I think it is easier to use option 2. with an empty Named List.

You can use the Tools > Named Lists and Flags command options. BTW: Do you know that when merging there is an option to automatically add a Source Citation to every new entry from the imported

Thanks very much to Mike, Peter and Lorna. You have givenme a lot of information and ideas on how to progress. Yes Lorna, in TMG I was able to see each person in the same census household. In TMG,

I you want to flag all the records in a project is to View>Standard Query>All Individuals then use the Gear Wheel options icon to Set Flag on all row records

An alternative approach would be to treat the file being merged in as a source, instead of using a flag.  To quote the FH help file: "In File Merging you can also treat the file being merged in as a

I’m not entirely sure but I think you can do it by adding everyone to a list and then adding a flag to everyone on that list.

Look at Tools > Named Lists and Record Flags. If you add all the individuals you want to flag to a named list, you can then set a flag on all individuals in that list.

I am on the point of merging two projects which share about 20% of individuals. I want to flag every individual in the smaller project with an indicator flag that they originate in that particular

A very useful free tool for maintaining consistent Source Citation conventions is Ancestral Sources. See https://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=ancestralsources:index It is highly customisable

Like Maureen my Citation and Sourcing had become a real rag-bag. So, a few years back, I thought the whole thing through and adopted the following practice: Managing Images for Sources &

If you can see the Census fact in the Facts tab then select it and click the Show Media image button in the centre of the toolbar below. You may need to tick the Include Citation Media or Include

Rob, Do you mean that each family member has a census fact for 1881 but you want to be able to see who else was in the same census household? Did you use 'family' census facts in TMG?  Were the

I am not familiar with TMG but I am guessing that Rob wants to see the census record showing all those present at the census. When you select the fact for the census in question, the source

Welcome to the FH community Rob. There are various family-focussed views but inevitably may be different from TMG. When you start FH it shows the Focus Window which focusses on three

Hi, I'm brand new to Family Historian. I've managed to transfer my project from TMG but am now struggling with FH. I am trying to view a family, as a family, in the 1881 Census as I could in TMG.

Hi Mike, Thank you for your response. I have managed to identify the problem, it was a faulty sensor on my printer which has now been resolved. I am extremely happy with the product and shall

Hi Lorna, Very many thanks for your advice. I've started to change names and found several which are now duplicated - but I've sorted out how to merge sources, checked and all OK. Again - many

Thank you very much to everyone who applied. We were delighted by the response which was quite a bit bigger than we had anticipated. We would very much like to accept you all but unfortunately it's

Same here re registering so not sure what to do next. Karin

Hi Simon I have filled out the application form but was unable to register at the site which was in the link. Now I am unable to return to that point How can I complete this? Sue Herrington