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Personal Ancestral File

Companion 5.2

User Guide


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PAF Companion 5.2 User Guide Copyright 2004 2005 Progeny Software Inc. 03-Mar-2005

Notice

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

Progeny Software makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material,including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitnessfor a particular purpose.

In no event shall Progeny Software nor its licensors be liable for errors containedherein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with thefurnishing, performance, or use of this material.

This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. Allrights are reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmittedin any form or by means for any purpose other than users personal use withoutthe prior written consent of Progeny Software Inc.

This edition applies to version 5.2 of the Personal Ancestral File Companionproduct, and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwiseindicated in new editions.

Corrections and suggestions for future revisions of this document areappreciated. Please e-mail your comments to:

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Trademarks

Progeny Software is a trademark of Progeny Software Incorporated.Personal Ancestral File is a registered trademark of the Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Copyright 2004 2005 Progeny Software Incorporated. All rightsreserved.


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Table of ContentsSection 1 - Introduction ................................................................................................5

About Personal Ancestral File Companion ..................................................................5Files and Records .......................................................................................................7Where to Get Help.......................................................................................................8

Program Help ..........................................................................................................8Customer Support ...................................................................................................8

Section 2 Getting Started.........................................................................................10Installing & Uninstalling Personal Ancestral File Companion .....................................10Open a File................................................................................................................11Assigning Names to Your Files..................................................................................12Setting Your Preferences ..........................................................................................13

Word Processor.....................................................................................................13Treatment of Notes................................................................................................14Substitutions..........................................................................................................15Surnames..............................................................................................................15Submitter...............................................................................................................16Confidential Notes and Events...............................................................................16Fonts .....................................................................................................................16Status Bar..............................................................................................................18Home Base............................................................................................................18Show LDS Events..................................................................................................18Ibid ........................................................................................................................19Restoring Defaults.................................................................................................19

Exiting Personal Ancestral File Companion...............................................................20Section 3 Finding People.........................................................................................21

Name List..................................................................................................................21Go To........................................................................................................................23Search.......................................................................................................................25Kin Search.................................................................................................................29

Section 4 Views........................................................................................................32Family Group View....................................................................................................33Ancestor View ...........................................................................................................36Descendant View ......................................................................................................38Hourglass View .........................................................................................................40Bow Tie View ............................................................................................................42View Options.............................................................................................................44

Section 5 Reports and Charts .................................................................................47New Features............................................................................................................47

Color Charts ..........................................................................................................47Customized Line Width..........................................................................................51

Family Group Record Options ...................................................................................54Standard Family Group Record .................................................................................56Standard Family Group Options ................................................................................58Kinship Report...........................................................................................................60Kinship Report Options..............................................................................................62Hourglass Chart ........................................................................................................64Hourglass Chart Options ...........................................................................................66Pedigree Chart ..........................................................................................................70


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Pedigree Chart Options.............................................................................................72Ancestor (Box) Chart.................................................................................................74Ancestor Chart Options .............................................................................................76Fan Chart ..................................................................................................................79Fan Chart Options.....................................................................................................81

Print Your Fan Chart to a Disk File ........................................................................83

Ahnentafel Report .....................................................................................................84Ahnentafel Numbering Example ................................................................................87Ahnentafel Options....................................................................................................88Bow Tie Chart............................................................................................................91Bow Tie Chart Options ..............................................................................................93Descendant Chart .....................................................................................................96Descendant Chart Options ........................................................................................98Outline Descendant Report .....................................................................................101Outline Descendant Report Options........................................................................103Register Report .......................................................................................................106Register Numbering Example..................................................................................109Register Options......................................................................................................110

Section 6

Creating & Sharing Charts....................................................................113Preparing your Chart ...............................................................................................113

Print Preview.......................................................................................................113Re-size................................................................................................................113

Publishing Reports ..................................................................................................115Printing your Chart ..................................................................................................116Printing Tips for Box Charts.....................................................................................116Wall Charts..............................................................................................................117Supported Printers ..................................................................................................118Printer Drivers .........................................................................................................119

Section 7 Special Features....................................................................................120Compare to PRF Master Index................................................................................120

Photos.....................................................................................................................124History List ..............................................................................................................126Running Personal Ancestral File .............................................................................128

Returning to the Companion................................................................................128Saving a Copy of Your View Screen........................................................................129

Section 8 Home Base.............................................................................................130Home Base Buttons and Windows ..........................................................................131

Section 9 Unlocking Companion...........................................................................132Unlock.....................................................................................................................132

Section 10 Some Windows Terminology ..............................................................134Window ...............................................................................................................134Title Bar...............................................................................................................134

Menu Bar.............................................................................................................134Scroll Bars...........................................................................................................135Icons and Toolbars..............................................................................................135Status Bar............................................................................................................135Dialog Boxes .......................................................................................................135Scroll Lists...........................................................................................................136Using the Mouse..................................................................................................136

Glossary.....................................................................................................................137


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Section 1 - Introduction

About Personal Ancestral File Companion

Personal Ancestral File Companion is an advanced charting program for PersonalAncestral File versions 3, 4, and 5. It prints a variety of high quality genealogy chartsand reports directly from your Personal Ancestral File data files.

You can create the following reports with the Companion:

Family reports

Family Group Record - Printed version of family group view in LDS format.

Standard Family Group - A variable format that will print all user-definedevents.

Kinship - Print all relatives of an individual with their relationship(s).

Hourglass Chart - A box chart that prints both ancestors and descendants foran individual.

Ancestor reports

Pedigree Chart - Traditional LDS pedigree chart of an individual's ancestors.

Ancestor Chart - A box chart of an individual's ancestors.

Bow Tie Chart - A box chart showing an individual's paternal line (ancestors)to the left and the maternal line to the right.

Fan Chart - A unique "fan" presentation of an individual's ancestors. You canalso print a full circle or quarter circle chart.

Ahnentafel - An individual's ancestors prepared in a book format togetherwith an index. Different from the other charts and reports, the Ahnentafel isoutput directly to your word processor for further editing and printing.

Descendant reports

Descendant Chart - A box chart of an individual's descendants.

Outline Descendant - An outline report of an individual's descendantsindented by generation. This is a useful summary report because only oneline per person is printed.

Register - An individual's descendants prepared in a book format togetherwith an index. Like the Ahnentafel, the Register report is output directly to


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your word processor for further editing and printing.

Many options are available for customizing the reports to suit your particular needs,including colors and photos, which is now an option for several of these charts.Another special option is "Cousin Smart", which ensures that common ancestors or

descendants for two distant cousins who marry are not repeated on the same chartor report, thereby saving valuable space and paper.

