RootsMagic 8:People List View - Revision history

Renee: /* Wildcard Searching */

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Wildcard Searching

Renee: /* Wildcard Searching */

2022-06-07T23:16:34Z

Wildcard Searching

Renee at 23:16, 7 June 2022

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Renee at 02:22, 26 September 2021

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Bruce at 16:28, 22 September 2021

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Bruce at 16:26, 22 September 2021

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Bruce at 13:07, 8 September 2021

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Renee at 06:07, 28 August 2021

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Bruce at 00:49, 5 August 2021

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Renee at 03:02, 26 May 2021

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 ==Wildcard Searching==
-RootsMagic will use the following wildcards on the Sidebar Index tab and People List search boxes.
+RootsMagic will use the following wildcards in the Sidebar Index tab and People List search boxes.
 *The underscore _ wildcard matches any single character.

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 ==Wildcard Searching==
-RootsMagic will use the following wildcards on the Sidebar Index tab and People List.
+RootsMagic will use the following wildcards on the Sidebar Index tab and People List search boxes.
 *The underscore _ wildcard matches any single character.

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	When you are finished selecting and arranging Columns to display, click OK to save the changes, or Cancel to discard the changes. Saved changes will appear in the People view when you exit this dialog box.		When you are finished selecting and arranging Columns to display, click OK to save the changes, or Cancel to discard the changes. Saved changes will appear in the People view when you exit this dialog box.
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		+	==Wildcard Searching==
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		+	RootsMagic will use the following wildcards on the Sidebar Index tab and People List.
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		+	*The underscore _ wildcard matches any single character.
		+	Example: SM_TH, will return results for SMITH and SMYTH families
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		+	*The percent sign % wildcard matches any sequence of zero or more characters.
		+	Example: Be%t will return results Bennet and Bentley

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-The People List view displays a list of the names of all the people in the database, along with a customizable set of fields. If desired you can choose to show or hide the alternates names by checking the Show alternate names checkbox (checked by default to show the alternate names.)
+The People List view displays a list of the names of all the people in the database, along with a customizable set of fields. If desired you can choose to show or hide the alternates names by clicking on the 3 dot options menu button and selecting "Show alternate names" (checked by default to show the alternate names.)
 [[File:RM8_People-People.jpg||People List View]]

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 By default the People view will display everyone in the database.  You can click the drop list above the people list to filter that list by any named group.  You can create just about any filter you can think of.
-You can edit any person by either double clicking your mouse on their name in the list.
+You can edit any person by either double clicking your mouse on their name in the list, or pressing Enter when the desired person is highlighted.
 == Customizing the People List ==

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-People View
+The People List view displays a list of the names of all the people in the database, along with a customizable set of fields. If desired you can choose to show or hide the alternates names by checking the Show alternate names checkbox (checked by default to show the alternate names.)
 [[File:RM8_People-People.jpg||People List View]]
 The default fields are sex, rec# (Record number), birth date and place and death date and place.
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 The fields are displayed in separate, resizable columns. You can change the width of the columns by clicking on the bar in the title bar and moving the bar to the left or right. If the width of the data is too wide to fit on the screen, the portion visible is indicated in the scroll bar that will appear at the bottom of the table. You can use the scroll bar, or the left and right arrow keys, to view data that is outside the window. However, the name field does not scroll so you can always see which person the data belongs.
-Click on the Customize this view button to add or change the fields displayed.
+Click on the Customize button to add or change the fields displayed.
 By default the People view will display everyone in the database.  You can click the drop list above the people list to filter that list by any named group.  You can create just about any filter you can think of.
 You can edit any person by either double clicking your mouse on their name in the list.
 == Customizing the People List ==
 The Customize People View dialog box lets you select or deselect the columns you want to see in the people view. You can also arrange the order in which the columns are displayed. (The name is always automatically displayed and cannot be removed from the list of columns displayed.)
 On the left of the dialog box is the list of available columns to select from, shown in alphabetical order. On the right  is the list of columns to be displayed, arranged in the order they will be displayed, the top item will appear in the left most column, the next item to the right of that, etc.

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	You can edit any person by either double clicking your mouse on their name in the list.		You can edit any person by either double clicking your mouse on their name in the list.
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		+	== Customizing the People List ==
		+	The Customize People View dialog box lets you select or deselect the columns you want to see in the people view. You can also arrange the order in which the columns are displayed. (The name is always automatically displayed and cannot be removed from the list of columns displayed.)
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		+	On the left of the dialog box is the list of available columns to select from, shown in alphabetical order. On the right is the list of columns to be displayed, arranged in the order they will be displayed, the top item will appear in the left most column, the next item to the right of that, etc.
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		+	To add a column to display, highlight a column in the list of Available columns at the left, and click the Add to View button, or press Alt + A. The name of the column will be placed at the bottom of the list of Columns to display on the right, Click on the column name and click on the Move up button to move the column where you want to position it in the list. If you move it to high, click on the Move down button to move it down. Alternately, Alt + U will move the item up, and Alt + D will move the item down.
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		+	To remove a column, highlight the column in the list of Columns to display, and click on the Remove button, or press Alt + R.
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		+	When you are finished selecting and arranging Columns to display, click OK to save the changes, or Cancel to discard the changes. Saved changes will appear in the People view when you exit this dialog box.

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−	Navigation: [[RootsMagic_8:RootsMagic_8\|RootsMagic 8]] > [[RootsMagic_8:The_RootsMagic_Interface\|The RootsMagic Interface]] > [[RootsMagic_8:People_Page\|People Page]]	+	Navigation: <u>[[RootsMagic_8:RootsMagic_8\|RootsMagic 8]]</u> > <u>[[RootsMagic_8:The_RootsMagic_Interface\|The RootsMagic Interface]]</u> > <u>[[RootsMagic_8:People_Page\|People Page]]</u>

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	The People view displays a list of the names of all the people in the database, along with a customizable set of fields. If desired you can choose to show or hide the alternates names by checking the Show alternate names checkbox (checked by default to show the alternate names.)		The People view displays a list of the names of all the people in the database, along with a customizable set of fields. If desired you can choose to show or hide the alternates names by checking the Show alternate names checkbox (checked by default to show the alternate names.)

−	People-People	+	[[File:RM8_People-People.jpg\|\|People List View]]

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		+	Navigation: [[RootsMagic_8:RootsMagic_8\|RootsMagic 8]] > [[RootsMagic_8:The_RootsMagic_Interface\|The RootsMagic Interface]] > [[RootsMagic_8:People_Page\|People Page]]

−	~~Navigation: The RootsMagic Interface > People Page >~~	+	----

	People View		People View