Copyright: WinGenea Help ® Cremsoft 1995


Acknowledgements

The author would like to acknowledge the invaluable help received from the following people:

Stuart Tamblin

Axel Jungfer


Add A Family
Add A New Family

Purpose

This function displays a dialog box allowing you to enter overall details of a new family.

Method

•	Select 'New' from the 'File' menu

or
Click on the toolbar icon

•	The Family Details dialog box is displayed allowing you to enter the details.

•	Confirm or Cancel

Notes

A family file can be what you want it to be. For example, you and your spouse's families could be in separate files, or all in one to show all of your childrens' ancestry. Think in terms of how you would draw the family on paper, and let that be the scope of the file.

Family files cannot be merged in this version of the program.

If a currently open family file has been changed but not saved, you will be prompted for confirmation that you wish to proceed. If you click on the 'OK' button the changes to the currently open file will be lost.


Add A Person
Add A New Person

Purpose

This function displays the Personal Details dialog box and allows you to enter details of a new person.

Method

•	Select 'Add Person' from the 'Edit' menu

or
Click on the toolbar icon

•	The Personal Details dialog box is displayed allowing you to enter the person's details.

•	Confirm or Cancel

Notes

Whether or not new persons are immediately displayed depends on a Runtime Preferences option.

The choices are:

New persons are immediately displayed in the top left corner of the window. If you are entering the details of more than one person, then you should drag the person to their required position before adding another person. If you do not, then subsequent people will be displayed over each other.

New persons are not immediately displayed but can be seen in the drop down list box in the toolbar. From here they can be dragged and dropped onto the display.


Realign the Chart

Purpose

Use this function when you feel there is excess space on the left or top of the chart. It realigns the positions of all individuals in the currently open family file so that there is a minimum of space on the left and top of the window.

Method

•	Select 'Realign Display' from the 'Options' menu.


HLP_BTN_NEWFILE
New File

Click on this button to start a new file.


HLP_BTN_OPENFILE
Open File

Click on this button to open an existing WinGenea or GEDCOM file.


HLP_BTN_SAVEFILE
Save File

Click on this button to save the current file to disk.


HLP_BTN_PRTCHART
Print Chart

Click on this button to print the currently displayed chart.


HLP_BTN_ADDPERSON
Add Person

Click on this button to add the details of a new person.


HLP_BTN_LSTPERSON
List Unpositioned Persons

Click on this button to show a list of persons added but not yet positioned. Drag and drop from this list onto the chart.


HLP_BTN_HIDEPERSON
Move Person to Toolbar List

Click on this button to move the current person from the display into the unpositioned persons list on the Toolbar.


HLP_BTN_MAGNIFY
Magnify

Click on this button to display the details of the current person if one is selected. If not, the family details will be displayed


HLP_BTN_MARRIAGE
Link Husband and Wife

Click on this button to display the dialog box allowing you to enter details of a marriage.


HLP_BTN_DIVORCE
Remove Link between Husband and Wife

Click on this button to remove the marriage link between the current person and her husband.


HLP_BTN_PARENTS
Link Child and Parents

Click on this button to display a dialog box allowing you to enter details of a child and his/her parent(s).


HLP_BTN_INCHORZ
Insert horizontal spacing

Click on this button to allow horizontal spacing to be inserted. Then move the pointer to where you want to insert spacing and click the right mouse button. Each click causes all names to the right of the pointer to be moved to the right.


HLP_BTN_INCVERT
Insert vertical spacing

Click on this button to allow vertical spacing to be inserted. Then move the pointer to where you want to insert spacing and click the right mouse button. Each click causes all names below the pointer to be moved down.


HLP_BTN_DECHORZ
Remove horizontal spacing

Click on this button to allow horizontal spacing to be removed. Then move the pointer to where you want to decrease spacing and click the right mouse button. Each click causes all names to the right of the pointer to be moved to the left.


HLP_BTN_DECVERT
Remove vertical spacing

Click on this button to allow vertical spacing to be removed. Then move the pointer to where you want to decrease spacing and click the right mouse button. Each click causes all names below the pointer to be moved up.


HLP_BTN_HELP
Help

Click on this button to view the WinGenea Help file.


HLP_BTN_STARTING
Getting Started

Click on this button to go straight to the Help file topic Getting Started.


Change A Family
Change the Family Details

Purpose

This function displays the family details dialog box and allows you to change the details.

Method

•	Select 'Family Details' from the 'Edit' menu

or

Ensure there is no current person by clicking on the display background, then click on the toolbar icon

•	The Family Details dialog box is displayed allowing you to change the details.

•	Confirm or Cancel.


Change A Person
Change A Person's Details

Purpose

This function displays a dialog box containing the person's details which you can change.

Method

•	Make the person the current person.

•	Select 'Change Person' from the 'Edit' menu

or
Click on the toolbar icon

•	The Personal Details dialog box will be displayed containing the existing details which you can now change.