The Companion allows you to print on any size of paper. Large charts can becreated by tiling many pages together or by printing on a large-scale plotter. Thesecharts and reports can be produced on printers supported by Windows, including ink

jet, laser, and even dot matrix printers.

The Register and Ahnentafel reports are automatically output to the word processorof your choice. From there you can perform additional editing such as addinggraphics to your report before printing. Currently supported word processors includeWordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, Lotus Ami Pro, and Microsoft

WordPad.

In addition, with the Companion you can preview your charts and reports beforeprinting, allowing you to save on printing costs. Fast "go to" and search functions arealso provided to make locating individual records easier. This is especially useful forlarge files.

Other useful features

Run Personal Ancestral File. Run Personal Ancestral File conveniently fromwithin the Companion without exiting.

Compare to PRF Master Index. Automatically find individuals in PedigreeResource File (PRF) who may match people in your .paf file and prints areconciliation report of all matches.

Kin Search. Quickly find all the relatives of an individual.

Home Base: Use this navigation center as an alternative to the menu bar andtoolbar.

Save Screen Image. Save an ancestor, descendant, or hourglass view (whendisplayed on screen) to a BMP file to use with other programs, paste into adocument, or simply print in color.

Publish to PDF. With the Companion, you can save the charts and reports youcreate in PDF format, making it easy to share them with others or publish themon a web site.

Using the Companion with your Personal Ancestral File program will make yourgenealogy research more exciting and rewarding.

TIP: You can run the Companion from within Personal Ancestral File (version 4 or


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higher) by clicking on Tools, PAF Companion on the Personal Ancestral File menubar.

Files and Records

The files you use with the Companion are the same files used by Personal AncestralFile. These files, with a *.paf extension, are composed of records that includeindividuals, associated events, dates, photos, biographical notes, and sources.These records can be selectively displayed in the Companion views and reports.

The first time the Companion is opened, it will ask if you would like to search for yourPAF files. If you select yes, the program will automatically scan your computer's harddrive(s) for all your PAF files, versions 3.0 and higher. These files are then displayedwith their associated path (disk drive and folder location) in the Open dialog. Youmust select a file before you can view the records or print reports. The Companionwill remember the last file you worked on, and all future sessions will start with that

file open.

Tip: If you choose not to scan when first opening the program, you can always do solater by selecting File, Scan disk for files on the menu, or by clicking the Scan Diskbutton in the Open dialog. You can also re-scan by following the same steps.

Note: When you first open the program, Companion will automatically put thefiles you opened most recently in your PAF 4 or 5 program in yourRecentlyUsed File List, located underFile in the menu bar. If you use PAF 3 and wouldprefer not to browse for your files you should choose the automatic scan for filesoption.

The Companion also allows you to assign more meaningful names to your filesand rename them later if you wish. See Section 2, Getting Started, AssigningNames to Your Files for more information.

Naming your files for the first time and renaming them later are both

accomplished in the same way. These functions can be performed either from the

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Where to Get Help

Program Help

Program Help provides you with direct access to all the information you need to usethis product. Help can be accessed either by clicking the Help button in a dialog boxor from the Help selection on the menu bar. You may also display help for a menuoption by pressing the key.

When you select Help from the menu bar, you can select Contents to view the helpfiles table of contents, or select Search for help on to search on a specific word orsubject.

The About option displays current product information, including the version numberof this program.

Customer Support

If you need to call Family History Support for this product, the service representativewill be able to give you better help if you (1) are at your computer and have theCompanion on the screen, (2) can describe what happened, (3) can give the exactwording of any messages that appeared on your screen, and (4) can tell what youhave already done to solve the problem.

The telephone number for Family History Support is 1-800-346-6044 (or if you live inthe Salt Lake City area, 240-2584). When making inquiries or comments, please be

prepared to provide your name and telephone number. If you want to submitcomments, questions, or suggestions about this product in writing, send them to:

Family and Church History DepartmentATTN: Family History Support15 East South Temple Street, Room 5W22Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3461USA

You can also e-mail comments, questions, or suggestions to:

[email protected]


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Computer System Requirements

Your computer system must meet certain requirements to properly install and run theCompanion. If you encounter any difficulty while installing or running the program,check these minimum hardware and software requirements:

IBM or 100 percent compatible

Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP

Pentium processor

32 MB RAM

12 MB hard-disk space

VGA or compatible display with at least a 256-color-capable video card

Windows compatible printer

Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or higher (required for Publish to PDF)


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Section 2 Getting Started

Installing & Uninstalling Personal Ancestral File

CompanionBefore using Companion you must install the program files on your computershard drive. All program files and sub-folders are copied into a default folder calledPCOMP5.

To install Personal Ancestral File Companion:

1. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive.

2. Click the Start button, then select Run.

3. Type the following where is the letter of your CD-ROM or floppy drive:D:\SETUP.EXE

4. Click OK.

Follow the instructions displayed on your screen to complete your installation.

NOTE: You can install Companion on a drive of your choosing (default is the rootdrive on your system), however, it is recommended that you install the programinto the suggested folder.

Companion also includes a handy uninstall program that permanently removesthe program from your computer system.

To uninstall Personal Ancestral File Companion:

1. Click Start and Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs.2. Select Personal Ancestral File Companion 5.1 from the populated list.3. Click the Add/Remove button.4. ClickYes to complete the uninstall.

NOTE: Uninstall will not delete any folders which contain user or work filescreated after the program was installed.


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Open a File

The first time the Companion is opened, it will ask if you would like to search for yourPAF files. If you select yes, the program will automatically scan your computer's

hard drive(s) for all Personal Ancestral File (*.paf) files, versions 3.0 and higher. Thefiles are then displayed in the Open dialog list box.

Tip: If you choose not to scan when first opening the program, you can always do solater by selecting File, Scan disk for files on the menu, or by clicking the Scan Diskbutton in the Open dialog. You can also re-scan by following the same steps.

Note: When you first open the program, Companion will automatically put thefiles you opened most recently in your PAF 4 or 5 program in yourRecentlyUsed File List, located underFile in the menu bar. If you use PAF 3 and wouldprefer not to browse for your files you should choose the automatic scan for filesoption.

When you start the Companion you must select a file before you can find anindividual, view your records or print reports.

To select (open) a file:

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1 Select File and click Open.

2 Double-click on a file listed in the File List dialog.

OR

From Home Base

1 Click on Select File.2 Double-click on the file name listed in the center window (Choices).

Important: A list of your files will only appear in the Open dialog if you haveperformed a hard drive scan. If you do not wish to scan, you will need tomanually find the file you would like to open by clicking the Browse button.

