Hello Mike, Firstly, you are absolutely not butting in. I really appreciate the help you have given in the past, here and on the forum. I have downloaded many of the help files and have to tell you that at first they were not the easiest instructions to follow. I have followed the instructions from Brian (who you have conversed with on another thread), which contained screen shots, on how to create a custom attribute and it is only now, after using these instructions, that I understand the help files. They are now perfectly clear. I wonder if it's possible for future help files to include screen shots? Please tell me I'm not the only one having problems following help files! Regards, Diane On 22 January 2016 at 13:41, Beryl & Mike Tate via <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Excuse me butting in, but I suggest you wait until more familiar with FH before using some of the more advanced features. > One snag with linked Word or PDF documents is that they do not get included in Reports. > > May I suggest you join the FHUG for free at http://www.fhug.org.uk/ where there are Q& A Forums, Knowledge Base, free Downloads, all > with screenshots, video tutorials, and much more. > > There is a special section for newcomers to get you up the learning curve more quickly: > http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:key_features_for_newcomers > > Also a tutorial on creating To Do Lists plus free downloads to set them up: > http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:create_work_in_progress_or_research_to_do_lists > > Regards, Mike Tate > > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List & Wordprocessor > > Guy, > > That would be useful but can you give instructions on how to do it? > You're talking to a bit of a novice here and I've only had FH for a couple of weeks so am not familiar with the program yet. > > Regards, > > Diane > > > On 22 January 2016 at 12:59, Guy Etchells via <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> On 20/01/2016 16:02, ancestry@faulder.org.uk via wrote: >>> On 20/01/2016 13:28, Diane Gaskell via wrote: >>>> I feel that whoever came up with a "word processor" attached to the program, would be on to a winner. >>> It would be so useful if notes could hold formatted text - even basic formatting (bold, italic, underline, basic billetting, as > in most email systems) would be useful, but I suspect that the sort of text editor code found on most blogging software could be > incorporated (given appropriate licensing and software development) to give fuller functionality. >>> >>> David >>> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Excuse me butting in, but I suggest you wait until more familiar with FH before using some of the more advanced features. One snag with linked Word or PDF documents is that they do not get included in Reports. May I suggest you join the FHUG for free at http://www.fhug.org.uk/ where there are Q& A Forums, Knowledge Base, free Downloads, all with screenshots, video tutorials, and much more. There is a special section for newcomers to get you up the learning curve more quickly: http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:key_features_for_newcomers Also a tutorial on creating To Do Lists plus free downloads to set them up: http://www.fhug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=how_to:create_work_in_progress_or_research_to_do_lists Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List & Wordprocessor Guy, That would be useful but can you give instructions on how to do it? You're talking to a bit of a novice here and I've only had FH for a couple of weeks so am not familiar with the program yet. Regards, Diane On 22 January 2016 at 12:59, Guy Etchells via <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > On 20/01/2016 16:02, ancestry@faulder.org.uk via wrote: >> On 20/01/2016 13:28, Diane Gaskell via wrote: >>> I feel that whoever came up with a "word processor" attached to the program, would be on to a winner. >> It would be so useful if notes could hold formatted text - even basic formatting (bold, italic, underline, basic billetting, as in most email systems) would be useful, but I suspect that the sort of text editor code found on most blogging software could be incorporated (given appropriate licensing and software development) to give fuller functionality. >> >> David >>

Thanks Diane I've emailed Mike with a copy of the instruction for his guidance, in the meantime yes please send it to me, you never know. Regards Brian -----Original Message----- From: Diane Gaskell via Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 1:14 PM To: Beryl & Mike Tate ; Toni Pralle via Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List Brian, I've saved your email to me as a pdf. I can forward it to you privately to upload to the Forum if that is allowed. I use strong virus protection if that is an issue for the forum. Diane On 22 January 2016 at 10:11, Beryl & Mike Tate via <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > The FHUG Forum postings should support most screenshot image formats > (JPEG, JPG, PNG, GIF, TGA, TIF, TIFF). > There is a file size limit of 256 Kbytes, but that is enough for most > screenshots, and any larger will be too big to view easily. > Remember to not only 'Browse' to select the file, but also click the 'Add > the file' button. > > Very long postings are difficult to follow, so describe the process in > steps with up to 3 attachments per step. > Just keep adding steps by Replying to your own posting. > The snag with postings is that after a while they may become difficult to > find. > > SO ALTERNATIVELY, add an article to the FHUG Knowledge Base linked to the > existing article. > Perhaps a reference to a Worked Example from the Custom Attributes > Approach section. > The Knowledge Base has less restrictions on images, and is easier to > structure a tutorial. > I am happy to guide you and edit your entry if you get stuck. > > Regards, Mike Tate > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List > > Hi Mike > > I have managed to come up with a To Do list which serves my needs using > Custom Attributes and a Custom Query. > > As suggested I was hoping to put the process on FHUG forums but it is very > image heavy in terms on screen shots as I find this one > of the easiest ways of imparting information particularly to people who > may feel unsure of their way round FH. > > I've sent personal emails to both Diane & Nicola which incorporated all > the graphics and they have been most grateful. However I > can't seem to get my > images(attachments) saved onto the forum and it limits me to 3 attachments > anyway. > > Any thoughts on how I can get my illustrated process onto the forum? > > Regards > Brian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Beryl & Mike Tate via > Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List > > There have been many threads on this topic in the FHUG Forums, but if you > cannot find one, feel free to start a new thread. > > Also there is an FHUG Knowledge Base article on To Do Lists using a Custom > Attribute with examples of a Query, two Reports, and > Property Box custom tab. > > Regards, Mike Tate > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com 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: 2015.0.6176 / Virus Database: 4522/11457 - Release Date: 01/22/16