•	Confirm or Cancel


Conditions Of Use

WinGenea is a shareware product. You may evaluate its features and suitability for a trial period of 30 days without payment. If you wish to continue using it after 30 days you must become a registered user.

If you do not become a registered user after 30 days you must delete WinGenea and any associated files and directories from your system.

Registered users may use one copy of WinGenea on a single computer. WinGenea is in use on a computer when it is loaded into temporary memory (i.e. RAM) or installed into permanent memory (e.g. hard disk or other storage device) of that computer.

WinGenea is authored and owned by D Risley trading as Cremsoft. You must treat WinGenea like any other copyrighted material except that you may install WinGenea to a single hard disk provided you keep the original copy solely for backup purposes. You may not copy any written materials that may accompany WinGenea. You may not distribute copies of registered versions to others or electronically transfer copies of registered versions from one computer to another over a network.

WinGenea is for personal use only. Use of WinGenea for, or as part of, any commercial business is strictly forbidden. You may not use WinGenea on another computer, or loan, rent, lease or sell WinGenea or any of its outputs to another person, or network the software whether in whole or in part. You may not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of WinGenea. You may not create derivative works from any portion of WinGenea or its outputs, whether in human-perceivable or machine-readable form.

WinGenea is supplied as is. The Author specifically disclaims any warranty of any kind. In no case shall the Author be liable for any loss arising from its use or inability of use. This means the Author will not be responsible for any costs, including but not limited to those as a result of lost profits or revenue, loss of use of the software, loss of data, the cost of recovering such data, or the cost of substitute software, or claims by third parties.

Agents and/or distributors of WinGenea are not authorised to make any changes or additions to the above conditions.


Customisable Fields

Two fields are provided:

•	A single character field: use this for your own codes, categories, etc. that persons fall into.

•	A string of a maximum of 25 characters.

Notes

Use either of these fields as you wish and set their captions through the 'Runtime Preferences' function.

If you do not wish one or both of these fields to be displayed in the Personal Details dialog box, then delete the caption(s).

see also

Preferences


Date Format

Dates must be in the format specified in WIN.INI; i.e. dmy, mdy or ymd. The day, month and year components must be separated by the separator character also specified in WIN.INI. Both of these settings are made using Control Panel.

Where the year is known but the month and/or date are not, the latter may be entered as '?' or '??' or omitted. If '?' or '??' are used then, again, they must be separated by the appropriate character.

Where which quarter of a year is known, it may be entered as 'Qn YYYY'. The space between the quarter and the year is mandatory.

Where only an approximate, i.e. 'circa' year is known, it may be entered as 'cYYYY'. Similarly, 'befYYYY' may be entered for 'before' a year, and 'aftYYYY' for 'after' a year.

In all cases the year is mandatory.

The following examples, which assume the separator character is a slash, are all valid.

dmy format	mdy format	ymd format

1/12/1900	12/1/1900	1900/12/1
?/12/1900	12/?/1900	1900/12/?
12/1900	12//1900	1900/12
12/1900
1900	1900	1900
Q1 1900	Q1 1900	Q1 1900
c1900	c1900	c1900
aft1900	aft1900	aft1900
bef1900	bef1900	bef1900


Delete A Person

Purpose

This function displays a dialog box from which you can select a person to be logically deleted.

Method

•	Select 'Delete Person' from the 'Edit' menu.

•	A dialog box is displayed listing all existing persons.

•	Select the person you wish to delete by clicking on his/her name.

•	Confirm or Cancel.

Notes

This function performs a logical delete, i.e. the person is removed from the display, listboxes, etc. but the details can still be retrieved while the family file is still open.

Only persons who have no links can be deleted. If there are no persons without links then a message will be displayed instead of the dialog box.

see also...

Undelete a Person


Drag and Drop

Drag and drop is used in three situations:

To change to position of a single person

Click on the person's name and, whilst holding the left mouse button down, drag the person to the desired position then release the mouse button. During the drag operation a box is displayed which shows where the name will be positioned on the chart. Note that dragging a married person will cause any spouse(s) to be moved as well.

To change to position of a group of people

Click on the chart and, whilst holding the left button down, drag the mouse to draw a rectangle on the chart. When the rectangle encloses all of the names you want to move, release the mouse button. Click again anywhere inside the marked rectangle and, whilst holding the left mouse button down, drag the rectangle to the required position then release the left mouse button. All names which overlap the area bounded by the original rectangle will be moved to the area bounded by the position of the rectangle when the mouse button was released.

To move a person from the toolbar list to the chart

Click on the down arrow to the right of the new person button on the toolbar. A list of unpositioned persons is displayed. Click on the required person and, whilst holding the left mouse button down, drag the person to the desired position on the chart. During the drag operation the cursor will change to indicate where the name can or cannot be dropped. When the mouse button is released, the person's name will be moved to that position on the chart and will be removed from the toolbar list.


Family Details

Purpose

This dialog is used to add, and later change, the overall details of the family (or project) that the file contains.

Fields

Surname

This field is mandatory. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Motto

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 50 characters.