Tip: Once you've opened a file, it will appear in the Recently Used File List,located under File in the menu. To open it again, just click on it in the list.Companion will store up to six files in this list.

Assigning Names to Your Files

From the menu bar

1 Select File and click on Name Files.

2 Double-click on the file you wish to name (or rename).

3 Type the name you wish to assign the file.

4 Click OK to accept the new name.

OR

From Home Base

1 Click the Preferences button.

2 Double-click on Name Files.

The newly assigned name now appears in the list of files. Note that this

operation does not select the newly named file.

Important: A list of your files will only appear in the dialog if you have performed ahard drive scan. If you have not performed a scan, or would like to re-scan, you cando so by selecting File, Scan disk for files on the menu, or by clicking the ScanDisk button in the Open dialog.


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Setting Your Preferences

The Companion lets you customize many features for the views and reports, as wellas deciding how you interact with the program. For your convenience, the following

options are available on the menu bar underFile, Preferences, then Options:

Word processor

Treatment of notes (word wrap)

Substitutions

Surnames

Confidential events and notes

Fonts

Status bar

Home Base LDS Events

Ibid

The settings you choose here are saved and used each time you reopen theCompanion. To restore your settings to the Companion default, see RestoringDefaults.

Word Processor

The word processor preference tells Companion which word processor you want to

use for your Register and Ahnentafel reports. Supported word processing programsare:

Microsoft Word

WordPerfect (DOS and Windows)

Microsoft WordPad

Microsoft Works

Lotus Ami Pro

The default is Microsoft WordPad, that comes free with Windows. If you have no

other word processing program, there is no need to change this setting.

If your word processing program is not listed here and you know that it can use richtext format (RTF), choose Microsoft Word and specify the program name anddirectory path.

Note 1: Microsoft Works and Lotus Ami Pro will not accept photos for theAhnentafel and Register reports.


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Note 2: There are some known problems with WordPerfect version 9.0 whichmay cause the following to occur:

1. Poor image quality when viewing on screen i.e. red dots on photos. This doesnot occur in the printed report.

2. Image placement can be inconsistent i.e. photo is placed over text. You maybe able to manually move the photo by clicking and dragging the image whenviewing in Word Perfect.

3. Endnotes will not print. Solution is to choose footnote option.

4. Index will print as single column only. No known solution.

To select the word processor preference:

From the menu bar, click File, then Preferences, and Options.

The options dialog box with the Generaltab will be displayed.

To select your word processor:

1 Click the arrow to the right of the word processor scroll box.

2 Select your word processor from the list of choices.

3 Click OK.

The Companion will search your hard drive and attempt to locate the wordprocessing program you have chosen. However, it will search only for the standardprogram name and path used by the word processor's install procedure. If you have

given your word processor a nonstandard program name or if the Companion cannotfind it, you must click the Browse button and specify the path and file name(executable) for your word processor.

Treatment of Notes

The Companion allows you to determine how to print your notes. This affects onlythe presentation of your notes in reports and does not change the files in any way.

Word Wrap

If you enable word wrap, the Companion will print your notes in one continuous line,skipping to a new line only when the end of a line is reached or a new paragraph isstarted. Otherwise, the Companion will print your notes line for line exactly as youhave entered them.

TIP: To print your notes exactly as entered in PAF, do not enable word wrap andchoose a True Type fixed pitch font, such as Courier New.


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To enable word wrap:

1 From the menu bar, select File, then Preferences, and click on Options.

2 Check the Enable Word Wrap box.

3 Click OK.

Do Not Print "!" in Notes

Select this to not print "!" in your Personal Ancestral File 2.31 style tag notes.Otherwise the exclamation mark will print with your tags as originally entered in yourfile.

To disable printing "!" in notes:


2 Check the Suppress "!' mark in notes box.

3 Click OK.

Substitutions

The Companion will make the following substitutions in all applicable reports:

Substitute christening event information when birth is not known.

Substitute burial event information when death is not known.

This affects only the presentation of events in the reports and does not changethe files in any way.

To disable substitution:


2 Deselect Substitute Chr. and Burial.

3 Click OK.

Surnames

There are two alternatives for printing and displaying surnames. You can choose:

As entered. For example, VanBuren will appear as VanBuren.

Uppercase. For example, VanBuren will appear as VANBUREN.

This user option affects the presentation of all surnames in the Companion but doesnot change or update the files in any way. The only exceptions are the Register andAhnentafel reports, where you can select various surname formats for those reports


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only.

To change the way surnames are displayed or printed:


2 Choose As Entered orUppercase.3 Click OK.

SubmitterThe submitter preference provides the Companion with personal information that canbe printed as a footer in your reports and charts.

The submitter information is initialized to the values defined in your PersonalAncestral File program each time you run the Companion.

Important. If you wish to make a permanent change to your submitter information,

you should do it in Personal Ancestral File. The Companion will allow you totemporarily change the submitter information to print on your reports; however, thisinformation is not updated in Personal Ancestral File.

To change the submitter information:


2 Click on the Submittertab.

3 Enter or change your personal information and comments.

4 Click OK.

Confidential Notes and Events

You can choose whether to print confidential notes and events in your charts. Bydefault, confidential notes and events print only if both these settings are enabled inyour Personal Ancestral File program. You can temporarily change this option inCompanion at any time. This will not affect your settings in Personal Ancestral File.

To enable or disable the printing of confidential notes and events:

1 From the menu bar, select File, then Preferences, and click Options.

2 Click the Print confidential notes (~) and events box.

3 Click OK.

FontsThis preference allows you to select font type, style, and size for your reports andcharts. This is a global option that applies to:

Ancestor, Descendant, Hourglass and Bow Tie views and charts, as well as theKinship and Outline Descendant reports.


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Family Group Record, Pedigree and Fan charts (the font type is applied but notthe font size since these are fixed format reports).

Tip: You can use your word processor to change the fonts for the Register andAhnentafel reports.

Note: TrueType fonts are recommended for the Fan Chart ensuring that the rotatedtext is printed properly along the radius.

To change fonts:

From the menu bar, select File, Preferences; then click on Fonts.

The standard Windows font dialog will be displayed. Select from the list of availablefonts, style, and size; then click OK.

Where font options are applied:

Type Style Size

Family Group Record yes yes no

Standard Family Group yes yes no

Kinship yes yes yes

Hourglass yes yes yes

Pedigree yes yes limits apply

Ancestor yes yes yes

Fan yes yes no

Ahnentafel no no no

Bow Tie yes yes yes

Descendant yes yes yes

Outline Descendant yes yes yes

Register no no no

Maximum font size allowed for Pedigree Chart:

4 generations 10 cps

5 generations 8 cps

6 generations 7 cps

Tip: When using the Preview and Publish features, it is recommended that TrueTypefonts are used. Other font types, such as PostScript, may not be supported.