Brian, I've saved your email to me as a pdf. I can forward it to you privately to upload to the Forum if that is allowed. I use strong virus protection if that is an issue for the forum. Diane On 22 January 2016 at 10:11, Beryl & Mike Tate via <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > The FHUG Forum postings should support most screenshot image formats (JPEG, JPG, PNG, GIF, TGA, TIF, TIFF). > There is a file size limit of 256 Kbytes, but that is enough for most screenshots, and any larger will be too big to view easily. > Remember to not only 'Browse' to select the file, but also click the 'Add the file' button. > > Very long postings are difficult to follow, so describe the process in steps with up to 3 attachments per step. > Just keep adding steps by Replying to your own posting. > The snag with postings is that after a while they may become difficult to find. > > SO ALTERNATIVELY, add an article to the FHUG Knowledge Base linked to the existing article. > Perhaps a reference to a Worked Example from the Custom Attributes Approach section. > The Knowledge Base has less restrictions on images, and is easier to structure a tutorial. > I am happy to guide you and edit your entry if you get stuck. > > Regards, Mike Tate > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List > > Hi Mike > > I have managed to come up with a To Do list which serves my needs using Custom Attributes and a Custom Query. > > As suggested I was hoping to put the process on FHUG forums but it is very image heavy in terms on screen shots as I find this one > of the easiest ways of imparting information particularly to people who may feel unsure of their way round FH. > > I've sent personal emails to both Diane & Nicola which incorporated all the graphics and they have been most grateful. However I > can't seem to get my > images(attachments) saved onto the forum and it limits me to 3 attachments anyway. > > Any thoughts on how I can get my illustrated process onto the forum? > > Regards > Brian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Beryl & Mike Tate via > Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List > > There have been many threads on this topic in the FHUG Forums, but if you cannot find one, feel free to start a new thread. > > Also there is an FHUG Knowledge Base article on To Do Lists using a Custom Attribute with examples of a Query, two Reports, and > Property Box custom tab. > > Regards, Mike Tate > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Guy, That would be useful but can you give instructions on how to do it? You're talking to a bit of a novice here and I've only had FH for a couple of weeks so am not familiar with the program yet. Regards, Diane On 22 January 2016 at 12:59, Guy Etchells via <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > On 20/01/2016 16:02, ancestry@faulder.org.uk via wrote: >> On 20/01/2016 13:28, Diane Gaskell via wrote: >>> I feel that whoever came up with a "word processor" attached to the >>> program, would be on to a winner. >> It would be so useful if notes could hold formatted text - even basic >> formatting (bold, italic, underline, basic billetting, as in most email >> systems) would be useful, but I suspect that the sort of text editor >> code found on most blogging software could be incorporated (given >> appropriate licensing and software development) to give fuller >> functionality. >> >> David >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > Many FH programs allow notes to be written on an external word processor > such as Word then stored in a file linked to the FH program. > Cheers > Guy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 20/01/2016 16:02, ancestry@faulder.org.uk via wrote: > On 20/01/2016 13:28, Diane Gaskell via wrote: >> I feel that whoever came up with a "word processor" attached to the >> program, would be on to a winner. > It would be so useful if notes could hold formatted text - even basic > formatting (bold, italic, underline, basic billetting, as in most email > systems) would be useful, but I suspect that the sort of text editor > code found on most blogging software could be incorporated (given > appropriate licensing and software development) to give fuller > functionality. > > David > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Many FH programs allow notes to be written on an external word processor such as Word then stored in a file linked to the FH program. Cheers Guy

