Research of Branches

The Branches panel allows you to memorize the different family branches as a base for your research and its evolution.

If the Branches panel is not open, it will be displayed and updated by clicking

• the  Display Family Branch icon on the Search tab > Search Wizard of the pri­mary person displayed.
• or click on on the left of the name of the person whose branch is displayed.

This function allow you to work through each family branch and carry out all the necessary research.

Click the Ancestors or  Descendants button to display the required lineage in the Branches panel.

Each person displayed in the branch has an icon showing the com­pleteness of data for the three main life events: Birth or Baptism in violet / Marriage in yellow / Death or Burial in black . Double-click any person to display the details. A simple click displays the summary in the summary panel.

You have a display filter available in a pop-up menu. You may choose between All people, Treetops, Hide Complete Persons, Search Status is ‘Search Record’, Complete Persons Only and Sort by Change Date. As an example, you will display Complete Persons Only to display a positive status of your work on this branch. If you Hide Complete Persons, you will have a clear idea of the work still to be done on the branch.

(Mac) Display criteria in the Branches tab.

(Windows) Display criteria in the Branches tab.

If you decide that there is much more work to be done on the descendants of a given ancestor, you may select Memorize This Branch from the pop-up menu.

The list of persons displayed in the pop-up menu corresponds to the family branches you will have memorized, both ancestors and descendants. Select the name to redisplay the memorized branch.

When you select a memorized branch from the pop-up menu, it will replace the previous branch displayed. You may also display the branch of the primary person by clicking the button to the left of the pop-up menu.

Do not overlook to suppress the memorized branch once you have finished your research of this lineage. Open the pop-up menu and select Clear This Branch.