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System fonts, originally included for backward capability purposes, such as Modern,Roman, Script and Terminal. If you would like to use one of these font styles, pleaseselect a similar TrueType version.

Status Bar

The status bar can be turned off so that more of the screen is available for viewinginformation.

To turn the status bar on or off:

From the menu bar, select File, then Preferences, and click on Status Bar.

A check mark next to Status Barindicates this option is on.

Home Base

Home Base is an alternative navigation center for the Companion. By default, all

program activity centers around the Family Group View where you access programfunctions from the toolbar and the menu bar. However, you can change this defaultsetting so that Companion will always start with the Home Base.

To change the Home Base default:

From the menu bar, select File, Preferences and click on Home Base ( = on).

OR

From Home Base select Preferences, then Options, and double-click on TurnHome Base On (orOff).

If you turn off the Home Base option, Home Base will still be available from the toolbar, and you can change your preference at any time.

Show LDS EventsThe Companion allows you to choose whether to show/print LDS Events. Thisaffects only the presentation of your database in the Companion and does notchange your PAF files in any way.

If the Show LDS Events box is selected, you will be able to include LDS Eventsin all reports and charts.

If the Show LDS Events box is NOT selected, LDS events will not appear in anyviews or reports. Also, the LDS Event option will be grayed out in all Optionsdialog boxes.

To show/not show LDS Events:



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2 Check the Show LDS Events box.

3 Click OK.

Ibid

Companion lets you to choose to use Ibid. for repeating sources in your LDS-styleand Standard Family Group Records, as well as in your Ahnentafel and Registerreports. When this option is activated, repeating sources that follow directly beneatheach other will have the word "Ibid." appear in place of source title, author, repositoryand so on, with citation (detail) text and comments following after. This allows you tosave valuable space and paper in your reports.

Tip: Due to the design of the report layout, Ibid is reset for each person in the LDS-style and Standard Family Group Records.

To use Ibid. for repeating sources:


2 Check the Use Ibid. for repeating sources box.

3 Click OK.

Restoring Defaults

You can set your own options for the views, reports, and user preferences. At anytime, you can restore these options to their original default values.

The exceptions are the following preferences which are always initialized to thesame values you set in your Personal Ancestral File program. This occurs each timeyou run the Companion or press the Restore button:

Force surnames to uppercase

Include LDS ordinances in all charts and reports

Submitter information

Show submitter information on charts and reports

Select RIN, AFN, ID No. or none to print

Print confidential notes (~) and events

To restore the default options:

1 From the menu bar, select File, Preferences, and click Options.

2 Click Restore under the General tab.

3 Click OK.


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Exiting Personal Ancestral File Companion

You can exit the Companion at any time by selecting File from the menu bar andthen clicking Exit. Clicking the close button is another option.


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Section 3 Finding People

The Companion provides three convenient methods for finding individuals in your.paf file:

Name List. Use this option to browse all names in the file or go to aspecific individual.

Go To. Go directly to an individual record by entering a name, RIN1, or IDnumber2 .

Search. Find individuals who meet certain match criteria.

You can also go to an individual you have already visited by selecting them from theHistory List.

Name ListThe Name List presents the entire list of individuals contained in the .paf file.From the Name List you can search for specific individuals by surname and

given name (optional) or by RIN. The search function is recommended if youwant to search using criteria other than name.

TIP: If you enter a given name with no surname, the first person with that givenname and no surname will be displayed. Use the search function if you want to findallthe people with a specific given name.

For ease of browsing, the names are always displayed in alphabetical orderbeginning with the "Home person" specified in your Personal Ancestral File program.

You can choose to show individuals (that is, names) with RIN, birth and death dates,

1RIN (Record Identification Number). Personal Ancestral File assigns each individual record a record

identification number. This number is used to distinguish that individual from all others in the .paf file. Sincemany people in the file may have the same name, this number helps you quickly find a specific individual.

2ID number. This number is assigned by the original author or compiler(s) of this record. This number may not

be unique and can contain alpha characters or, as in many cases, nothing at all. It is another way individuals orgroups may be identified and found in the file.


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spouse, or parents. Place-names, where available, will also be displayed with birthand death dates. The dates, spouses, and parents will be displayed only if theinformation is recorded in the file for the individual.

To display the Name List:

From the menu bar, select View and click Name List.

From the toolbar, click on the Name List button.

To select what to show in the Name List:

Click on the Show list box, and select a content option.

To find individuals in the Name List, you can:

Browse - Use Page Up and Page Down, or the up and down arrows on thekeyboard to browse through the list.

Go To - Enter a name or RIN to go directly to the individual you want, and clickthe Go To button. This is the fastest way to find someone in the Name List.

Go To Name:

1 Enter the surname in the first box and the given name(s) or initials in the secondbox, or

type the surname and the first letter of the individual's first name, or

type only a surname with no given names or initials, or

type the first few letters of the surname.


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2 Click Go To or press Enter.

The Name List will jump to the person you are seeking and highlight the individual inblue. If the name is not found, the next closest person (in alphabetical order) will bedisplayed. If you entered only a surname, the first person with that surname will behighlighted.

TIP 1: Entering a single letter in the surname box will take you to the first surnamethat begins with that letter. For example, enterTto jump to the surnames that beginwith T.

TIP 2: Enter nothing in the boxes to take you to the very top of the Name List.

TIP 3: Click on the Clearbutton to reset the boxes.

Go to RIN:

1 In the first box, enter the individual's RIN.

2 Click on Go To or press Enter.

The Name List will jump to the person you are seeking and the individual in blue. Themessage saying "Not found" will appear if no one in the file matches the RIN youentered.

To select an individual from the list:

1 Make sure the individual is highlighted.

2 Double-click on the name or click View or press Enter.

The Family Group View for the selected individual will be displayed.

Remember, you can always go back to an individual you have already examined inthe Family Group View by selecting them from the History List.

Go To

Similar to the "go to" in the Name List, you can use this function to find anindividual using his or her full name, first initial and surname, or simply a

surname. You can also find someone with a RIN or ID number.

TIP: Use the Search feature to find all the people with the same given name.

To access the Go To dialog box, select one of the following:

From the menu bar, select Find, then click on Go To.


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From the toolbar, click on the Go To button (only available when viewing theName List).

The Go To dialog box will now be displayed.