The FHUG Forum postings should support most screenshot image formats (JPEG, JPG, PNG, GIF, TGA, TIF, TIFF). There is a file size limit of 256 Kbytes, but that is enough for most screenshots, and any larger will be too big to view easily. Remember to not only 'Browse' to select the file, but also click the 'Add the file' button. Very long postings are difficult to follow, so describe the process in steps with up to 3 attachments per step. Just keep adding steps by Replying to your own posting. The snag with postings is that after a while they may become difficult to find. SO ALTERNATIVELY, add an article to the FHUG Knowledge Base linked to the existing article. Perhaps a reference to a Worked Example from the Custom Attributes Approach section. The Knowledge Base has less restrictions on images, and is easier to structure a tutorial. I am happy to guide you and edit your entry if you get stuck. Regards, Mike Tate -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List Hi Mike I have managed to come up with a To Do list which serves my needs using Custom Attributes and a Custom Query. As suggested I was hoping to put the process on FHUG forums but it is very image heavy in terms on screen shots as I find this one of the easiest ways of imparting information particularly to people who may feel unsure of their way round FH. I've sent personal emails to both Diane & Nicola which incorporated all the graphics and they have been most grateful. However I can't seem to get my images(attachments) saved onto the forum and it limits me to 3 attachments anyway. Any thoughts on how I can get my illustrated process onto the forum? Regards Brian -----Original Message----- From: Beryl & Mike Tate via Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List There have been many threads on this topic in the FHUG Forums, but if you cannot find one, feel free to start a new thread. Also there is an FHUG Knowledge Base article on To Do Lists using a Custom Attribute with examples of a Query, two Reports, and Property Box custom tab. Regards, Mike Tate

Hi Mike I have managed to come up with a To Do list which serves my needs using Custom Attributes and a Custom Query. As suggested I was hoping to put the process on FHUG forums but it is very image heavy in terms on screen shots as I find this one of the easiest ways of imparting information particularly to people who may feel unsure of their way round FH. I've sent personal emails to both Diane & Nicola which incorporated all the graphics and they have been most grateful. However I can't seem to get my images(attachments) saved onto the forum and it limits me to 3 attachments anyway. Any thoughts on how I can get my illustrated process onto the forum? Regards Brian -----Original Message----- From: Beryl & Mike Tate via Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 10:06 PM To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List There have been many threads on this topic in the FHUG Forums, but if you cannot find one, feel free to start a new thread. Also there is an FHUG Knowledge Base article on To Do Lists using a Custom Attribute with examples of a Query, two Reports, and Property Box custom tab. Regards, Mike Tate ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com 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: 2015.0.6176 / Virus Database: 4522/11440 - Release Date: 01/19/16

On 20/01/2016 13:28, Diane Gaskell via wrote: > I feel that whoever came up with a "word processor" attached to the > program, would be on to a winner. It would be so useful if notes could hold formatted text - even basic formatting (bold, italic, underline, basic billetting, as in most email systems) would be useful, but I suspect that the sort of text editor code found on most blogging software could be incorporated (given appropriate licensing and software development) to give fuller functionality. David

Thanks Brian, I'd certainly be interested to see how your solution works. Thank you everyone who has replied, I'm still trying to manipulate Named Lists and am sure I'll get there eventually. I feel that whoever came up with a "word processor" attached to the program, would be on to a winner. On 19 January 2016 at 21:58, Beryl & Mike Tate via <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > There have been many threads on this topic in the FHUG Forums, but if you cannot find one, feel free to start a new thread. > > Also there is an FHUG Knowledge Base article on To Do Lists using a Custom Attribute with examples of a Query, two Reports, and Property Box custom tab. > > Regards, Mike Tate > > Sent from my Hudl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There have been many threads on this topic in the FHUG Forums, but if you cannot find one, feel free to start a new thread. Also there is an FHUG Knowledge Base article on To Do Lists using a Custom Attribute with examples of a Query, two Reports, and Property Box custom tab. Regards, Mike Tate

There have been many threads on this topic in the FHUG Forums, but if you cannot find one, feel free to start a new thread. Also there is an FHUG Knowledge Base article on To Do Lists using a Custom Attribute with examples of a Query, two Reports, and Property Box custom tab. Regards, Mike Tate Sent from my Hudl

