an existing type of additional event | 66 |
| To create a new type of additional event | 67 |
| To modify an existing type of additional event | 69 |
| Entering LDS ordinance data | 70 |
| To enter LDS ordinance data | 71 |
| Entering additional information for an individual | 71 |
| To enter data for additional events | 72 |
| To edit existing additional events | 74 |
| To delete existing additional events | 75 |
| To enter alias, physical description, etc. | 75 |
| Defining sources and source citations for an individual's name or events | 76 |
| Adding contact information for an individual | 76 |
| To add contact information for an individual | 76 |
| Adding additional parents for an individual | 78 |
| To add additional parents to an individual | 78 |
| To arrange the order of multiple parents | 80 |
| To specify the primary parents(s) | 80 |
| To specify the nature of the individual's relationship to the parent(s) | 80 |
| To edit the notes for the individual | 81 |
| Editing parent links | 81 |
| To unlink parents from an individual | 81 |
| To modify the nature of the individual's relationship to the parent(s) | 82 |
| Editing an individual record | 83 |
| To edit an individual record | 83 |
| Arranging the order of multiple parents, spouses, or children | 83 |
| To adjust the order of multiple sets of parents | 83 |
| To adjust the order of multiple spouses | 83 |
| To adjust the order of multiple children | 84 |
| Unlinking an individual | 85 |
| Deleting an individual from the database | 85 |
| To delete an individual from the database | 85 |
| Identifying relationships among individuals | 86 |
| Viewing the relationship of every individual to a specific individual | 86 |
| To view the relationshis of all indivisuals to a specific person | 86 |
| Determining the relationship between two individuals | 87 |
| To determine the blood relationship between two individuals | 87 |
| To view a full description of a relationship | 89 |
| To view the individual's lines of descent to a common ancestor | 89 |
| Viewing the descendants of an individual | 90 |
| To view a descendancy list | 90 |
| Calculating dates from other information | 91 |
| To use the Date Calculator | 91 |
| Determining the Soundex code for a name | 92 |
| To use the Soundex Code Calculators | 92 |
Chapter 5 | Working with marriages | 94 |
| Adding a marriage to a database | 95 |
| Adding a spouse to an individual | 95 |
| To add a spouse to an individual | 95 |
| To add the spouse as a new individual | 96 |
| To search for and add an existing individual as the spouse | 96 |
| To save the individual as a spouse | 98 |
| Adding a mother and father to an individual | 98 |
| To add a father or mother to an individual | 98 |
| Entering information for a marriage | 98 |
| Entering event information for the marriage | 98 |
| To enter event information for the marriage | 98 |
| Using menu commands | 100 |
| Edit menu | 100 |
| Ditto menu | 100 |
| Tools menu | 100 |
| To use the character map | 100 |
| Entering LDS sealing data | 101 |
| To enter LDS sealing data | 101 |
| Defining sources and source citations for the marriage | 101 |
| To define sources and source citations for the marriage | 102 |
| Entering additional event information for the marriage | 102 |
| To ente additional events for the marriage | 102 |
| To edit existing marriage events | 104 |
| To delete existing marriage events | 104 |
| Creating notes for the marriage | 104 |
| To create notes for a marriage | 105 |
| Editing a marriage | 105 |
| To edit a marriage record | 105 |
| Deleting a marriage from a database | 105 |
| To delete a marriage from the database | 105 |
Chapter 6 | Working with notes | 107 |
| Creating notes for an individual | 108 |
| To enter notes for an individual | 108 |
| Using menu commands | 109 |
| Edit menu | 109 |
| Ditto menu | 110 |
| Tools menu | 110 |
| To use the character map | 110 |
| To make notes confidential | 111 |
| To view source citations for the individual | 111 |
| Editing notes for an individual | 112 |
| To edit notes for an individual | 112 |
| Working with note tags | 113 |
| Creating new tags | 113 |
| To create a new tag that can be used for any individual in the database | 113 |
| To create an individual-specific tag | 114 |
| Modifying existing tags | 114 |
| To modify an existing tag | 115 |
| Deleting tags | 115 |
| To delete a tag | 115 |
Chapter 7 | Working with sources and source citations | 117 |
| Creating a source | 118 |
| To enter a new source | 118 |
| To copy an existing source record | 119 |
| Entering data for the source | 119 |
| To enter data for the source | 119 |
| Defining a repository record for the source | 122 |
| To create a new repository record and assign it to a source | 122 |
| To select an existing repository record | 124 |
| To edit an existing repository record | 124 |
| To delete a repository record | 124 |
| Attaching a media item to the source | 125 |
| To attach a media item to the source | 125 |
| Saving the source | 125 |
| To save the source | 125 |
| Editing a source record | 125 |
| To edit the contents of a source record | 125 |
| To copy a source record | 126 |
| To delete a source record | 127 |
| Selecting an existing source | 127 |
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