Try File > Backup; the Backup format is a zip file.

Many FTP programs prefer files to be uploaded in a Zip archive. Although, obviously, the user can create one, it would be really good if there was an option to create one directly from FH.

Thank you Lorna; thank you Mike. Of course! What a plonker I am! I must say, I've been using FH since its first version way back when, and I must have seen

If you don't want the ages to be displayed in the Focus window, click the small 'Customize View' link at the top right and untick Ages, then click OK. (You can also get to this Preferences

That calculated (age: xx) today is replaced by (aged xx) when a Death or Burial event is added. Note the small difference in format between (age: xx) today and (aged xx) at death.

FH is displaying a calculated current age based on their birth date (just as it displays a calculated date for every other event in their life (where an explicit date isn't provided) if you to to the

I've just experienced what appears to be a bug in the latest version of FH - 7.0.7 I was adding two children to the couple shown on the screen shot below. As soon as I added the

I have changed the colours of my branches to differentiate between them, if that is any help.

If you simply want to make the branches more spatially distinct you can use the Movement Control Box to move branches further apart from each other. Click the third icon from the right in the diagram

The answer is no, but I’m not sure I understand how it would work or why it is needed. Are you saying you want a line between every ancestral and descendant branch however complex the

Does Family Historian have a feature where a dividing line can automatically be drawn to divide between branches on a family tree?

Thanks Mike, I'll try it out. Stuart Ross

Hi Stuart, There are a number of possibilities. You can use the ‘Diagram > Save Diagram As’ options and save it as an image file (JPG/PNG) or as a PDF file. Then at Step 4 – Add Items for

I cannot figure out how to incorporate the family history diagram/chart into my website. I am all ready to publish except for that. Any help, please!

Thanks Jane, I will see how far I get by modifying these reports. I found this thread https://fhug.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18400 which is more or less the same issue., and not too promising Jan

You could use a descendant outline report from the publish options and change the settings to include less information, or customise the Waterfall chart to use a more compact text scheme.

I often create PDFs or printouts with "Charts -> Pedigree Chart..." when working on something, they are compact and uncluttered: I have not found such a chart for descendants. The nearest I've found

Mike Thanks - that's what I wanted. Brian

=RecordId(GetRecord(%FACT%))

Hi Can someone help me with the relevant syntax to add the ID of the individual found by the "ContainsText_Date_Fact" query (which I believe I downloaded from FHUG a while ago).