Title

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 50 characters. If the Print Chart Title option in the Page Setup dialog box is checked then this text will be printed at the top of the chart.

View 1,2 & 3

These fields are optional. Each can be a maximum of 50 characters. These fields are used to define a menu title for each of the three available 'views' of the data. If the Print Chart Title option in the Page Setup dialog box is checked then this text will be printed at the top of the chart.

Coat of Arms

This is optional. When you initially check the box, a dialog box is displayed enabling you to select a bitmap file containing the graphics. Selection of a valid file causes it to be displayed in the coat of arms frame. The proportions of the bitmap will be retained and it will be centred within the frame. Unchecking the box causes the current bitmap to be removed from the display and its reference is removed from the current file.

Notes

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 32,000 characters.


Choose Fonts

Purpose

This function displays a dialog box allowing you to choose the fonts to be used when displaying the chart or printing.

Method

•	Select 'Choose Fonts' from the 'Options' menu.

•	Select 'for Names', 'for Dates', 'for Text' or 'for Prints' from the sub-menu.

•	The Choose Font dialog box is displayed.

•	Select the font you require.

•	Confirm or Cancel.

Notes

You may choose any True Type font available on your system.

The Name font you choose will be used for displaying and printing names on charts.

The Date font you choose will be used for displaying and printing dates on charts.

The Text font you choose will be used for displaying and printing dates on charts.

The Prints font you choose will be used for text on the various prints. Headings on prints of Personal Details will use the same font face but in bold and in a larger size.

see also

Runtime Preferences


About

Click on this to view the program's About box.


Every Person

Click on this to print the details of every person in the currently open family file.


Change Person

Click on this to change the details of the current person.


Child and Parents

Click on this to define a child's parents.


Preferences

Click on this to set preferences as to how the program works.


current person

A person is made the current one by clicking on the name, and can be identified by the name being underlined. The reference ID of the current person is displayed in the status bar along the bottom of the window.


Current Person

Click on this to print the details of the current person.


Delete Person

Click on this to delete an existing person.


Exit

Click on this to leave the program.


Family Chart

Click on this to print a chart of the currently open family file.


Family Details

Click on this to edit the family details.


Family Details

Click on this to print the details of the currently open family file.


Family Index

Click on this to print an index of all individuals in the currently open family file. Click on one of the further opions to select the sort order required.


Go To

Click on this to go directly to a specified person.


Husband and Wife

Click on this to define a marriage.


Index

Click on this to view the Help file.


New Person

Click on this to add details of a new person.


New

Click on this to begin a new file.


Open

Click on this to open an existing file.


Remove Link

Click on this to display a dialog box allowing you to remove an existing link between two people.


Show Pedigree of

Click on this to reorganise the chart so as to display the pedigree of the selected person.


Save As

Click on this to save a new file or to save the currently open file under a new name; in WinGenea, GEDCOM or CSV format.


Save

Click on this to save the currently open file.


Undelete Person

Click on this to display a dialog box allowing you to select a person deleted during the present session who is to be undeleted.


Realign Display

Click on this to remove excess space from the left and/or top of the display.


Show Grid

Check/uncheck this to display/remove a grid on the display.


Timeline

Click on this to print a timeline of all events in the currently open file.


Ahnentafel

Click on this to print an Ahnentafelreport based on the current person.


Snap To Grid

Check this to cause names to be snapped to the nearest grid when dragging and dropping, and when opening files.


Show Page Breaks

Check/uncheck this to display/remove where page breaks will occur if the chart is printed using the current default printer setup.


for Names

Click on this to choose a font to be used for names when displaying and printing the chart.


for Dates

Click on this to choose a font to be used for dates when displaying and printing the chart.


for Text

Click on this to choose a font to be used for text when displaying and printing the chart.


From/To Person

Click on this to specify a From/To range of IDs to print the details for.


Page Setup

Click on this to specify printing options.


Merge

Click on this to merge another WinGenea file into the currently open one.


Calendar

Click on this to print a calendar of birthdays and wedding anniversaries from the currently open file.


for Reports

Click on this to choose a font to be used for text when printing reports.


Family Group

Click on this to print a Family Group report based on the current person.


Show Descendants of

Click on this to reorganise the chart so as to display the descendants of the selected person.


Ahnentafel

(German for Ancestor Table) A structured and numbered list of ancestors in which the subject is 1, subject's father is 2, subject's mother is 3. From there take any person's number and double it to get the father's number, then add 1 to get the mother's number.


View 1,2 or 3

Click on this to change the displayed chart to the one associated with the requested view.


Copy View

Click on this to copy the details of one view to another so that they are both the same. You might use this to base a new chart on an existing one prior to making changes.


Clear View

Click on this to clear every person from the current view and place them in the toolbar list.