Brian, I do something very similar with a "Work Outstanding" custom attribute: * The attribute summarises what needs to be done * The Note carries any amplification * Place carries the detail of where I need to do the work o PRONI, Belfast, Northern Ireland, o TNA, London, England o FindMyPast.com o etc * Address might be (misused) to indicate the type of records o Parish Records o Marriage Certificate o etc. * If I know the specific records set (e.g.. WO/95) that I want to look at I attach it as a Source (Method 2!) * I am in two minds as to whether to use the date field as a sort of priority indicator - putting future dates in does ensure all the Work Outstanding Facts are gathered at the end of the individual's property window and hence easily reviewed at an individual level. Then a query on that attribute like you, sorted by Place, gives me a list prior to each visit. David On 19/01/2016 18:02, Brian Bottomley via wrote: > Hi Diane > > I seem to have achieved some success using a combination of a custom > attribute which I've called "To Do" that allows me to populate an > individual's fact tab with as many To Do's as I wish. I can do this all > across my project and using the attribute's note field can enter my prompt - > it can be anything. > > Then by creating a custom query that accepts only "To Do" facts/attributes > and displaying the individual and the relevant note I end up with a whole > list of jobs TO DO that I can print out and take along with me. As soon as > I've satisfied my quest, simply delete the appropriate TO DO. > > It works for me - so far and indeed once I'd battled the mysteries of > setting up a query seems to be just what I need and what's more it's not > tied to any established "Facts". > > It's not the finished article by any means and others may wish to suggest > alternatives but it achieves what I want. > > I'd be happy to send some screen shots but don't know if there is a "To Do > List" topic on FHUG to add it to. > > Regards > Brian

Hi Diane I seem to have achieved some success using a combination of a custom attribute which I've called "To Do" that allows me to populate an individual's fact tab with as many To Do's as I wish. I can do this all across my project and using the attribute's note field can enter my prompt - it can be anything. Then by creating a custom query that accepts only "To Do" facts/attributes and displaying the individual and the relevant note I end up with a whole list of jobs TO DO that I can print out and take along with me. As soon as I've satisfied my quest, simply delete the appropriate TO DO. It works for me - so far and indeed once I'd battled the mysteries of setting up a query seems to be just what I need and what's more it's not tied to any established "Facts". It's not the finished article by any means and others may wish to suggest alternatives but it achieves what I want. I'd be happy to send some screen shots but don't know if there is a "To Do List" topic on FHUG to add it to. Regards Brian -----Original Message----- From: Diane Gaskell via Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 9:28 PM To: Beryl & Mike Tate ; Toni Pralle via Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List Sorry, the sentence should have read - I would use the default Note tab as it was intended, not default To Do. The brain is definitely crawling to a stop! Diane On 13 January 2016 at 21:26, Diane Gaskell <pippinjoe2@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for this tip. I had thought that if I created a separate tab > that functioned the same way as the Notes tab but called it To Do then > that would work but I couldn't fathom out how to do it or how to > print out all the To Do's for the tree. I would use the default To Do > tab as it was intended and find it very useful. I think I should > just step back a little, study all the suggestions and try again > tomorrow. My brain seems to be shutting down at the moment. > > Many thanks, > > Diane > > On 13 January 2016 at 20:48, Beryl & Mike Tate via > <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> If all you want is to create some Notes, then use the FH Notes. >> In the Records Window, click the Notes tab, and create as many Notes as >> you like. >> >> Or add So and So, and Fred Blogs, and J. Smith to a Named List and add >> those Notes to each one at the bottom. >> >> It would be easier to show you in the FHUG Forums that can attach >> screen-shots. >> >> FH offers more general purpose tools that can be used for many things. >> e.g. Instead of giving a set of times tables (To Do Lists) it gives you a >> calculator (Named Lists) that offer not only times tables >> (To Do Lists) but other things too. You just have to be a bit more >> imaginative to use them. So just give one Named List the name To >> Do List and you are done. >> >> Regards, Mike Tate >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Subject: Re: [FHU] To Do List >> >> Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I have just been trying some of >> the instructions but it seems so complicated for such a >> simple request. All I want is the facility to make a list of thoughts. >> eg. >> 1. Need birth cert for So and So born c 1850. 2. Look up location of >> Such a Street to see if close to Fred Bloggs' house May 1862. 3. >> Would 1871 Census for include J. Smith siblings? >> >> In other words a simple word processor. >> >> David, the idea of OneNote could work well and I do have this installed >> and use it often. >> >> I'll carry on trying the different ideas as new things very often seem >> complicated until experience proves otherwise. >> >> Once again, many thanks for all the ideas. >> >> Diane >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com 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: 2015.0.6176 / Virus Database: 4489/11393 - Release Date: 01/13/16

