I wish to thank all respondents to my query re OneDrive, your help has given me confidence to go ahead with a revamp of my files, I will let you know the final result. Once again thank you. John On 24 Nov 2014, at 17:22, John Payne via <[email protected]> wrote: > I have copied my project to OneDrive and attempting to syncronize to OneDrive when saving my project but with no success. > I am using Windows 8.1 and have setup via Settings, all my Sync settings are showing on. > Is it possibility that Family Historian is a 32 bit program, my projects folder is located in C:\Users\Public folder. > I do not wish to work directly entering to OneDrive as I wish to have the versatility to take my laptop to show my family tree to relatives who do not have access to the web. > Any answers will be appreciated. > > John > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mike I use Windows 7 and Dropbox with FH 5. Does the same principle apply please? Sue Herrington Notts -----Original Message----- From: Beryl & Mike Tate via Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 10:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FHU] Synchronizing Project to OneDrive John, Family Historian is a 32-bit program but that has no impact on OneDrive synchronisation. By default in Windows 8.1 the OneDrive folders and files are "online-only" in the cloud storage. But if you "make available offline" then they exist both on your PC and in the OneDrive cloud. This latter mode is the default for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. See http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/onedrive-online-available-offline Once "available offline" you can alter your default FH Projects folder to be within the OneDrive folder. Then you do NOT need Internet access to use FH and access all your OneDrive folders and files. Synchronisation with OneDrive will resume next time you connect to the Internet. See http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=fhugdownloads:contents:microsoft_skydrive Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: [FHU] Synchronizing Project to OneDrive I have copied my project to OneDrive and attempting to syncronize to OneDrive when saving my project but with no success. I am using Windows 8.1 and have setup via Settings, all my Sync settings are showing on. Is it possibility that Family Historian is a 32 bit program, my projects folder is located in C:\Users\Public folder. I do not wish to work directly entering to OneDrive as I wish to have the versatility to take my laptop to show my family tree to relatives who do not have access to the web. John ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

John, Family Historian is a 32-bit program but that has no impact on OneDrive synchronisation. By default in Windows 8.1 the OneDrive folders and files are "online-only" in the cloud storage. But if you "make available offline" then they exist both on your PC and in the OneDrive cloud. This latter mode is the default for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. See http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/onedrive-online-available-offline Once "available offline" you can alter your default FH Projects folder to be within the OneDrive folder. Then you do NOT need Internet access to use FH and access all your OneDrive folders and files. Synchronisation with OneDrive will resume next time you connect to the Internet. See http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=fhugdownloads:contents:microsoft_skydrive Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: [FHU] Synchronizing Project to OneDrive I have copied my project to OneDrive and attempting to syncronize to OneDrive when saving my project but with no success. I am using Windows 8.1 and have setup via Settings, all my Sync settings are showing on. Is it possibility that Family Historian is a 32 bit program, my projects folder is located in C:\Users\Public folder. I do not wish to work directly entering to OneDrive as I wish to have the versatility to take my laptop to show my family tree to relatives who do not have access to the web. John

My desktop computer is Win7 and laptop Win8.1 (with FH5) and OneDrive is loaded on both with the FH projects folder. The file path has to point to the OneDrive folder by changing the location in the Project Window on start up. It works well unless I haven't used it for awhile when I have to sign in to OneDrive to 'wake it up'! Paul -----Original Message----- From: John Payne via Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 5:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [FHU] Synchronizing Project to OneDrive I have copied my project to OneDrive and attempting to syncronize to OneDrive when saving my project but with no success. I am using Windows 8.1 and have setup via Settings, all my Sync settings are showing on. Is it possibility that Family Historian is a 32 bit program, my projects folder is located in C:\Users\Public folder. I do not wish to work directly entering to OneDrive as I wish to have the versatility to take my laptop to show my family tree to relatives who do not have access to the web. Any answers will be appreciated. John ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I maintain my project on my hard-drive (D: in my case) but periodically use SyncToy to sync my D: to my OneDrive (this is a manually done one direction sync only). Part of this is due to a fuzzy understanding on my part of whether the C: version of OneDrive really exists on my C: or whether it's just a link. I avoid such a question by my method. Adrian On 24/11/2014 17:22, John Payne via wrote: > I have copied my project to OneDrive and attempting to syncronize to OneDrive when saving my project but with no success. > ...

