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Family Timeline: Grouping
 Family Timeline: Grouping 150 150 Heredis Help Knowledgebase
Be it for direct-line ancestors only, or for your extended family, or, as another example, for the primary person’s ancestors […] read more
Family Timeline: Smart Search
 Family Timeline: Smart Search 150 150 Heredis Help Knowledgebase
Since Heredis 2026, Family Chronology becomes Family Timeline. Be it for direct-line ancestors only, or for your extended family, or […] read more
Add several sets of parents
 Add several sets of parents 150 150 Heredis Help Knowledgebase

It is common to have several sets of parents. Until Heredis 2025, you had to choose which parents to enter and indicate the other parents as related persons. Since Heredis…

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The Dynamic Ancestors Wheel
 The Dynamic Ancestors Wheel 150 150 Heredis Help Knowledgebase
Starting with Heredis 2021, a new tab is now available: the Graphs tab. There, you will find a wheel-shaped graph. […] read more
Alternate names
 Alternate names 150 150 Heredis Help Knowledgebase
Our ancestors may have had several first and last names. […] read more
Family Timeline: Historical facts
 Family Timeline: Historical facts 150 150 Heredis Help Knowledgebase

Since Heredis 2026, the family chronology has had a name change. It is now called Family Timeline. In fact, since Heredis 2026, it has been possible to display historical facts…

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Historical facts from the History panel
 Historical facts from the History panel 150 150 Heredis Help Knowledgebase

The History panel lets you visualize the historical events that occurred during the life of the primary person. View historical facts When a Heredis file is opened, the History tab…

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Smart Search
 Smart Search 150 150 Heredis Help Knowledgebase
Smart Search This function allows you to find specific data in your genealogy by combining different search criteria; […] read more
Export a personal or family timeline or wheel for printing
 Export a personal or family timeline or wheel for printing 150 150 Heredis Help Knowledgebase

You can create personal timeline, family timeline and wheels. See the articles Personal timeline, Family timeline: interface overview, Dynamic ancestrors wheel, Descendants wheel, Mixed wheels, Location wheels. Since Heredis 2026,…

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Enter simple, double-barreled or multiple surnames
 Enter simple, double-barreled or multiple surnames 150 150 Heredis Help Knowledgebase

Heredis lets you enter a wide range of data. These include surnames. Heredis therefore includes a Surname field in the data entry form for a person. See the following articles…

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