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To rearrange the order of the children in the family: | To rearrange the order of the children in the family: | ||
| − | + | #Highlight the father or mother of the children in the Pedigree, Family or Descendant view. | |
| − | + | #Choose '''"Edit, Rearrange, Children"''' from the main menu, or click on '''"Spouses"''' at the left of the Info Area and select '''"Children"''' from the drop down menu, then select '''"Rearrange Children"''' from the cascading menu, or click the double arrow (updn_arrows) above the child number in the Family view. | |
| − | + | #You can arrange the order of children in one of 3 ways: | |
| − | + | #*Use your mouse to highlight the child you want to move and drag the child to the desired location before releasing the mouse button. | |
| − | Highlight the father or mother of the children in the Pedigree, Family or Descendant view. | + | #*Click the '''"Move up"''' or '''"Move down"''' buttons to change the child's position. |
| − | + | #*Click the '''"Sort by birth date"''' button to have RootsMagic automatically sort the children for you, if birth dates have been entered. | |
| − | + | #Click '''OK''' to save the new order, or '''Cancel''' to exit without saving any changes.. | |
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Revision as of 03:19, 27 May 2021
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To rearrange the order of the children in the family:
- Highlight the father or mother of the children in the Pedigree, Family or Descendant view.
- Choose "Edit, Rearrange, Children" from the main menu, or click on "Spouses" at the left of the Info Area and select "Children" from the drop down menu, then select "Rearrange Children" from the cascading menu, or click the double arrow (updn_arrows) above the child number in the Family view.
- You can arrange the order of children in one of 3 ways:
- Use your mouse to highlight the child you want to move and drag the child to the desired location before releasing the mouse button.
- Click the "Move up" or "Move down" buttons to change the child's position.
- Click the "Sort by birth date" button to have RootsMagic automatically sort the children for you, if birth dates have been entered.
- Click OK to save the new order, or Cancel to exit without saving any changes..