How To

Add a New Family
Change the Current Family's Details

Add a New Person
Change a Person's Details
Delete a Person
Undelete a Person

Link Child and Parents
Link Husband and Wife
Remove a Link

Realign the Chart

Show a Person's Pedigree

Set Runtime Preferences
Set Print Options
Choose screen/printer fonts

Open a GEDCOM File
Save a File in GEDCOM or CSV Format
Convert older versions of WinGenea Files
Merge Files


Link Child To Parents
Link Child and Parents

Purpose

This function displays a dialog box with which you can link a child to one or both parents.

Method

•	Select 'Link Child and Parents' from the 'Edit' Menu

or
Click on the Toolbar icon

•	The Parents Details dialog box will be displayed allowing you to enter details of the family relationship.

•	Confirm or Cancel.


Link Husband and Wife

Purpose

This function allows you to enter details of a marriage.

Method

•	Select 'Link Husband and Wife' from the 'Edit' menu

or
Click on the Toolbar icon

•	The Marriage Details dialog box will displayed allowing you to enter details of the marriage.

•	Confirm or Cancel.


Remove A Link
Remove Link

Purpose

This dialog box allows you to remove a link currently existing between two people. This can be husband/wife or parent/child.

Method

•	Select 'Remove Link' from the 'Link' menu.

•	A dialog box will be displayed containing two lists of people.

•	Select one person from each list.

•	Confirm or Cancel.

Notes

There is no need to specify the type of link to be removed as WinGenea will determine this.


Marriage and Divorce Details
Marriage Details

Purpose

This dialog box allows you to add the details of a marriage and also of divorce.

Fields

Husband

Selection from this list is mandatory.

Wife

Selection from this list is mandatory.

Marriage Date

This field is optional. If entered it must conform to your chosen date format.

Place

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Source

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 15 characters.

Divorce Date

This field is optional. If entered it must conform to your chosen date format.

Place

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Source

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 15 characters.

Reposition Husband or Wife

Selection of one of the radio buttons is mandatory.

If the Husband button is selected, then the position of the husband (and any previous wives) is changed to align him/them to the left of the wife's position.

If the Wife button is selected, then the position of the wife is changed to align her to the right of the husband and his previous wives, if any.

The default is to move the wife's name.

Notes

Any subsequent changes to marriage and/or divorce details should be made through the wife's 'Personal Details' dialog box.


Contents

Conditions of Use
Registration
Revision History
Acknowledgements

Overview

Getting Started

Menu and Toolbar

How To...

Printing


HLP_MNU_FILE
File

Click on the command you want information on:

New
Open
Save
Save As
Merge
Page Setup
Print
Exit


HLP_MNU_PRINT
Print

Click on the command you want information on:

Family Index
Family Details
Family Chart
Family Group
Current Person
Every Person
From/To Person
Timeline
Ahnentafel
Calendar


HLP_MNU_EDIT
Edit

Click on the command you want information on:

Family Details
New Person
Change Person
Delete Person
Undelete Person


HLP_MNU_VIEW
View

Click on the command you want information on:

1,2 or 3
Copy
Clear


HLP_MNU_LINK
Link

Click on the command you want information on:

Child and Parents
Husband and Wife
Remove Link


HLP_MNU_OPTIONS
Options

Click on the command you want information on:

Go To
Realign Display
Show Pedigree of
Preferences
Choose Font
Show Page Breaks
Show Grid
Snap To Grid


HLP_MNU_FONT
Options, Font

Click on the command you want information on:

for Names
for Dates
for Text
for Reports


HLP_MNU_HELP
Help

Click on the command you want information on:

Index
About


Merge Files

Purpose

This function is used to merge another WinGenea file into the currently open file.

Method

•	Select 'Merge' from the 'File' menu.

•	A dialog box will be displayed allowing the required file type, drive, directory and file name to be specified.

•	Select 'WinGenea' from the file type listbox at the bottom left.

•	Select the required drive and directory.

•	Enter the required file name, ensuring that the extension is 'wdf'.

•	Confirm or Cancel.

Notes

A 'merging...' message will be displayed at the bottom of the window during the process.

see also...

Open File


Open File

Purpose

This function is used to open files and where necessary convert the data for use by WinGenea. Files may be in WinGenea format, either current or older, or in GEDCOM format.

Method

•	Select 'Open' from the 'File' menu

or
Click on the Toolbar icon

•	A dialog box will be displayed from which you should select both the file type and the file to be opened.

•	Confirm or Cancel.

•	In the case of GEDCOM files, a further dialog box will be displayed from which you should select a person to be the basis for a pedigree chart.

•	Confirm or Cancel.

Notes

The action taken will depend on the file type as determined from the file name extension, i.e. WDF for WinGenea files and GED for GEDCOM files. Current version WinGenea files will be opened and the chart displayed as usual. Older format WinGenea files will be converted to the current format and the chart displayed. GEDCOM files will be converted to WinGenea format and the Show Pedigree of... function invoked before the chart is displayed.

