In Family Tree, use the First Ancestor view to enter and display Chinese clan genealogies from jiapu records. This view screen is also useful for cultures that calculate tribal, clan, and other family affiliations using a similar of direct, paternal relationship.
It has three main parts, which are different from all of the other view screens in Family Tree:
- First Ancestor. The first ancestor is the first, originating member of the clan. The first ancestor is added to the top of the view screen. You can then display or add his descendants going down the chart.
- Person of focus. The person of focus is the person whose ancestors are displayed on the chart. It is likely you. You can display or add your ancestors going up the chart.
- Clan path. The clan path follows the paternal line between the person of focus and the first ancestor. It appears after all of the generations between the first ancestor and person of focus are entered. You will see it as a yellow highlight on the tiles of each person in the path.
Steps (website)
- In the top menu, click Family Tree, and then click Tree.
- In the top right portion of the pedigree view, click the name of the current view (Fan Chart, for example), then First Ancestor.
- Here are some features you can use:
- Click a person's name on the tree. That person's details appear in a panel on the right.
- The tree automatically makes you the person of focus. To select a new person of focus, click another person's name, and then, in their details panel, click View Tree.
- To add the first ancestor, click the "+" icon above the person of focus's picture. Then click Add First Ancestor. You can add first ancestors by name or ID number.
- To see the children of a couple, click
. - To see the parents of a person, click
- To display a different spouse for a person on the tree, click [spouse icon] to the top left or right of their tile.
- If a person has multiple parents in the system, you see an arrow to the left of the couple box for the parents. Click the arrow to see all parents for the person.
- To move the tree around on the screen, click in the background area of the tree, and drag it.
- To increase or decrease the size of the tree, near the top left, click Plus ( + ) or Minus ( - ).
- To bring the pedigree back to yourself, you can use one of these options:
- To close all of your expanded lines and return to yourself, click
. - To keep all of the expanded lines open and return to the starting person, click
- To close all of your expanded lines and return to yourself, click
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