{"id":55406,"date":"2025-09-02T14:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/historical-facts-from-the-history-panel\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:51:13","slug":"historical-facts-from-the-history-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/historical-facts-from-the-history-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical facts from the History panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>History<\/strong> panel lets you visualize the historical events that occurred during the life of the primary person.<\/p>\n<h3>View historical facts<\/h3>\n<p>When a Heredis file is opened, the <strong>History<\/strong> tab of the work panel displays historical facts contemporary with the primary person.<br \/>\nIf you change the primary person, the <strong>History<\/strong> tab automatically updates the display accordingly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Windows History Panel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55408\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_win-en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_win-en.jpg 225w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_win-en-174x300.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>macOS History Panel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55412\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_mac-en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_mac-en.png 193w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_mac-en-126x300.png 126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Historical facts are displayed on different-colored backgrounds. Each color corresponds to a category of historical fact.<\/p>\n<p>To move around the list, click on the scroll bar or use the arrow keys on your keyboard.<br \/>\nTo consult a historical fact, select it from the list and read its details in the <strong>Summary<\/strong> work panel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55415\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/resume_histoire_mac-en-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/resume_histoire_mac-en-1.png 195w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/resume_histoire_mac-en-1-83x300.png 83w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Heredis uses a black line to highlight historical facts from the year of birth to the year of death of the primary person.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55418\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_avecdeces_mac-en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1728\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_avecdeces_mac-en.png 1728w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_avecdeces_mac-en-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_avecdeces_mac-en-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_avecdeces_mac-en-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_avecdeces_mac-en-1536x768.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1728px) 100vw, 1728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If there is only one date of birth, then the historical facts appear from the year of birth onwards, but no lines are highlighted.<\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55424\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_sansdeces_mac-en-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1723\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_sansdeces_mac-en-1.png 1723w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_sansdeces_mac-en-1-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_sansdeces_mac-en-1-1024x515.png 1024w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_sansdeces_mac-en-1-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/histoire_sansdeces_mac-en-1-1536x772.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1723px) 100vw, 1723px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Choose which history files to display<\/h3>\n<p>You can select the categories of historical facts you wish to display.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11943\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Edit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> button.<\/li>\n<li>Check the categories you wish to see and uncheck the others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Windows Category selection<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55427\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_categorie_pc-en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_categorie_pc-en.jpg 626w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_categorie_pc-en-300x104.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>macOS Category selection<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55430\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_categorie_mac-en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_categorie_mac-en.png 343w, https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/palette_histoire_categorie_mac-en-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This selection is specific to the current Heredis file and will be saved when the file is closed. You will therefore find it again the next time you open your genealogy file.<br \/>\nYou can make a different selection for each of the Heredis files you are working on.<\/p>\n<h3>Access the historical facts index<\/h3>\n<p>Historical facts and historical fact categories are linked to the software, not to your genealogy file. So you&#8217;ll have the same categories and facts for all your computer files. If you have another computer, remember to export the categories you have modified or created, and import them on the second computer.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55092\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/16-dicos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> button on Windows and <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55089\" src=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dicos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> on macOS to open the historical facts index.<br \/>\nThis index allows :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>View<\/strong> historical facts for categories delivered by default.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create new categories<\/strong> to choose which historical facts to display or not. Useful for limiting the number of historical facts in individual and family timeline, for example.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create new historical facts<\/strong> that you can add to any category, even the existing default ones.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modify<\/strong> one or more historical facts and\/or categories.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Illustrate<\/strong> historical facts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Import historical fact categories<\/strong> with associated facts for backup or exchange purposes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Export categories of<\/strong> historical facts with associated facts for backup or exchange.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delete<\/strong> historical facts and\/or categories of facts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more details on the Historical Facts index, see the article <a href=\"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/?p=55150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historical Facts index.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History panel lets you visualize the historical events that occurred during the life of the primary person. 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