Go to Name:

1 In the top box, enter the full name (this must be spelled exactly as it appears inthe .paf file)or

type the individual's first initial and surname (for example, D Vernest)or

type only a surname.

2 Click OK.

The Name List will display with the person you are seeking highlighted in blue. If thename is not found, the next closest person (in alphabetical order) will be displayed. If

you entered only a surname, the first person with that surname will be highlighted.

TIP 1: Entering a single letter in the name box will take you to the first surname thatbegins with that letter. For example, enterTto jump to the surnames that begin withTin the Name List.

TIP 2: Enter nothing in the Go To dialog box to take you to the top (beginning) of theName List.

Go to RIN:

1 In the top box, enter the individual's RIN.

2 Click OK.

If you are in the Name List, the person you are seeking will be highlighted in blue. Inany other view, you will be brought directly to the individual's Family Group View. Amessage saying "Not found" will be displayed if there is no one in the database withthat RIN.

Go to ID number:

1 In the bottom box, enter the individual's ID number.

2 Click OK.

The Family Group View will display for the first person in the database with that IDnumber. A message saying "Not found" will be displayed if no one in the databasehas that number.

Note: Go To will only find ID numbers which contain numbers and/orUPPERCASE letters. ID numbers which contain lower case letters will not befound by the Go To function.


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SearchThe Companion offers a powerful search capability to help you findpeople in your .paf file. You can search using as little or as much asyou know about an individual in any of seven categories.

For example, if you know that the individual's last name is Pothier, you can searchfor Surname = Pothier. This search will find all individuals in the file with the surnamePothier (potentially a long list).

You can search using multiple criteria. For example, if you add Person = Male, onlymales with the surname Pothier will be listed. If you further specify Event = Birth andDate after1860, only male Pothiers born after 1860 will be listed.

You can also include a keyword search for one or more words in a name, title, place,or note. The more information you specify, the shorter the match list will be and theeasier it will be to find the person you are seeking.

Tip: The information you enter in the search screen is not case sensitive. Thismeans there is no difference between uppercase (A) and lowercase (a)characters or any combination of upper- and lowercase. For example, POTHIERis the same as Pothier.

To initiate the search function, you have two options:

From the menu bar, select Find and click Search.

From the toolbar, click on the Search button.

You can perform a search based on:

Person. This refers to gender (the default is Anyperson). The choices are MaleorFemale. A third option, Relatives, allows you to find all relatives of a person. Ifyou select Relatives, all other search options are disabled. See Kin Search formore details about finding all relatives.

Name. This option allows you to enter search criteria for the individual's name(the default isAnyname).Surname. Enter any character string that, as entered, matches the surnameexactly.Contains. Enter one or more keywords (such as names) that match the surnameor one of the given names.

Sounds Like. Enter any character string that resembles the surname in sound.

Note: For names that contain a non-alpha character (a diacritic), substitutethe closest character in the alphabet. For example, searching for UMANA willfind Umaa.

Title. Search for the person's title (the default isAnytitle).Contains. Enter one or more keywords that appear anywhere in the title, forexample, Capt.


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Event. Search for an event type by selecting from the list of available event types(the default isAnyevent).

Place. Search for a place-name where the event occurred (the default isAnyplace).Contains. Enter one or more keywords that appear anywhere in the place-name.

Sounds Like. Enter any character string that resembles the place-name in sound. Date. Search for the date an event occurred (the default isAnydate).

On. Enter the exact date the event happened.Before. Enter a date after the event happened.On or Before. Enter a date on or after the event happened.

After. Enter a date before the event happened.On or After. Enter a date on or before the event happened.Range. Enter a date range during which the event happened.

Important: Any common date format with a four-digit year will be accepted.The program converts the date you enter to the format dd_mmm_yyyy. Forexample, the following date formats would all be interpreted as 23 Mar 1956:Mar 23 1956, 23/3/1956, 3/23/1956, 1956/3/23. 4/5/1953 would convert toApril 5, 1953, not May 4. B.C. dates must have a four-digit year plus a BCsuffix, for example 2046 BC.

Notes. Search for keywords in the biographical notes for an individual (the defaultisAnyword).Contains. Enter one or more keywords that may appear anywhere in the notes,for example,probate.

To search for matching records:

1 Select an appropriate search category.

2 Enter known information (criteria) in the box opposite the category.

3 Click OK.

The program will now search for all records that match your search criteria, stoppingwhen the entire file has been examined or when 32,000 matches have been found,whichever comes first.

TIP 1: You can cancel a long search at any time and review the results (partialmatch list) by clicking on View and then Matches on the menu bar.

TIP 2: Click the Reset button to reset your search criteria to the default settings.

Search Example 1

Suppose you want to find all men with the surname Pothier.

1 Click the Search button on the toolbar.

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2 Click the down arrow in the Person box.

3 Select Male.

4 Click the down arrow in the Name box.

5 Select Contains.

6 Type POTHIER (Note: The search is not case sensitive. Any words typed in thesearch fields will appear as upper case letters.)

7 Click OK.

The program will now search the file for all individuals that match the criteria youhave supplied and will show you a list of matches.


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To select an individual from the list of matches:

Double-click on the individual you want, or highlight the individual and clickSelect.

The Family Group View for the selected individual will be displayed.

See Section 7, Using the Match List, for more information about displaying,browsing, saving, and printing this list.

Keyword Search for Name Contains, Title Contains, Place Contains, Notes

Contains.

You can perform even more powerful searches by looking for multiple keywordscontained within a name, title, place, or note.

These keywords can contain alphabetical or numeric characters only. Keywords thatare all numeric will be ignored.

Multiple keywords must be separated by a blank space. Do not use periods,commas, quotation marks, or punctuation of any kind.

Keywords can be entered in any order. For example, entering ARLINGTONNATIONAL CEM will return the same results as entering CEM NATIONALARLINGTON.

Search Example 2

Suppose you want the names of all persons buried in the Arlington NationalCemetery.


The Search screen will be displayed.


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2 Click the down arrow in the Event box.3 Select Burial.

4 Click the down arrow in the Place box.

5 Select Contains.

6 Type ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEM.

7 Click OK.

Kin Search

Kin Search is a powerful feature of the Companion that allows you to find all relatives(kinship) of an individual and browse through this list, selecting only those you areinterested in. You can also print reports for individual relatives and their relationshipwith the subject. The alternative is to print an entire kinship report, that can be verylong for some files and completely impractical if you are interested only in therelationship between two specific individuals.

Note: The Kin Search, like the kinship report, may take a long time to produce,depending on the size of the file and the number of relatives for the selected subject.To keep search time to a minimum, Kin Search stops at the first relationship itencounters between the chosen individual and another individual in the file. This mayor may not be the closest relationship between the two individuals.