With GEDCOM files, where specific fields are available, data will be stored as discrete items. In most other cases the data will be appended to the person's notes, although not all of the GEDCOM keywords are processed. As explained elsewhere, WinGenea allows multiple marriages for men but not for women. Where a woman appears in more than one set of marriage details, only the first one will be used. Details of any others will be appended to the woman's notes and to the husband's notes, but not used to define links between the people concerned. Opening a GEDCOM file requires more than one pass of the data. During these passes, the numbers of INDI and FAMI records found in the file are displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the window. With large files, these passes can take some time so please be patient. To date the function has been tested using sample GEDCOM files supplied with the LDS draft GEDCOM specification v5.0. available via CompuServe. GEDCOM files produced from other sources may give unpredictable results.

An 'opening...' message will be displayed at the bottom of the window during the process.

see also...

Show Pedigree of...


Overview

WinGenea stores overall details of the family or project that the file is concerned with together with the details of all individuals and how they relate to each other. The names of these individuals and their relationships are displayed as a dropline chart with each generation being higher in the window than its succeeding generation. You can have up to three charts available simultaneously from the same data file. Each chart is referred to as a 'view'.

Each individual's position on the chart can be altered by drag and drop. In the case of a married person this causes their spouse(s) to be moved too.

Single clicking a name causes the individual to become the current person and enables some of the menu options.

Double clicking a name causes the individual to become the current person and also displays that persons details.

A 'Show Pedigree of...' function provides a starting point for organising the chart. It will arrange the chart so that it is comprised of  direct lineage based on the selected person. Remaining persons are added to the toolbar list from where you can drag and drop them into position.

As well as WinGenea files you can open GEDCOM files produced by other genealogy programs and convert the data to WinGenea format. Similarly you can save the currently open WinGenea file in GEDCOM format, or in CSV format enabling the data to be read into spreadsheets, etc.

Printing facilities cover the chart itself, family, group and individuals' details, indexes of all individuals, a timeline of events, an Ahnentafel  report for the current person, and a calendar of births and marriages.

WinGenea works on a temporary copy of the current family file. The file you opened is unaffected until you save the file, when a backup copy of its previous state is also created.

You can use the standard Windows Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V methods to cut or copy text to and paste text from the clipboard into any of the data fields.


Parents Details

Purpose

This dialog box allows you to add, and later change the details of a child/parent(s) relationship.

Fields

Child

Selection from this list is mandatory and must be done first.

If there is a current personthen the Child list will be automatically positioned at this person.

Mother

Selection from this list is optional.

Father

Selection from this list is optional.

Legitimate

This defaults to legitimate. Uncheck this box if you want the birth to be shown as illegitimate on the chart.

Confirmed

This defaults to a confirmed relationship, i.e. one that is proven. Uncheck this box if you want the relationship to be shown as unconfirmed on the chart by the use of a dotted rather than a solid line to the child's parent(s).

Reposition Child or Parents

Selection of one of the radio buttons is mandatory.

If the child button is selected, then the position of the child (and any accompanying spouses) is changed to align him/her beneath the parent(s).

If the parents button is selected, then the position of the parent(s) is changed to align him/her above the child.

If the 'neither' button is selected then all positions remain unaltered.

The default is to move the child's name.

Notes

Although mother and father are individually optional, at least one must be selected.


Pedigree
Show Pedigree of

Purpose

This function is used to reorganise the positions of all individuals in the currently open family file to show the pedigree of a selected person.

Method

•	Select 'Show Pedigree of' from the 'Options' menu.

•	A dialog box will be displayed listing all individuals.

•	Select the person from the list by clicking on his/her name.

•	Confirm or Cancel.

Notes

The person's parents are positioned, then their parents, and so on. Finally, any remaining individuals are added to the toolbar list. Use drag and drop to reposition the displayed persons as required. Then drag remaining persons as required from the toolbar list into the appropriate place on the chart.

This function is NOT intended to provide a perfect solution to organising your chart. Its aim is to provide a starting point from which you can use drag and drop to arrange things to your satisfaction. You may find it necessary to reorganise several times, each time based on a different person, until you find the best starting point for drag and drop.


Personal Details

Purpose

This dialog box allows you to add, and later change, details of a person.

Fields

Surname

This field is mandatory. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Forename

This field is mandatory. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Other Name(s)

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Occupation

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Sex

One of the two radio buttons must be selected.

Date of Birth

This field is optional. If entered it must conform to your chosen date format.

Place of Birth

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Source

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 15 characters.

Date of Baptism

This field is optional. If entered it must conform to your chosen date format.

Place of Baptism

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Source

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 15 characters.

Date of Marriage

This field is optional. If entered it must conform to your chosen date format.

N.B. This field can only be updated when displaying a wife's personal details. For husbands, this field is display only.

Place of Marriage

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

N.B. This field can only be updated when displaying a wife's personal details. For husbands, this field is display only.

Source

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 15 characters.

N.B. This field can only be updated when displaying a wife's personal details. For husbands, this field is display only.

Date of Divorce

This field is optional. If entered it must conform to a permitted date format.

N.B. This field can only be updated when displaying a wife's personal details. For husbands, this field is display only.