I have copied my project to OneDrive and attempting to syncronize to OneDrive when saving my project but with no success. I am using Windows 8.1 and have setup via Settings, all my Sync settings are showing on. Is it possibility that Family Historian is a 32 bit program, my projects folder is located in C:\Users\Public folder. I do not wish to work directly entering to OneDrive as I wish to have the versatility to take my laptop to show my family tree to relatives who do not have access to the web. Any answers will be appreciated. John

Alan, If you always use your custom colours for the same purpose, then you could save a diagram as a custom diagram TYPE, with a suitable name. Next time you open FH, use View > Custom Diagram Types and select your chosen type. You will then be prompted to select a diagram root, and the diagram will open with your chosen colour scheme. However you will need to save a sample of each diagram type you use (Ancestor, Descendant, Ancestor and Descendant, All Relatives). And if you want to use the same custom colours for anything else you will still need to copy them back into the colour palette. Lorna On 23/11/2014 20:14, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Lorna > Thanks for the advice. I have a colour for Direct Line Male boxes and > Direct Line Female boxes. I will just have to keep on re-entering the > colours at each start up but it was worth enquiring. > Thanks for a fast reply. > Alan >

Thanks, Mike -----Original Message----- From: Beryl & Mike Tate via Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FHU] Root Hi Dennis, The 'Records Window' always displays a [+] in front of every entry to allow you to expand the entry to see the details. Presumably you have unticked the "Tools > Preferences > Records Window > Display individuals surname first in main list". The default setting is ticked to display SURNAME first. In any Window, including the 'Records Window', if you click on any column heading, the rows are sorted according to the contents of that column. So they can be in Individual Records Name order, or Record Id order, Updated order, etc. I suspect you have clicked a column heading such that it brings your entry to the top. Click the Individual Records column heading and they will be back in Surname order. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: [FHU] Root My name is Dennis Hawkins and I am the root in my tree. My name usually appears alphabetically in the Hawkins part of the records list. Suddenly it appears at the top of the Hawkins part with a plus sign in front of my Christian name. This certainly isn’t a problem but I’m just curious as to why this has suddenly happened. Presumably some button I pressed! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4223/8617 - Release Date: 11/23/14

Hi Dennis, The 'Records Window' always displays a [+] in front of every entry to allow you to expand the entry to see the details. Presumably you have unticked the "Tools > Preferences > Records Window > Display individuals surname first in main list". The default setting is ticked to display SURNAME first. In any Window, including the 'Records Window', if you click on any column heading, the rows are sorted according to the contents of that column. So they can be in Individual Records Name order, or Record Id order, Updated order, etc. I suspect you have clicked a column heading such that it brings your entry to the top. Click the Individual Records column heading and they will be back in Surname order. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: [FHU] Root My name is Dennis Hawkins and I am the root in my tree. My name usually appears alphabetically in the Hawkins part of the records list. Suddenly it appears at the top of the Hawkins part with a plus sign in front of my Christian name. This certainly isn’t a problem but I’m just curious as to why this has suddenly happened. Presumably some button I pressed!

Lorna, you're absolutely right! I feel such a fool. One of the great things about FH is the wonderful speedy hekp we get. Thank you Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Lorna Craig via Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FHU] Root Check the Property Box for your own record. Have you accidentally added a plus sign at the start of your first name? A plus sign will be sorted before any alphabetic characters, so that would explain why your name is appearing before any other Hawkins records when the list is sorted alphabetically. Lorna On 23/11/2014 20:51, Dennis Hawkins via wrote: > My name is Dennis Hawkins and I am the root in my tree. My name usually > appears alphabetically in the Hawkins part of the records list. Suddenly > it appears at the top of the Hawkins part with a plus sign in front of my > Chriatian name. This certainly isn’t a problem but I’m just curious as to > why this has suddenly happened. Presumably some button I pressed! > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4223/8617 - Release Date: 11/23/14

Check the Property Box for your own record. Have you accidentally added a plus sign at the start of your first name? A plus sign will be sorted before any alphabetic characters, so that would explain why your name is appearing before any other Hawkins records when the list is sorted alphabetically. Lorna On 23/11/2014 20:51, Dennis Hawkins via wrote: > My name is Dennis Hawkins and I am the root in my tree. My name usually appears alphabetically in the Hawkins part of the records list. Suddenly it appears at the top of the Hawkins part with a plus sign in front of my Chriatian name. This certainly isn’t a problem but I’m just curious as to why this has suddenly happened. Presumably some button I pressed! >