To perform a Kin Search from the toolbar:

1 Click the Find button.

2 Select Relatives.

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2 Click the down arrow in the Person box.

3 Select Relatives.

4 Click OK.

The Companion will now search for all relatives of the selected individual and displaya list of relatives.

When you select a name in the left box, the relationship and common ancestorappear in the right box. You can move your selection up and down the list using thearrow keys. You can also use the scrollbar to view the list.

You can select a new individual from this list or print a short kinship report showingonly the highlighted individual and his or her relationship with another individual.

To select an individual (relative) from the list:

1 Select (point and highlight) a relative on the list.

2 Double-click on the name, or click Select.


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The family group view for the selected individual will be displayed behind the list.

To preview the short kinship report:


2 Click Preview.

The default PDF viewer will open, displaying a short report showing only theselected relative, his or her relationship with the subject and their commonancestor.

When the PDF viewer is closed, the Relatives dialog will still be active for furtherbrowsing.

To print the short kinship report:


2 Click Print.

A short report showing only the selected relative and his or her relationship withthe subject will print.

The results of your Kin Search will be maintained in this list of relatives until youperform another Kin Search or until you close the program. You can redisplay therelative list at any time.

Tip: To view the list of relatives at any time, select View from the menu bar, andclick Relatives.

To publish the short kinship report:


2 Click Publish.

3 The "Publish As" dialog box will appear. Assign a file name to your report, andchoose where you would like to save the report, then click Save.

This will save the short kinship report in PDF format for further use. The default PDFviewer will then open, displaying the newly published report.

To view the list of relatives at any time:

Select View from the menu bar, and click Relatives.


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Section 4 Views

There are five different views for displaying information about an individual:

Family Group View

Ancestor View

Descendant View

Hourglass View

Bow Tie View

Once you have selected an individual, each of these views are available from thetoolbar or the menu bar.

To select a view, there are three options:

From the menu bar, select View and click on your choice.

From the toolbar, the Charts view button, and select Ancestor, Descendant,Hourglass, or Bow Tie.

From Home Base, click the View button and select your choice of view.


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Family Group ViewThe Family Group View is designed to display complete information aboutan individual's immediate family on one screen. This includes all spouseswith their respective children, the subject's father and mother, the recorded

events in his or her life, and where available, all recorded notes andsources. The individual's "default" photo will also always be displayed in this view.There are no user-defined options for this view.

Convenient Browse buttons allow you to display family groups in the order theyappear in the Name List.

General

The RIN3 for the individual is shown to the right, preceded by a #.

Long text dates may be truncated in the events box, however the entire date willprint in the reports.




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Long place-names will be displayed on as many lines as necessary (i.e. they willnot be truncated).

When the contents of any list box exceeds the capacity of the box, it becomes ascroll list.

The Notes list box is limited to displaying approximately 50,000 characters. If

more notes exist, you will see the message . To see all notes, print a Family Group Record report, where thislimitation does not exist. See Section 2, Treatment of Notes for more informationabout how notes are displayed on this screen.

Spouses and Children

Spouses are left justified; children are indented under each spouse.

TIP: Simply double-click on any individual in the family group to see that individual'sfamily view.

To display source citations:

1 Click on the Source button. This button appears only when there are one ormore source citations for the individual or his or her events.

2 Select a tab for the source citation you want to examine. The citation details willbe displayed.

Note: The tabs are labeled with the event name if the source is for an event;otherwise the tab is labeled "Life" for sources attached to the individual whosename appears at the top of the screen.

TIP: Source citations exist if a superscript number 1 is displayed after theindividual's name or on any event.

To change the current subject, select one of the following:

Double-click on a spouse, child, father, or mother.

Click on the Matches arrows (if you have done a search previously).

From the menu bar, select a new individual from the History List (if you haveviewed other individuals previously).

Perform a new Search orGo To command.


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To browse by family group:

Click the Back orForward browse button located in the lowerright side of the Family Group View screen.

Family groups will be displayed for individuals in the same order asthey appear in the Name List.

To view the subjects ancestors or descendants, select one of the following:

Click the desired Views button on the toolbar,

OR

Select View on the menu bar, and click on Ancestors, Descendants,Hourglass, orBow Tie.


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Ancestor View

The Ancestor View allows you to see an individual's ancestor chart on yourscreen. Many options are available to format the content and layout of the

Ancestor View, including the number of generations you want displayed,photos, colors and more.

Ancestors: A solid red arrow indicates there are additional ancestors for anindividual. To see these ancestors, simply click on the arrow.

Descendants: An outlined arrow indicates there are descendants for anindividual. Simply click on this arrow to see the descendants.

To see all of an Ancestor view (if larger than your screen):

To view up or down, use the scroll bar on the right. Press the up - and down arrow keys to move one line at a time. Press Page Up orPage Down to move acomplete screen.

To view to the left or to the right, use the scroll bar on the bottom, or press the

left and right arrow keys. Pressing left arrow will pan an entire

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To change to a different view:

Click the desired View button on the toolbar (Family Group or Views),

OR

select View on the menu bar, and click on Family Group, Descendants,

Hourglass, orBow Tie.

Here's a neat trick!

1 Place the mouse pointer anywhere inside an individuals box.

2 Click the rightmouse button.

3 Select a new view option for the individual.

TIP: If your mouse has only one button (such as on a Power PC), hold down the key when you click the mouse button.

Note: In order to show color boxes, your color display setting in Windows must be higherthan 256 colors. Otherwise, boxes will be displayed with a white background.


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Descendant View

The Descendant View allows you to see an individual's descendant chart onyour screen. Many options are available to format the content and layout of

the Descendant View, including the number of generations you wantdisplayed, photos, colors and more.

Descendants: A solid red arrow indicates there are additional descendants to beviewed for an individual. To see these descendants, simply click on the arrow.

Ancestors: An outlined arrow indicates there are ancestors for an individual.Simply click on this arrow to see the ancestors.


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To see all of a Descendant view (if larger than your screen):

To view up or down, use the scroll bar on the right. Press the up - and downarrow keys to move one line at a time. Press Page Up orPage Down to movea complete screen.

To view to the left or to the right, use the scroll bar on the bottom, or press theleft and right arrow keys. Pressing left arrow will pan an entirescreen to the left and right arrow an entire screen to the right.

TIP: To navigate through the descendant tree, click on any solid red arrowor click on an individual's box. Doing this makes the selected person the newsubject of the chart without having to do another "go to."