Place of Divorce

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

N.B. This field can only be updated when displaying a wife's personal details. For husbands, this field is display only.

Source

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 15 characters.

N.B. This field can only be updated when displaying a wife's personal details. For husbands, this field is display only.

Date of Death

This field is optional. If entered it must conform to a permitted date format.

Place of Death

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Source

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 15 characters.

Date of Burial

This field is optional. If entered it must conform to a permitted date format.

Place of Burial

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters.

Source

This field is optional. It can be a maximum of 15 characters.

Age

This field is optional. If entered it can either comprise of up to 3 numeric characters to show age at death in years, or up to 2 numeric characters followed by a 'd', 'w' or 'm' to show age at death in days, weeks or months. If 3 numeric characters are entered their value must not exceed 150.

Cremated

This field is optional. Check this if you want the chart and reports to show the person was cremated rather than buried..

User Field 1

If displayed, this field is optional. It is a single character. This field is switched on and off and its caption set through 'Runtime Preferences'.

User Field 2

If displayed, this field is optional. It can be a maximum of 25 characters. This field is switched on and off and its caption set through 'Runtime Preferences'.

Photo

This field is optional. When first checked a dialog box is displayed allowing you to select a bitmap to be displayed in the Photo box. Unchecking, causes the bitmap to be removed from the display and its reference from the person's details. The proportions of the bitmap are retained and it is centred in the box.

Zoom

If a bitmap is displayed in the Photo box, clicking this button causes it to be displayed at its actual size provided it will fit on the screen. If it will not fit on the screen then it will be proportionally reduced in size to fit.

Notes

This field is optional and allows you to enter free text of up to 32,000 characters for each person. Use this field to record details of the person, the sources you are using, etc.

see also...

User Customisable Fields


Runtime Preferences

Purpose

This function displays a dialog box allowing you to select runtime references.

Method

•	Select 'Preferences' from the 'Options' menu.

•	The Preferences dialog box is displayed.

•	Select the options you require.

•	Confirm or Cancel.


Preferences

Purpose

This dialog box allows you to set preferences for a number of runtime options affecting the way the program works. The settings you choose apply universally and are not individual to each data file.

Options

Chart Format

Select the format you want for each person's entry on charts.

Name Format

Select the format you want for each person's name on charts and reports. Whether surname is shown first or last depends on the setting of 'Sort Lists by Surname' detailed below.

Append Person's ID

Check this if you want each person's to have their ID number appended to their name when displayed or printed.

Show Surnames First on Lists

Check this if you want the names in list boxes, index reports, etc. to be sorted by surname then forename. If this is not checked names will be sorted by forename then surname.

User Field 1

Check the box if you wish to use user customisable field 1 which appears in the Personal Details dialog box.

If you do not want the field to appear then uncheck the box.

User Field 1 Caption

Enter the text you would like to appear as the caption for user customisable field 1 which appears in the Personal Details dialog box. This field can only be entered if the User Field 1 checkbox has been checked.

User Field 2

Check the box if you wish to use user customisable field 2 which appears in the Personal Details dialog box.

If you do not want the field to appear then uncheck the box.

User Field 2 Caption

Enter the text you would like to appear as the caption for user customisable field 2 which appears in the Personal Details dialog box. This field can only be entered if the User Field 2 checkbox has been checked.

Save Window Position

Check this if you want the WinGenea window to start up in the same position next time.

Minimise Program Manager

Check this if you want Program Manager to be automatically minimised each time you run WinGenea and restored when you quit WinGenea.

Add Person to Toolbar List

Check this if you want new persons to be added to the toolbar list, from where they can be dragged and dropped into position later.

If this is not checked, new persons will be arbitrarily positioned at the top left of the display.

Show Getting Started Button

Check this if you want the 'Getting Started' button to appear in the toolbar. This button will take you straight to the Help topic Getting Started.

Grid Height & Width

Enter the size, in characters, that you would like for the height and width when displaying a grid over the chart. Alternatively, click on the spin buttons to increase or decrease the values.

Lines Bend %age

Enter the %age, in characters, that you would like for the place down the parent to child line where any bend will occur. Alternatively, click on the spin buttons to increase or decrease the value.


Problem Report
WinGenea

Problem Report

Please print this form using the Print Topic button and mail it to:

D Risley
67 Rainford Rd
Windle
St Helens
Merseyside
WA10 6DE
U.K.

WinGenea version:	_____

Windows version:	_____

DOS version:	_____

PC processor:	_____

RAM:	_____

Please give as detailed a description of the problem and the actions leading up to it as you can:


Printing
Printing Reports

Family Index

This prints an index of all persons in the currently open file. Names may be forename or surname first depending on the 'Runtime Preferences' option you have selected. The print will be sorted into ID, name, year of birth/baptism, or year of death/burial order depending on the sub-menu option you choose.

Family Details

This prints the overall details of the current family file, i.e. those details you would see in the Family Details dialog box.