Could someone please help me. I am receiving messages twice but if I unsubscribe I don't receive any messages - HELP Cheers from Valerie in sunny Sydney -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard HE Honey via Sent: Monday, 17 November 2014 5:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [FHU] Creating a Book Hi, My son has been Married & Divorced twice, to the same woman Spouse 1. He has married & is now separated to Spouse 2. He is now living with a (divorced) partner. This lady is shown as ‘Unmarried Couple’ to my son and no relation to the ‘source person’ which is me (my son’s father) My problem is that when I create a book the three woman are shown as Spouse 1 – Spouse 2 – & the unmarried woman as Spouse 3. This not correct as she has never been married to my son. How do I show the correct, ‘unmarried couple’ detail in the Book format? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

My name is Dennis Hawkins and I am the root in my tree. My name usually appears alphabetically in the Hawkins part of the records list. Suddenly it appears at the top of the Hawkins part with a plus sign in front of my Chriatian name. This certainly isn’t a problem but I’m just curious as to why this has suddenly happened. Presumably some button I pressed!

Hi Lorna Thanks for the advice. I have a colour for Direct Line Male boxes and Direct Line Female boxes. I will just have to keep on re-entering the colours at each start up but it was worth enquiring. Thanks for a fast reply. Alan -----Original Message----- From: Lorna Craig via Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 6:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FHU] Custom Clolours Hi Alan, Unfortunately there is some inconsistency in the cutom colour palettes used in FH. On 23/11/2014 17:21, alanc via wrote: > Hi > I have set up a couple of custom colours in the box format of the chart > section. My problem is that each time I shut down and restart FH I have to > reinstate my colours again. Is there any way of setting and keeping the > colours permanently in position at every restart? > Alan > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Alan, Unfortunately there is some inconsistency in the cutom colour palettes used in FH. The Custom Colours that can be saved permanently in a custom colour palette are those used in: Diagram Options > General tab > Sundry Colours and Diagram Options > General tab > Background > Options A separate custom colour palette, called 'Custom Colors' (American spelling, even when the language preference is set to UK) is used for all of the following: Insert into Diagram > (shape, line, etc) > Format > Line and Fill Color Diagram Options > General tab > Relationship descriptions > Font > Colour Diagram Options > General tab > No-offspring marker > Options Color Diagram Options > General tab > Check for Duplicates > Options > Edit Line/Fill Color Diagram Options > General tab > Number out-of-sequence spouses > Font > Colour Diagram Options > Text tab Edit Text Scheme: Font Edit > << Select > Colour Diagram Options > Boxes tab Edit Features for Box Fill, Box Line & Text Colour Diagram Options > Lines tab Normal/Crossing Lines colour The colours selected for this palette are available for the duration of the session using FH but the palette cannot be saved beyond the current session. They can be retrieved by keeping note of the numerical values of Hue, Sat, Lum, Red, Green, Blue but this is cumbersome. Alternatively, save a chart which uses your colours and then open that chart next time and copy the colours back into the custom colour palette. This issue has been reported to Calico Pie and a wish list item has been raised for all colour options to be saveable, so hopefully it will be sorted one day. Lorna On 23/11/2014 17:21, alanc via wrote: > Hi > I have set up a couple of custom colours in the box format of the chart section. My problem is that each time I shut down and restart FH I have to reinstate my colours again. Is there any way of setting and keeping the colours permanently in position at every restart? > Alan > >

Hi I have set up a couple of custom colours in the box format of the chart section. My problem is that each time I shut down and restart FH I have to reinstate my colours again. Is there any way of setting and keeping the colours permanently in position at every restart? Alan

Hi FHU_Help Once again you have sorted out - & put me on the right track - with my 'Booklet Printing' problems. All clear now & putting, your good advice, into practice with promising results. Thanks again. Richard HE Honey

