Editing a Person

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How To Edit a Person

1. Double click the person´s name on any view in the People page, or highlight the person’s name and press Enter.
2. On the Edit Person window that opens, make your changes or additions.

The Edit Person Screen

The edit person screen has 3 main sections:

1. Header - The top of the form contains the person's name, lifespan, and primary photo
2. Fact List - The left half of the form contains a list of facts for the person, including names, spouses, parents, groups, WebTags, and events in the person's life
3. Edit Panel - The right side of the form is an edit panel where you can make changes to whatever item is highlighted in the Fact List on the left

Edit Person

The seven buttons at the top of the window are:

Add a fact - Click this button to add an event for the individual. RootsMagic will bring up a list of fact types to select from. Choose the desired fact type and then click the "Select" button. An edit fact dialog will appear where you can enter the date, place, and other information about the fact or event.

Delete fact - Highlight a fact and click this button to delete highlighted fact. You will be asked if you are sure you want to delete the fact.

Options – There are two options – Show shared events (i.e. where the person is not the principal), and Change fact type.

Address – Click the Address button to enter or edit the addresses for the person.

Media – Click the Media button to view the Media Album for the person.

ToDo – Click the To-Do button to enter or edit to-do tasks for the person.

Research log – Click the Research log button to create or edit research logs for the person

WebTags – Click the WebTags button to link the person to websites.

Groups – Click the Groups button to bring up the QuickGroups for the person.

3. Highlight the person, a spouse or a set of parents to view the edit pane. Make your changes accordingly

Fields associated with a Person:

• Name fields – Edit the fields to change names, titles, etc.
• Sex – You can change the sex of an individual. If you have accidentally entered a husband and wife backwards with the wrong sex, you can select "Swap husband and wife" from the edit menu to switch their sex.
• Living – Mark this checkbox if the person is living, or uncheck it if the person is deceased.

Fields associated with a Spouse:

• Husband label – select the label (Husband/Father/Partner) you want used to reflect the couple's situation.
• Wife label – select the label (Wife/Mother/Partner) you want used to reflect the couple's situation.
• Proof – You can assign (optionally) a proof value to indicate whether you feel the labels like father, mother, husband, wife, or partner has been proven, disproven, or disputed
• Private – Check this box to denote that the label is private, and would not appear in reports and charts, unless you specifically select the option to include the private data. The default values would be used instead of the values selected and marked private.

Fields associated with Parents:

• Relationship to father – select the relationship between the person and the father, from Birth, Adopted, Step, Foster, Related, Guardian, Sealed, or Unknown
• Relationship to mother – select the relationship between the person and the mother, from Birth, Adopted, Step, Foster, Related, Guardian, Sealed, or Unknown
• Proof – Assign (optionally) a proof value to indicate whether you feel a relationship to the father or mother, has been proven, disproven, or disputed
• Private – Check this box to denote that the parent child relationships are private, and would not appear in reports and charts, unless you specifically select the option to include the private data. The default values would be used instead of the values selected and marked private.

Person/Spouse/Parents/Fact Details – The following buttons appear in the live-edit pane for the person, spouses, parents or facts letting you access these items directly:

• Note (General) – Click the Notes button to enter or edit a general note about the person.
• Sources (General) – Click the Sources button to enter or edit general sources for the person.

4. Click Save to save your changes or additions made in the active pane, or click Cancel to discard any changes you’ve made.
5. Click Close to close the Edit Person window. Any changes made in the active pane are saved by this command.

Note: You can resize the dialog by clicking and dragging the edges of the dialog. RootsMagic will remember the size and position the next time you open the dialog.