Family Chart

This prints the family chart as it is displayed by the program. Where the chart extends over more than one page, persons may be printed on both adjoining pages to ensure that the pages can be overlapped.

Family Group

This prints the details of the family group where the current person is one of the parents.

Current Person

This prints the details of the current person, i.e. those details you would see in the Personal Details dialog box.

Every Person

This prints the details of all persons in the current file.

From/To Person

This prints the details of those persons in the selected ID range inclusively.

Timeline

This prints the details of all events recorded in the current file, i.e. births, baptisms, marriages, divorces, deaths, burials and cremations, in ascending date order.

Ahnentafel

This prints a numbered list of ancestors in Ahnentafel style based on the current person.

Calendar

This prints a calendar of birthdays and wedding anniversaries where they have a full date, and where the person(s) concerned have no death or burial details recorded.


Page Setup

Purpose

This function displays a dialog box allowing you to select options which affect printing.

Method

•	Select 'Page Setup' from the 'File' menu.

•	The Page Setup dialog box is displayed.

•	Select the options you require.

•	Confirm or Cancel.


Page Setup

Purpose

This dialog box allows you to set options which affect printing. The settings you choose apply to all print requests and are not individual to data files.

Options

Print Margins

Enter the size in millimetres that you would like for top, bottom, left and right margins. Alternatively, click on the spin buttons to increase or decrease the values. Margins are applied to the page usage value selected below, further reducing the print area.

Orientation

Select whether you want the paper to be oriented as portrait or landscape when printing charts or reports.

Print Bitmaps

Check this if you want bitmaps, e.g. scanned photos, to be printed with Persons Details.

Print Multiple Persons per Page

Check this if you want Persons Details to be printed for more than one person on each page when printing all persons or a from/to range of persons.

Print File Name

Check this if you want the currently open file name to be printed at the bottom of charts and in the footers of reports.

Print Current Date

Check this if you want the current date to be printed at the bottom of charts and in the footers of reports.

Print Current Time

Check this if you want the current time to be printed at the bottom of charts and in the footers of reports.

Print Chart Title

Check this if you want the title specified in the Family Details dialog box to be printed at the top of the chart.

Page Usage

Select 'Std' to use the whole of the paper size in your printer; 'PIM' to print for Personal Information Managers; or 'A5' to print for A5 binders, etc.


Registration

WinGenea is a shareware product. You may evaluate its features and suitability for a trial period of 30 days without payment. If you wish to continue using it after 30 days you must become a registered user.

For the registration fee you will receive the latest registered version (without registration reminders), including facilities to convert files created by earlier versions and export in GEDCOM and CSV formats, notification of future releases and discounts on upgrades.

If you do not become a registered user after 30 days you must delete the program and any associated files and directories from your system.

Registered copies of WinGenea are available from:

S & N Genealogy Supplies
Greenacres
Salisbury Road
Chilmark
Salisbury
SP3 5AH
U.K.

(vat reg. no. 641 4130 79)

Write to the above address or phone:

01252 378054	(24hr fax/answerphone)	in the UK

+44 1252 378054	(24hr fax/answerphone) 	from outside the UK

or e-mail via:

CompuServe ID: 100064,737

State your name and address and whether you require a 3.5" or 5.25" floppy disk, together with a cheque payable to "S & N Electrocomp Supplies" or your credit card details.

The registered version of WinGenea costs £25.00 pounds sterling.

UK orders add £2.00 pounds sterling to cover handling.

Overseas orders add £5.00 pounds sterling to cover handling.

UK and other EC country orders must also add vat at 17.50%.

Prices are correct as at September 1996 for v1.5 but registration for later versions may be subject to price increases.


New Features
Revision History

Version 1.5

Version 1.4

Version 1.3

Version 1.2


New Features
v1.5 Changes

•	Facility to display three different 'views' based on the same data file. Drag and drop, show pedigree of, print chart, etc. each apply only to the 'current view'.

•	Option to display each person's birth and death years on one line, or to display each person's birth year & place and death year & place on separate lines.

•	Option to align each person's birth, death, occupation and user field 2 text with either the left or the right of the person's name; or alternatively center them on the person's name.

•	Option to display marriage place alongside marriage date.

•	Option to align marriage date and place with either the left or the right of the marriage symbol; or alternatively center them on the marriage symbol.

•	Revised format for Timeline report.

•	Revised format for Options / Preferences dialog box.


New Features
v1.4 Changes

•	Option to display a person's occupation and/or user field 2 on the chart.

•	File Open now used to import GEDCOM files and to convert older WinGenea files.

•	File Save As now used to save WinGenea data in GEDCOM or CSV format.

•	Facility to merge WinGenea files.

•	Facility to record divorce dates and places.

•	Facility to record references for birth, baptism, marriage, divorce, death and burial details.

•	Facility to record age at death.

•	Facility to specify a title to be used when printing charts.

•	Facility to specify whether portrait or landscape is to be used when printing charts and reports, without affecting default printer settings.

