RootsMagic 8:People Page

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People Page Previous pageReturn to chapter overviewNext page The People Page in RootsMagic lets you switch between five views of the people in your family. You can switch between the views by clicking the tabs at the top of the page.

Pedigree view – displays 5 or 6 generations of ancestors Family view – displays father, mother, grandparents, children, and the children's spouse

Descendants view – displays 2-7 generations of descendants

People view – displays a customizable set of facts for the people in the your database

Couple view – displays a list of the couples in your database

When you move the selection to a person in any of these views, RootsMagic will display information about that person in the "side view" on the right side of the screen. The side view provides five tabs of data that are tightly integrated with the people views.

Info view - details about the person currently highlighted in the person views

Index view - a list of all people in the file

History view - a list of people you have recently "visited" in your file

Bookmarks view - displays a list of people you have bookmarked

Groups view - displays which groups the highlighted person belongs to