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    Ahhh... I think Paul has figured it out!!

     

    It has nothing to do with linking the Project Explorer.

     

    Before you click on either the Family or Tree tab, be sure to click on the Primary Name tag of the person being viewed so that tag for the current person is selected.

     

    Now click on either the Family or Tree tab. I think you will find that you remain focused on the original person and no changes occur. Going back to the Person view will also stay on that person.

     

    To demonstrate your issue, first click on the Primary Father (or Mother) tag. (Don't change to them being the focus, just select the tag.) Now click on the Family or Tree tab and the focus will change to that selected father. If you go back to the Person view then to the Tree now you will change to that person's father (the original's grandfather) because the Primary Father tag was still selected in the Person view.

     

    Having the Father (or Mother) tag selected when changing to Tree will cause the focus of the Tree to be on the Father. That is by design.

     

    What has changed from V7 to V8 is when you change back from Tree to Person. In V7 whoever was the focus person in the Tree now will have their Primary "NAME" tag selected when you go back to the Person view, regardless of what was last selected the last time you were in a Person view. In V8 if either the Mother or Father tag was last selected when you left the Person veiw, then that tag is what is selected when you return to that view. This continued selection of the Mother or Father tag is what is causing the change in focus.

     

    I am not sure if this is intended as a new "feature" or is an artifact introduced as part of the major rewrite for V8. I will ask.

     

    But I believe part of the original problem is that when you come in from the project explorer, either linked or focus changed, the person view on the details window does not show any tag selection, so you wouldn't know that in some way the mother had been selected, which apparently has been happening in version 8. Nothing in Help mentions anything about this.

    If you know to select the Name tag before changing views if works fine. But how would you know you need to do this?

    Joanne

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    I seldom use the Project Explorer, so tried it today and found that it worked for me like Robert described.

     

    I linked the Project Explorer to other windows and then selected a person. The details window person tab changed to that person. Then when I clicked the family tab, the focus person was the first person's mother and the tree tab was that same mother, then the person tab was also that mother. As soon as I had clicked the family tab the selected person on the Project Explorer became that new person.

    Then when I clicked the family tab again, the grandmother became the focus person, and it continued until no more mothers were available.

     

    Joanne Skelton

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    Does anyone know where one can obtain the proper T-xxx-xxxx numbers for say, a 1920 US census for

    State of Washington, county of Spokane, Eugene Precinct, Spokane City, Enumeration District 266

    I have found a chart for the 1930 but none for 1900, 10 and 20

    I have googled it until I look like a google.

    Help sure would let me progress in this huge undertaking.

     

    Thanks

    Kenny

     

    If you know the name of an individual in that district, you can search on either Ancestry or Heritage Quest and their result includes the National Archives numbers for that roll.

    Joanne

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    I would like to use the filter "# of Parents" = 0 to set an accent color. However when I define it all individuals get that color. I have other filters which are working fine including "# of Children". Is there a problem?

     

    Thank you

    Mike

     

    Mike,

    I just tried that filter and checked a couple of pages on the preview report and they all seemed to be individuals who do not have parents in my database. Not sure what your problem might be.

    Joanne Skelton

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    It appears to me that the reference tags are information from a telephone directory. The detail report shows a 4 at the end of each these tags .

     

    Reference: __ ___ 1951 14, Tamaly St, Townxx, Lancashire; SURNAM H, Joiner, 14 Tamaly St, Townxx 3457.4

     

    If you check the endnotes, you will see it refers to a telephone directory.

     

    4. unknown author, Telephone Directory, Directory Type: Telephone directory (n.p.: n.pub., n.d.).

     

    Joanne Skelton

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