- no worries, just realised I need to use Basic Record Merge or Branch Merge which can be undone like "any other data change"............. Here goes! Laraine -------------------------------------------------- From: "Laraine Hake" <laraine10@btinternet.com> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 9:06 AM To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [FHU] Duplicate entries > I have realised that within the 5000+ records in my Alabaster project, I > have one family that is completely duplicated, with some same information > and some extras. I would like to use the Compare and Merge facility but > thought I should try it on a practice file first.............I have more > or > less worked through the Tutorial in Chapter 15........... > Please would you suggest the best method of producing a copy on which to > practise without getting the two confused - I tried to follow step 1 in > your > instructions below but could not find the Copy Project option on the More > Tasks button on the Project window so failed at the first hurdle. > > Many thanks > > Laraine > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Jane Taubman" <janetaubman@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 7:52 AM > To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [FHU] Adding one tree to another FH4 > >> Assume you main 860 person tree is your master tree and the 200 person >> one is the child tree, I am assuming you have projects for both trees >> and that your media is stored inside the project. >> >> 1. Make a copy of your Master Project (as a backup) using the Copy >> Project option on the More Tasks button on the Project window. >> >> 2. Copy the contents of the media folder on your child project to your >> Master Project media folder using windows, look carefully at the >> copies if you are prompted to overwrite any to ensure the files are >> actually the same. >> >> 3. On your Master project select merge compare from the File menu and >> select your Child project gedcom from the child project fh_data >> folder. >> >> 4. Work through the merge ensuring any matches on all tabs are correct. >> >> >> On 27 November 2011 18:46, Karen Francis <ranaridibunda@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> So... I wish to expand my original tree, retaining existing >> multimedia, adding approximately 200 more individuals and their >> associated multimedia with just one individual in common between the >> two trees. Please can anyone tell me, in words of one syllable >> preferably, how I can achieve this? >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> 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 >