OR Select View on the menu bar, and click on Family Group, Ancestors,

Hourglass, orBow Tie.


1 Place the pointer anywhere within an individuals box.


3 Click on a new View option for the individual.




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Hourglass View

The Hourglass View allows you to see both ancestors and descendantsfor a selected individual. By default, ancestors are shown to the left ofthe subject and descendants are shown to the right.

Many options are available to format the content and layout of the HourglassView, including the number of generations you want displayed, photos, colors,and an option to change the orientation so that descendants are shown to the leftand ancestors are to the right.

To see all of an Hourglass view (if larger than your screen):

To view up or down, use the scroll bar on the right. Press the up - and down arrow keys to move one line at a time. Press Page Up orPage Down to move a

complete screen.

To view to the left or to the right, use the scroll bar on the bottom, or press the

left and right arrow keys. Pressing left arrow will pan an entire

screen to the left, and right arrow an entire screen to the right.


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OR

Select View on the menu bar, and click on Family Group, Ancestors,

Descendants, orBow Tie.








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Bow Tie View

The Bow Tie View allows you to easily follow an individual's paternal andmaternal ancestor lines on your screen. Many options are available to formatthe content and layout of the Bow Tie View, including the number ofgenerations you want displayed, photos, colors and more.

A solid red arrow indicates there are additional ancestors for an individual. Tosee these ancestors, simply click on the arrow.

To see all of a Bow Tie view (if larger than your screen):

To view up or down, use the scroll bar on the right. Press the up - and down arrow keys to move one line at a time. Press Page Up orPage Down to move acomplete screen.

To view to the left or to the right, use the scroll bar on the bottom, or press

the left and right arrow keys. Pressing left arrow will pan an

entire screen to the left, and right arrow an entire screen to theright.



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Select View on the menu bar, and click on Family Group, Ancestors,Descendants, orHourglass.








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View Options

The Companion remembers your view option settings (Ancestor,Descendant, Hourglass, and Bow Tie) from the last time you ran theprogram. If you regularly use the same options and do not want to see theoptions screen each time, disable the Always show options beforeviewing check box.

Contents Tab

# of Generations. Choose from one to as many generations as are in the file. Themaximum number of ancestor or descendant generations that can be displayedis 160.

Numbers to print. Select RIN4, AFN5, ID No.6, orNone to display after theindividual's name. The default is the same as that specified in your PAF program.

Date format. Select Long Date (4 Jul 1776), Short Date (1776), orNo Date.

Events. Select one or more of the following events to include in your chart: Birth,Christening, Marriage, Death, Burial, LDS Ordinances7 orCheck All todisplay every available event8, including user-defined events9.*Note: LDS Ordinances will be grayed unless the Show LDS Events option hasbeen activated. Go to File/Preferences/Options and checkShow LDS Eventsto activate this option.

Print place names. Select this to print the name of the place where an eventoccurred.

Include siblings. Select this to include the brothers and sisters of each individualin your chart (ancestors only). If using colors in the view, siblings will beassigned a lighter shade within the chosen color scheme. When the chosen linewidth is 2 pt or over sibling lines will reduce to 1/2 pt.



5AFN (Ancestral File number). A number used to identify each record in Ancestral File, a program in

FamilySearch(TM) containing millions of names from throughout the world that are organized into family groupsand pedigrees.

6ID number. This number is assigned by the original author or compiler(s) of this record. This number may not

be unique and can contain alpha characters or, as in many cases, nothing at all. It is another way individuals orgroups may be identified and found in the file.

7LDS Ordinances. Religious events unique to the LDS Church, including:

Bapt/L - Baptism (LDS) , Endow Endowment, Seal/P - Seal to parents, Seal/S - Seal to spouse

8Events with no date or place appear only in the Family Group View, Standard Family Group Record,

Ahnentafel Report and Register Report. They do not print in charts.

9user-defined events. These events, defined by you in Personal Ancestral File, will be included in your report if

you check the Check All (events) box in the report options dialog. Now with PAF Companion version 5.2, event

description, if available, will be included in your report.


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Female lines. Select this to display female as well as male descendant lines(descendants only).

Cousin Smart. Select this to ensure that duplicate ancestors or descendants arenot repeated for distant cousins who marry. The common ancestor will be printedin a box with horizontal gray line fill. (Not available for the Bow Tie view.)

Include photos. Select this to display a photo for each individual who has aphoto.

Layout Tab

Chart scale. Enter a value greater than 100 to increase the size of the chart. Avalue less than 100 will shrink the size of the chart. All boxes, lines, and text willbe scaled accordingly.

Chart Orientation. Select Ancestors on left and descendants will be displayedon the right. Select Descendants on left and ancestors will be displayed on theright (Hourglass view only).

Box Tab

Box style. Select from one of three box types: simple box, drop shadow, ornobox.

Line width. This option sets the line width of the box outline and the connectinglines between boxes.

Box width. Set minimum and maximum widths10 for the boxes. Note: Theprogram may override the box widths you specify to ensure that no box is splitbetween two screens when it is displayed.

All boxes same width. Select this if you want all the boxes in the same generationto be the same width; otherwise individual boxes will be separately sized to fit thetext in each box.

New line after name. Select this to start a new line for each event displayed inthe box; otherwise the program will attempt to display the events on the sameline, even with the name if they fit. Turning this option off can reduce the length ofyour chart.

New line = OFF

New line = ON

10Units of Measure. The Companion will automatically adjust to U.S. (inches) or metric (centimeters) units of

measure depending on the regional settings in your Windows operating system. This applies to chart and boxsizes, as well as margins and indent options for your charts and reports.


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Color Tab

Color style. Choose from three color options: Gender, Generation, and Lineage.Or, select "None" to view as a standard black and white chart. For sample chartssee Section 5 Reports and Charts, New Features, Color Charts.

Tip: When coloring the Descendant View by Lineage, the box color of thesubject is taken from the color selected in Generation 1 of the Generation colorstyle. This is also true for the subject of the Hourglass View. To change thesubject color of an Hourglass View click on the Desc. Colortab, selectGeneration and change the color ofGeneration 1.

Gradient. Select this to have the color of each box in the chart fade from thecolor you choose on the left to white on the right.

Fill, Text & Outline colors. To change the fill, text or outline color within a style,click on the corresponding box and choose the color of your choice.

Tip: To change your font type, style or size, see Setting Your Preferences,Fonts.

Default colors. To return to the program's default colors for all color styles withina view dialog click the Default colors button.

Copy colors to Printed Chart. Copies colors currently in view to thecorresponding option in the chart dialog. For example, when the Copy colors toPrinted Chart button is selected within the Ancestor View options dialog, withcolor by Gender in view, the Gender colors in the Ancestor Chart will be changedto match.