Victor You would have started with Version 2 as version 1 was never released to the public Regards John Hanson Researcher, The Halsted Trust Website - www.halstedresearch.org.uk -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Victor Markham via Sent: 18 January 2016 22:23 To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FHU] zipped files Lorna From memory no matter what version of FH (I started with 1) every time you do a back up it is a zip file. If you simply 'save' the file it goes to FH Victor On 18/01/2016 10:15 PM, Lorna Craig via wrote: > Hi Sheila, > > I'm afraid I can't remember exactly what options were available in > version 2.3 but more recent versions have an option to backup the > Gedcom from within FH and the result is always a zipped file. However if you > simply SAVE the Gedcom it will not be zipped. To restore from a backup > in recent versions you use the FH commands File > Backup/Restore > > Restore Backup. > If this is not available in version 2.3 can you explain exactly what > commands you used to create the zipped file? Did you do it from > within the FH program? > > Lorna > >> I get the impression that the file HAS to open within Family >> Historian not a just an ordinary file. >> >> Just to repeat, I work using Family Historian version 2 3 and windows >> 10 >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Used file >restore and that's done it. Thanks On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:15 PM, Lorna Craig via < family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi Sheila, > > I'm afraid I can't remember exactly what options were available in > version 2.3 but more recent versions have an option to backup the Gedcom > from within FH and the result is always a zipped file. However if you > simply SAVE the Gedcom it will not be zipped. To restore from a backup > in recent versions you use the FH commands File > Backup/Restore > > Restore Backup. > If this is not available in version 2.3 can you explain exactly what > commands you used to create the zipped file? Did you do it from within > the FH program? > > Lorna > > > I get the impression that the file HAS to open within Family Historian > not > > a just an ordinary file. > > > > Just to repeat, I work using Family Historian version 2 3 and windows 10 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Lorna From memory no matter what version of FH (I started with 1) every time you do a back up it is a zip file. If you simply 'save' the file it goes to FH Victor On 18/01/2016 10:15 PM, Lorna Craig via wrote: > Hi Sheila, > > I'm afraid I can't remember exactly what options were available in > version 2.3 but more recent versions have an option to backup the Gedcom > from within FH and the result is always a zipped file. However if you > simply SAVE the Gedcom it will not be zipped. To restore from a backup > in recent versions you use the FH commands File > Backup/Restore > > Restore Backup. > If this is not available in version 2.3 can you explain exactly what > commands you used to create the zipped file? Did you do it from within > the FH program? > > Lorna > >> I get the impression that the file HAS to open within Family Historian not >> a just an ordinary file. >> >> Just to repeat, I work using Family Historian version 2 3 and windows 10 >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Sheila, I'm afraid I can't remember exactly what options were available in version 2.3 but more recent versions have an option to backup the Gedcom from within FH and the result is always a zipped file. However if you simply SAVE the Gedcom it will not be zipped. To restore from a backup in recent versions you use the FH commands File > Backup/Restore > Restore Backup. If this is not available in version 2.3 can you explain exactly what commands you used to create the zipped file? Did you do it from within the FH program? Lorna > I get the impression that the file HAS to open within Family Historian not > a just an ordinary file. > > Just to repeat, I work using Family Historian version 2 3 and windows 10 >

Sheila, A long shot but worth excluding given the possible confusion as to how this situation arose and the invalidity of the zip file: 1. Copy the file 2. Rename the copied file from FamilyTree.zip to FamilyTree.ged (or whatever you file is called) 3. See if the renamed file will open in Family Historian. I'm not on Windows 10, so am not sure how you get to see the file extension; I suspect that there is an option setting in File Explorer (or whatever Win10 calls it) to show extensions. David On 18/01/2016 21:19, Sheila Beer via wrote: > I think, maybe, the problem is that I worked on a file previously saved as > a GEDCOM file then saved the updated version as a zipped file and I don;t > think the windows 10 unzipper can work it out. > > When I try as explained on > http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/zip-and-unzip-files#v1h=tab02 > a message appears that says Windows cannot complete the extraction > .zip is invalid. >

Thanks to those that replied to my original post I think, maybe, the problem is that I worked on a file previously saved as a GEDCOM file then saved the updated version as a zipped file and I don;t think the windows 10 unzipper can work it out. When I try as explained on http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/zip-and-unzip-files#v1h=tab02 a message appears that says Windows cannot complete the extraction .zip is invalid. When I ask it to open, by right click, it says file is empty, yet when I look at the properties it tells me there is 3.12MB I get the impression that the file HAS to open within Family Historian not a just an ordinary file. Just to repeat, I work using Family Historian version 2 3 and windows 10