From: Benny M. <ben...@gm...> - 2011-04-22 05:49:07
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2011/4/22 Jean McClendon <jea...@gm...> > How do I change the birth order of children? I spotted in the Events > section with an up and down arrow which I thought would change the order > of the children but it doesn't. I want the children in the correct > birth order and there is no "sort children" button. Thank you. > They are not sorted on date because in many families there are children with unknown birth date but you do know the order. You need to open the family editor, and then in the children tab reorder the children. You can use drag and drop or the up and down arrow. Best is to put a child in correct order directly after adding it to the family. Benny > > On 4/20/11 6:14 PM, Nick Hall wrote: > > > > > > On 20/04/11 23:24, Jean McClendon wrote: > >> I now know how to add parents and children, thanks Nick. Now which tab > >> do I click on to add birth dates, death dates, marriage dates etc.? > > > > These are events. For birth and death events, edit a person and then > > click on the event tab. Click "+" to add an event. You will be able > > to select an event type and enter the date and place. > > > > Marriage and divorce are family events. So you will need to edit the > > family and then click on the event tab in the family editor. > > > > > >> I > >> have already figured out how to get into the notes and gallery and add > >> information there. What is the best way to put two people that are > >> already in the data base together as spouses? > > > > In the Family view, click the "+" button to add a new family. Now, > > instead of clicking the "+" button next to the father and mother, > > click the "finger" (select a person as the father/mother) button > > instead. This allows you to create a family from people already > > existing in your database instead of creating new ones. > > > > > >> Do you just put in the > >> name you already have and then merge the two together? I have a very > >> large data base as I am collaborating on a book with a genealogist and > >> quite often I already have the two people in the database I just need to > >> connect them has husband and wife. With my previous genealogy program I > >> could either do as above or it would allow me to add them by name by > >> going to a drop down box to "add another spouse" and then it would give > >> me the choice to add spouse by name or number and it would then take me > >> to all of the names and I could then find the name I wanted and click on > >> it, the program would then add that person as a spouse. I could do the > >> same thing with adding a child that was already in my data base. > > > > You will see the "finger" button next to the "+" button in many places > > in Gramps. The "+" will create a new object, and the "finger" allows > > you to select an existing object. > > > > Nick. > > > > > >> Thank > >> you for your help. Jean > >> > >> On 4/20/11 4:36 PM, Lee Perez wrote: > >>> Benny Malengier wrote: > >>>> 2011/4/20 Brock Inglehart<br...@sb... > >>>> <mailto:br...@sb...>> > >>>> > >>>> I would like to take this question one step further. How > >>>> does one > >>>> respond to a question. If I just "reply", I just send the > >>>> message > >>>> to the sender not the list. I just pasted the whole email in > >>>> this > >>>> message as a way to continue the thread but I can't believe this > >>>> is the proper way. What is the proper way?????? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Reply to all button in your mail client of preference. > >>>> You can leave in the content, or remove it. Most people have a mail > >>>> client that can work with threads. Just make sure you do not edit the > >>>> subject line (the Re: is no problem), as most mail clients use that > >>>> and hidden information to group mails. > >>>> > >>>> Benny > >>>> > >>>> > >>> (snip) > >>> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> Sorry had to jump in here. Actually this is not the correct way to > >>> respond to e-mails to the list or any list, as for is that is > >>> concerned. The correct way would be to send a reply to the list > >>> address: > >>> > >>> Gra...@li... > >>> > >>> The reason for this is, if you have filters setup to separate your > >>> incoming e-mails into separate folders for each list you belong to, > >>> then > >>> when you receive a message the way Benny is talking about, it will not > >>> be placed in the correct folder. When you are subscribed to half a > >>> dozen or so different list, this gets to be a pain separating and > >>> moving > >>> messages from the inbox to the correct folder. If you would like more > >>> info you can follow the following link and it will explain more: > >>> > >>> http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Contact#Mailing_lists > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> Lee Perez > >>> > >>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> > >>> Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload > >>> Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top > >>> priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and > >>> improve > >>> application availability and disaster protection. 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