Heres a Neat Trick!!

You can quickly and easily change your colors within a style to be shades of thesame color, in ascending or descending order. Although the followinginstructions use fill color as an example, they can be applied to fill, text andoutline colors.

1) Select your starting fill color by clicking on the firstbox and choosing the desired color.

2) Press the Ctrl key on your keyboard and left click onthe first box. This copies the color.3) Press the Shift key on your keyboard and left clickon the bottom fill box. This pastes the color.4) Change the color to a lighter or darker shade.5) Press the Ctrl & Shift keys, then click on the bottomfill box. All boxes in between will become a shade ofthe color chosen.


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Color by Gender

Choose this option to color each box according to the gender of the individual.

Color by Generation

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Color by Lineage

Color by Lineage is really two options in one, and can look quite different,depending on whether it is applied to a descendant or ancestor chart. If in adescendant chart, Companion will assign a different color to each of the subject'schildren and their descendant line.


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If the Lineage option is selected in an ancestor chart, this option will assign adifferent color to the following four lines:

1. Father of the Father

2. Mother of the Father

3. Father of the Mother4. Mother of the Mother

Gradient

Choose this option to have the color of each box in the chart fade from the coloryou choose on the left to white on the right.


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Customized Line WidthPAF Companion 5.2 allows users to specify the line width of the box outline and

the connecting lines between boxes. Choose a smaller size for charts to be putin binders or books, and a heavier point for wall charts or emphasis.

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Family Group Record

The Family Group Record is a fixed format (that is, LDS format) reportsimilar to the one produced by the Personal Ancestral File program.

Although the default options will satisfy most users, the options screenallows you to specify the content and layout of the report, including events,

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To preview the Family Group Record:

1 Click the Family reports button on the toolbar.

2 Double-click on Family Group Record.

3 Click Preview at the bottom of the options screen.

Your default PDF viewer will now open with a preview of your report.

To print the Family Group Record:



3 Click Print at the bottom of the options screen.

4 Click OK to print.

Your Family Group Record will now print.

To publish the Family Group Record:



3 Click Publish at the bottom of the options screen.

4 In the Publish As dialog box, assign a name to your chart.

5 Select Save.

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Family Group Record Options

The Companion remembers your report option settings from the last time you ran theprogram. If you regularly use the same options and do not want to see the options

screen each time you run this report, disable the Always show options beforeprinting check box.

Contents Tab

# of Generations. Choose from one to as many generations as are in the file. Themaximum number of generations that can be printed is 160.

Numbers to print. Select RIN/MRIN11, AFN12, ID No.13, orNone to print after theindividual's name. The default is the same as that specified in your PAF program.

Notes to print. Select All notes orNone or only those preceded by "!" to print.See also Section 2, Treatment of Notes.

Sources to print. Select Full sources, None, orTitle only to print.

Multiple marriages. Select which spouse to print (if multiple spouses), and checkif you wish other marriages to print with the notes.

Events. Choose to print LDS Ordinances14 or not.*Note: LDS Ordinances will be grayed unless the Show LDS Events option hasbeen activated. Go to File/Preferences/Options and checkShow LDS Eventsto activate this option.

Print "biological". De-select this to not print the "Biological" label for a child'sparent link.

Print submitter. Select this to print the submitter's name and information as a

footer of the report.

Layout Tab



12AFN (Ancestral File number). A number used to identify each record in Ancestral File, a program in

FamilySearch(TM) containing millions of names from throughout the world that are organized into family groupsand pedigrees.

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ID number. This number is assigned by the original author or compiler(s) of this record. This number may notbe unique and can contain alpha characters or, as in many cases, nothing at all. It is another way individuals orgroups may be identified and found in the file.

14LDS Ordinances. Religious events unique to the LDS Church, including:

Bapt/L - Baptism (LDS), Endow Endowment, Seal/P - Seal to parents, Seal/S - Seal to spouse


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Print space for additional children (work sheet). Select this to print blank spacefor additional children. This is most useful if you need to write additional childrenon the family group record during your research.

Print notes and sources on separate page. Select this to print notes and sourceson a new page.

Pedigree chart reference number. Enter the chart and position number for theselected individual as they appear on his or her pedigree chart. These chartnumbers will print in the report title following the individual's name.

Left margin. Enter the desired space15 for the left margin.

15Units of Measure. The Companion will automatically adjust to U.S. (inches) or metric (centimeters) units of

measure depending on the regional settings in your Windows operating system. This applies to chart and boxsizes, as well as margins and indent options for your charts and reports.


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Standard Family Group Record

The Standard Family Group Record is a variable length report that providesfamily information for an individual and his or her immediate family including

spouse(s), parents, children, notes and sources. In addition, all user-definedevents can be printed with this version of the family group sheet. Although the

default options will satisfy most users, the options screen allows you to specify thecontent and layout of the report, including events and notes before printing.


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To preview the Standard Family Group Record:


2 Double-click on Standard Family Group.

3 Click Preview at the bottom of the options screen.

Your default PDF viewer will now open with a preview of your report.

To print the Standard Family Group Record:


2 Double-click on Standard Family Group.

3 Click Print at the bottom of the options screen.

4 Click OK to print.

Your Standard Family Group Record will now print.

To publish the Standard Family Group Record


2 Double-click on Standard Family Group..

3 Click Publish at the bottom of the options screen.

4 In the Publish As dialog box, assign a name to your chart.

5 Select Save.

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Standard Family Group Options

The Companion remembers your report option settings from the last time you ran theprogram. If you regularly use the same options and do not want to see the options

screen each time you run this report, disable the Always show options beforeprinting check box.

Contents Tab

# of Generations. Choose from one to as many generations ofDescendants orAncestors as available. The maximum number of generations that can beprinted is 160.

Numbers to print. Select RIN/MRIN16, AFN17, ID No.18, orNone to print after theindividual's name. The default is the same as that specified in your PAF program.

Notes to print. Select All notes orNone or only those preceded by '!' to print. See

also Treatment of Notes. Events. Select one or more of the following events to include in your report:

Birth, Christening, Death, Marriage, Burial, LDS Ordinances19 orCheck Allto print every available event, including user-defined events20.*Note: LDS Ordinances will be grayed unless the Show LDS Events option hasbeen activated. Go to File/Preferences/Options and checkShow LDS Eventsto activate this option.

Include photos. Select this to print a photo for each individual who has a photo.

Print submitter. Print the submitter's name and information as a footer of thereport.

16RIN (Record Identification Number). Personal Ancestral File assigns each

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