To add a little more explanation: 1. When viewing Book click on 'Go To Page' on the right, which in the popup window explains 'All Pages' and 'Numbered Pages'. 2. There will often be a blank page between 'Table of Contents' and first 'Chapter' as explained in the Help for Item Settings: "Start on: Specify here whether you want the item to start on a new page, on a new odd-numbered page, or continue on the same page. The first chapter must always start on a new odd page, regardless of this setting. This is because page numbers start at 1 for the first page of the first chapter, and odd page numbers must always be on right-side pages (this is another industry standard)." So if the 'Table of Contents' ends on page iii there must be a blank page iv before the first 'Chapter'. 3. Use 'Edit Book > Book Settings > Format' tab. 4. I am not quite sure what you mean, but on the above Format tab, in the 'Hdg Style' for each Level you can set 'Gap Above Hdg' and also 'Keep With Next' a number of lines that with some adjustment may give what you want. 5. I am not sure what you mean by printed as a 'Booklet'. Do you mean reorganising the pages so two A5 pages are printed side by side on A4 and repeated on the back, such that the sheets can be stapled together as an A5 booklet? If so, Word 2000 cannot do that. See http://word.tips.net/T003927_Booklet_Printing_in_Word.html. If your Printer can't help, I presume you were expecting to do it in Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can output PDF from Word 2000 by using a free PDF Creator. See http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=fhugdownloads:pdfcreate. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jane Taubman via Sent: 21 November 2014 16:07 To: Richard HE Honey; family-historian-users Subject: Re: [FHU] Help with a Booklet publication. On 21 November 2014 13:18, Richard HE Honey via < [email protected]> wrote: > 1. Although the 'Page Total' shows 24 - the last page is page numbered > 20. Why is this? > > In common with normal books the pages are numbered from the first content page. So Title pages, Table of Content pages are not numbered > 2. Turning the page counter showing 4, this page is blank & showing no > page number. How do I remove this blank page? > I suspect you have told the report to start on a left facing page, change it to right if you want to start on the right. > > 3. The size of the text is too small. How can this be increased to > provide a more comfortable read? > Use the Format tab to select the font size > > 4. How can I stop a page 'bleeding' into the next one, i.e. by imposing a > 'page break'? > You can't embed page breaks. > > 5. If I can only do these changes by saving the book as a rtf file & > using a word processor, can it then be printed as a booklet? (I only have > Word 2000) > Probably if Word 2000 supports it or if your Printer driver supports it (assuming you are printing it yourself). Chapter 18 of the Book which can be accessed from the help menu covers most of this in great detail so you may find it helpful to review that chapter along with chapter 17 for report customisation. -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

On 21 November 2014 13:18, Richard HE Honey via < [email protected]> wrote: > 1. Although the ‘Page Total’ shows 24 - the last page is page numbered > 20. Why is this? > > In common with normal books the pages are numbered from the first content page. So Title pages, Table of Content pages are not numbered > 2. Turning the page counter showing 4, this page is blank & showing no > page number. How do I remove this blank page? > I suspect you have told the report to start on a left facing page, change it to right if you want to start on the right. > > 3. The size of the text is too small. How can this be increased to > provide a more comfortable read? > Use the Format tab to select the font size > > 4. How can I stop a page ‘bleeding’ into the next one, i.e. by imposing a > ‘page break’? > You can't embed page breaks. > > 5. If I can only do these changes by saving the book as a rtf file & > using a word processor, can it then be printed as a booklet? (I only have > Word 2000) > Probably if Word 2000 supports it or if your Printer driver supports it (assuming you are printing it yourself). Chapter 18 of the Book which can be accessed from the help menu covers most of this in great detail so you may find it helpful to review that chapter along with chapter 17 for report customisation. -- Jane. Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk

Dear FH-Help I have created a 24 pg. booklet & hope you can help me with some difficulties. 1. Although the ‘Page Total’ shows 24 - the last page is page numbered 20. Why is this? 2. Turning the page counter showing 4, this page is blank & showing no page number. How do I remove this blank page? 3. The size of the text is too small. How can this be increased to provide a more comfortable read? 4. How can I stop a page ‘bleeding’ into the next one, i.e. by imposing a ‘page break’? 5. If I can only do these changes by saving the book as a rtf file & using a word processor, can it then be printed as a booklet? (I only have Word 2000) or can it be reverted back to a pdf & use my Adobe PDF Reader or even bring it back into Family Historian? Many thanks for your previous help. Gratefully yours, Richard HE Honey.