Monthly Archives: December, 2012
Tools – Preferences – FamilySearch
How to – Preferences – FamilySearch Preferences… are reached through the Tools tab on the Menu bar. Clicking on Tools > Preferences… will present the Preferences screen. If it is not already showing, click on the FamilySearch tab. If you intend to sync your family information with the FamilySearch Family Tree database maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you must check the Enable FamilySearch …
DNA
DNA – The Gene in Genealogy Storing your genome Ancestral Quest provides for storing the results of your DNA testing. This is done on the More tab of the Edit Individual screen. To enter your DNA markers click on the DNA Markers… button. Hers and His DNA testing is gender specific. Females require mitochondrial testing. If …
Tools – Preferences – Prepared By
How to – Preferences – Prepared By Preferences… are reached through the Tools tab on the Menu bar. Clicking on Tools > Preferences… will present the Preferences screen. If it is not already showing, click on the Prepared by tab. The information from the Prepared by screen goes, optionally, into some reports and into the GEDCOMs you export. Consider where your reports and GEDCOMs may go before you …
Tools – Preferences – InfoBox
How to – Preferences – InfoBox Preferences… are reached through the Tools tab on the Menu bar. Clicking on Tools > Preferences… will present the Preferences screen. If it is not already showing, click on the InfoBox tab. This screen controls the presentation of the InfoBox. The InfoBox is similar to the information presented in the Family view for the highlighted person. The InfoBox is presented in the …
Tools – Preferences – Database
How to – Preferences – Database Preferences… are reached through the Tools tab on the Menu bar. Clicking on Tools > Preferences… will present the Preferences screen. If it is not already showing, click on the Database tab. Title: is in the upper left corner. By default it will contain the name of your file, but it can be changed. The value in this field will appear on …
Tools – Preferences – Files and Folders
How to – Preferences – Files and Folders Preferences… are reached through the Tools tab on the Menu bar. Clicking on Tools > Preferences… will present the Preferences screen. If it is not already showing, click on the Files and Folders tab. This is where you let Ancestral Quest know how to find the folder where it can find your backup files, the folder where you want …
Tools – Preferences – Miscellaneous
How to – Preferences – Miscellaneous Preferences… are reached through the Tools tab on the Menu bar. Clicking on Tools > Preferences… will present the Preferences screen. If it is not already showing, click on the Miscellaneous tab. The top check box causes Ancestral Quest to present a notification screen whenever you open a read-only file. You must then acknowledge that screen to continue. If this …
Tools – Preferences – General
Tools – Preferences – General One of the first things you will want to do after installing Ancestral Quest, is to set up your preferences. This is where you tell Ancestral Quest how you want it to work for you. Preferences… are reached through the Tools tab on the Menu bar. Clicking on Tools > Preferences… will present the Preferences screen, showing the General tab. The …
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