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Recalculating Relationships

Re: Recalculating Relationships

Posted: 4 Nov 2014 11:26PM GMT
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I do appreciate your help. Thanks!

Re: Recalculating Relationships

Posted: 5 Nov 2014 12:43PM GMT
Classification: Query
One more question. I've been thinking about what you said about merging two (or more?) of my own trees. That sounds like the way to go. Thing is, I'm new enough at this that I don't know how to merge my own trees. Can you help me with that?

Re: Recalculating Relationships

Posted: 5 Nov 2014 5:26PM GMT
Classification: Query
I meant merge individuals, not trees. You can't merge trees at Ancestry.com, but you can merge trees with the Family Tree Maker program.

Re: Recalculating Relationships

Posted: 5 Nov 2014 6:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
I meant individuals IN TREES, not the trees themselves. (What a horror that could be!) So: How do I merge these individuals?

By the way, I checked the tree I've been working on, and I've done it no damage by deleting those "superfluous" individuals. I've been careful before doing so, of course.

Re: Recalculating Relationships

Posted: 6 Nov 2014 9:48PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 7 Nov 2014 12:12AM GMT
When you are within a person's profile, select "More options" under his/her name. Scroll down to "Merge with duplicate." In the next window either type a name or view all your people and select a person from that list.

You can then decide which facts you want to keep by clicking the white circles. I think that the facts you don't click will still be saved as "alternate information."

When you have what you want, click "Merge."

I found this to work better than deleting duplicate individuals in my tree.

Re: Recalculating Relationships

Posted: 6 Nov 2014 10:16PM GMT
Classification: Query
Great! I will try that. Thanks again.

Re: Recalculating Relationships

Posted: 7 Nov 2014 12:13AM GMT
Classification: Query
Sure -- glad to help!
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