How Do You Relate?

To make changes to an existing person, use the Search tab to locate the individual, then click on the "Edit" link next to that individual.

Notes, citations and associations may be linked to events or to the person in general by clicking on the associated icons at the top of the page or next to each event. "More" information for an event may also be added for an event by clicking on the "Plus" icon. When items exist in any of these categories, the corresponding icons will feature a green dot in the upper right corner. For more information on each category, see the Help links that become visible when the icons are clicked.

To add or manage additional events, click on the "Add New" button next to Other Events. See the Help link there for more information on adding new events. Once an event has been added, a short summary will be displayed in a table under the "Add New" button. Action buttons for each event allow you to edit or delete the event, or add notes or citations. The order in which the events are displayed is determined by date (if applicable), and by the event types' assigned priority (when no date is associated). This priority may be changed when editing the event types.

Note: Notes, source citations, associations, "Other" events and "More" information for standard events are all saved automatically. Other changes (e.g., to the Name or standard events) can be saved by clicking on the Save button at the bottom of the page, or by clicking on the Save icon at the top of the page. The Tree and Person ID cannot be changed.

If the current individual has parents, a Parents section will be present under the Events section. It will start out collapsed and will indicate the number of parent sets in parentheses. To expand the section and view all sets of parents, click on the word "Parents" or the arrow next to it. Some information, including the nature of the relationship between the current individual and each set of parents, may be edited in each block. When your mouse pointer is over a set of parents, an Unlink option will be visible in the upper right corner. Click that link to unlink the current individual from that set of parents.

(*If the individual has no parents linked to him/her, but you want to add them see below)

If the current individual has at least one spouse or partner, a Spouses/Partners section will be present under the Parents section. It will start out collapsed and will indicate the number of spouses/partners in parentheses. To expand the section and view all spouses or partners, click on the words "Spouses/Parters" or the arrow next to them. When your mouse pointer is over a spouse/partner, an Unlink option will be visible in the upper right corner. Click that link to unlink the current individual from that spouse or partner.

(*If the individual has no spouse linked to him/her, but you want to add a spouse see below)

If more than one spouse or set of parents exists, you may change the order by "dragging" the blocks up and down. To drag, click your mouse on the "Drag" box and hold down the button, then move your mouse up or down on the page. Let go of the mouse button when the block appears in the desired location. Sorting changes are saved automatically.

In the spouse area, you will notice that a list of children appear below them. To add or sort children, click on the Family ID no. directly above the spouse's name. If there is more than one spouse, click on the family ID number above the spouse who is the parent of the children you want to add. A form appears that allows you to add children. If they are already in the database, click on "find." If they are not in the database, click on "new."

*LINKING

*If the individual has no parents/spouses linked to him/her, it is possible to add them from this form. At the bottom of the "edit" form, note the possible selections which are:

On save:
Go to new family with current individual (IXXXXX) as child
Go to new family with current individual (IXXXXX) as father

(other options are return to return to the same page, to make more changes or to return to an individuals page.)

If you want to add parents to the individual, selected the first button, "as child", or if you want to add a spouse and/or children select "as father". This will bring up a form to edit family information. Please check to see whether the individual you want to link already exists by clicking the "find" button. If they are not in the database, click the new button.

NEED MORE HELP? At the top of every "edit" form, is a help link that has information specific to the area you are trying to make a change to.