•	Facility to specify how far down the parent to child line any bend occurs when displaying and printing charts.

•	Link Child and Parents dialog box defaults the 'child' selection to the current person.

•	Link Husband and Wife dialog box defaults the 'husband' or 'wife' selection to the current person.

•	Toolbar button to remove marriage details where the current person is a married woman.

•	Toolbar button to print the current Family Chart.

•	Option to print a Family Group report.

•	Option to print multiple person's Personal Details on each page.

•	Option to specify the format for a person's name on charts and reports.

•	Option to enter dates in Qn YYYY format.


New Features
v1.3 Changes

•	Facility to separately select any TrueType font for displaying and printing names, dates and other text.

•	Improved Link Child and Parents dialog box.

Selecting the child causes the mother and father listboxes to be positioned as per the child's current settings.

Option to show whether relationship is confirmed or not.

Option to show illegitimacy.

•	Improved messages when opening files.

•	Option to move the current person from the chart display into the unpositioned persons listbox on the Toolbar.

•	Option to print a Calendar of birth and marriage dates.

•	Option to print Personal Details for a range of IDs.

•	Option to 'Snap to grid' when dragging and dropping names.

•	Option to display where page breaks will occur when the chart is printed.

•	Facility to move all names that are on the right of a chosen point, further to the right or left.

•	Facility to move all names that are below a chosen point, further up or down.


New Features
v1.2 Changes

•	Option to select any TrueType font for displaying and printing the Family Chart.

•	Option to Export data in GEDCOM format.

•	Option to print the Family Index in name, year of birth/baptism or year of death/burial order.

•	Print Timeline facility.

•	Print Ahnentafel  facility.

•	Option to have all printouts in Personal Information Manager size, either standard or A5 .

•	Option to choose whether or not the bitmap will be printed with a person's details.

•	Option to specify margins when printing.

•	Both data and index for a family now contained in a single file. The conversion facility is now accessed from the 'File' menu rather than being a separate program.

•	A backup file is now automatically created when saving a file, enabling the previous contents to be recovered.

•	The four most recently used files now available from the 'File' menu for easy access.

•	Option to display a grid over the chart, enabling names to be aligned more easily.

•	Option for names not to be moved when linking children and parents.

•	Ability to distinguish between burial and cremation in a person's details.

•	Birth, baptism, death and burial abbreviations amended to conform with conventions.


Save File

Purpose

This function is used to save the currently open file in WinGenea, GEDCOM or CSV format as required.

Method

•	Select 'Save As' from the 'File' menu.

•	A dialog box will be displayed allowing the required file type, drive, directory and file name to be specified.

•	Select 'WinGenea', 'GEDCOM' or 'CSV' from the file type listbox at the bottom left.

•	Select the required drive and directory.

•	Enter the required file name, ensuring that the extension is 'wdf', 'ged' or 'csv' as appropriate.

•	Confirm or Cancel.

Notes

A 'saving...' message will be displayed at the bottom of the window during the process.

The ability to save files in GEDCOM format is only available in registered copies of WinGenea.

see also...

Open File


Getting Started

The main screen displays a toolbar of buttons below the menu. To start a simple tree using these buttons follow the steps below.

•	Start a new file by clicking on the [image] button. The Family Details dialog box is displayed, into which you only need enter the family name and click on the OK button.

•	Click on the [image] button and the Personal Details dialog box is displayed allowing you to record one of your relatives. Enter, say, a husband's details and finally click on the OK button. Repeat this step for his wife and children. Depending on how Runtime Preferences are set these people will either appear on the screen or be stored in the toolbar list of unpositioned individuals. If the screen is blank click on the [image] button and the list of people will appear. Click on the name you want and, holding down the left mouse button, drag the person onto the window. When the person is in the position you want, release the mouse button. Repeat this as required.

•	When you have arranged the names on screen you can then click on the [image] button. The Marriage Details dialog box is displayed with lists of names for both husband and wife. Select the ones you want, and enter other details if desired, then click on the OK button. The husband and wife will now be shown on screen with an '=' showing the marriage link.

•	To link in their children click on the [image] button and the Parents Details dialog box is displayed. Select the child and his/her parent(s), then click on the OK button. You will now see a dropline from the parent(s) to the child.

Using the above steps you can build your whole tree.

When you are familiar with the basic process covered above, have a look through the rest of this Help file and try out the various menu options. Have a look at Runtime Preferences and see how the chart can be affected by your choices.


Menu And Toolbar

 Click the command or button you want information about.


Undelete A Person

Purpose

This function allows you to retrieve the details of a person who was logically deleted from the family file during the current session.

Method

•	Select 'Undelete Person' from the 'Edit' menu.

•	A dialog box will be displayed containing a list of person's whose details are still available to be retrieved.

•	Select the required person from the list.

•	Confirm or Cancel.

Notes

Only persons who were logically deleted during the current session of the family file will appear in the list and be available to undelete.

When you save the family file and either quit WinGenea or open another family file, then the deletions become permanent and you cannot recover the details.