Originally posted by Robert Givens on: March 04, 2008, 12:27:00 AM
On March 3, 2008 the following changes were made (among others in an attempt to make nfs more functional for users):
1) Choose the Information to Display for an Individual
For deceased individuals, users can choose the name, gender, birth, christening, death, and burial information to display in the individual summary. Users, not the system, now choose the common view. These conditions apply:
Users decide which information is displayed.
Only the last change of data is preserved.
All users will see the same summary. The name in the summary will also be displayed in the pedigree.
Users can contact the last person to change summary information if that person gave contact information.
To change individual summary information:
Click the Me and My Ancestors tab.
In the Family Pedigree with Details view, go to the family tree, and click the individual you want to see.
In the Details page at the bottom of the screen, click Summary. This will show the current display.
To change displayed information, click the arrow to the right of it. Then from the information listed, click the information you want displayed. If the correct information is not listed, click the Add another . . . link at the bottom of the page to add the correct information and its source.
2) Choose Which Parents or Spouse to Keep on Display
Now when you choose which set of parents or which spouse you want displayed in your family tree, the system will keep that choice until you change it.
To choose which parents or spouse to display, follow these steps:
In the Family Pedigree with Details view, to see duplicate spouses, fathers, or mothers, click one of the following symbols:
See other parents symbol
See other spouses symbol
From the list of spouses or parents shown, click the one you want displayed.
Click the box marked with one of the following:
Always show the selected parents on my family tree.
Always show the selected spouse on my family tree.
Click the Continue button.
There are others – they are found on the home page of nfs under “What’s New”
Bob