Since completing an Ancestry DNA test I have been able to identify a number of distant cousins who have also completed a DNA test. I want to identify them in the records window and with the help of Li

How do I make hyperlinks in source citations? I can see that I can create URLs in the text from source field or in the note field but can’t seem to find any way to include the clickable link in the ac

When I merge 2 people, I'm left with an unused number. Being pedantic, I would like to use that ID number for a new person I am entering. So, a) Is there a way I can find out the numbers of the unused

What is best practice when entering dates of events? What I mean is this - if you have a birth certificate, date of birth from 1939 register and copy of GRO info. Do you enter 3 separate facts for bir

The census if you are looking at the original or a photocopy is a primary source. If it is transcribed to a database even accurately the database is a secondary source. The census had handwritten port

I have searched but cannot find how to modify the sentence structure to use the couple's first names only. To clarify, in Rootsmagic it was couple:first, and this would use the couple's first names on

I just discovered that when I generate a Chart of descendants I only see boxes and connecting lines – no text. I am using the defaults for the chart. And I am running Windows 11 and the latest version

When using "Charts" - "All Relatives - Flat", the boxes are not a great colour (purple, bright yellow etc). I've tried to find a way to change their colour but am at a loss. Can anyone help please? Th

Hi, I've lost my settings in a computer disaster, searched all the forums etc., how do I put the 'relationship to the root' person after the individuals name at the top of the property box. Thanks, Da

Following the well attended meeting last Tuesday, there will be a regular meeting every Tuesday starting at 7.30 pm (BST). The next one will be on 25 October and I will do an introduction on Data and

On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 05:07 AM, Mike Tate wrote: Looking at existing Queries is a good tactic but may not explain how & why certain codes work. See the FHUG Knowledge Base section on Searching and Q

If you were on my list you might have seen that someone suggested a separate Group on Groups.io, say family-historian-new-users@groups.io. I'm not sure how set about it, but let me start by saying "Wh

When I've asked questions, there have been a number of comments from others who said they were also new to FH. I'm wondering whether it would be worth having a zoom meeting say monthly or even weekly

I tend to put the make up of the household in the Fact Note for the head of household ("Head, Wife, 2 Daughters, Son, Lodger"), then in the Fact Note for the individual I put "with parents" etc. or in

FYI - Jane Taubman is giving another presentation to the Arlington RUG on "Family Historian Charts" next month on 12 Nov 2022 @ 11 am US Eastern Standard Time. The RUG is a TMG Users group which has b

Hello all, I started today to include some digitized historical documents from "Torre do Tombo" archive, which have an online service to order documents (https://crav.arquivos.pt). I'm guessing what w

I am trying to learn Lua and FH functions so I can write a plugin. Is there a reference manual that lists all the FH function that are available like fhMessageBoc. I have looked but have not found suc

I am sure this has been asked before but I have had a look at both the KB & the Forum & got myself completely confused. I run my FH programme on a desktop and a laptop & the actual Project data is on

I have a FILE STATISTICS report chapter included in a Project Book I have created. The book Table of Contents, (ToC), lists the chapter title as "File Statistics", as expected. However, the actual rep

I am using version 6 which hs been updated to the latest update. I am really not very confident about following the procedures for the back up and restore plug in prior to migration. Do I presume that