Pocket Genealogist Abbreviated User's Guide
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Pocket Genealogist V4.00 Version 4.00 POCKET GENEALOGIST ™ Northern Hills Software LLC Pocket Genealogist User Guide 1 Pocket Genealogist V4.00 Most examples in this user guide use the sample data from Legacy Family Tree (Millennia) and The Master Genealogist™ (Wholly Genes). There are differences between devices so what you see will be similar but may not be exactly the same. Note: Colors on the 3-gen screen are user configurable. Northern Hills Software LLC PO Box 403., El Dorado Springs, Missouri 64744 Fax: 417-876-3819 http://www.NorthernHillsSoftware.com http://www.PocketGenealogist.com mailto:[email protected] Revised August 16, 2010 2 Pocket Genealogist V4.00 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 .........................................................................................................................................11 INSTALLATION....................................................................................................................................11 Before Installation ........................................................................................................................11 New User ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Current Version 4 User ........................................................................................................................... 11 Current Version 2 or 3 User .................................................................................................................... 11 Installation of 4.00 ........................................................................................................................11 Running the Installation program ............................................................................................................ 12 PocketPC 2003 Device ...................................................................................................................... 19 Windows Mobile 5 or 6 devices ......................................................................................................... 20 Final Installation Steps ....................................................................................................................... 24 DESKTOP SETUP .................................................................................................................................26 Location of Databases ..................................................................................................................26 Registration Code .........................................................................................................................27 Options ..........................................................................................................................................29 File Locations .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Sound to Play at completion .................................................................................................................... 29 Miscellaneous Defaults ........................................................................................................................... 30 Lock Data (View Only)...................................................................................................................... 30 Save Column Width and Position ...................................................................................................... 30 Advanced Options ................................................................................................................................... 30 Advanced Options .........................................................................................................................31 Maximum Target Image Size / Resolution .............................................................................................. 31 Code Page ............................................................................................................................................... 31 Use TCP/IP for communications ............................................................................................................. 31 Synchronize to location with most free space ......................................................................................... 32 Synchronize Pocket Genealogist device configuration values ................................................................ 32 Languages ............................................................................................................................................... 32 CHAPTER 2 .........................................................................................................................................33 GETTING STARTED (DESKTOP) ...........................................................................................................33 Getting your data to the device .....................................................................................................33 Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 33 Creating a Pocket Genealogist Database ................................................................................................. 36 Importing data into the Pocket Genealogist database .............................................................................. 39 Customizing the Import ..................................................................................................................... 39 Customizing GEDCOM imports................................................................................................... 39 Customizing Legacy Family Tree “Direct” Imports ..................................................................... 41 Customizing The Master Genealogist “Direct” Imports ............................................................... 42 Customizing Genbox Imports ....................................................................................................... 44 Customizing Other “Direct” Imports (AQ, RootsMagic) ............................................................. 45 Customizing PAF/FTM add-on Imports ...................................................................................... 46 Other Import Options ......................................................................................................................... 47 GEDCOM Import Options............................................................................................................ 47 Legacy Family Tree Import Options ............................................................................................. 48 The Master Genealogist Import Options ....................................................................................... 50 Other “Direct” Import Options (AQ, Genbox, RootsMagic) ........................................................ 51 PAF/FTM add-on Import Options ................................................................................................ 52 Synchronizing the data to the device ....................................................................................................... 53 CHAPTER 3 .........................................................................................................................................55 GETTING STARTED (DEVICE) .............................................................................................................55 Screen “Print” examples ..............................................................................................................55 Registration (unlock) code ............................................................................................................55 Open your database ......................................................................................................................56 3-Generation View ........................................................................................................................57 3-Generation View with Photos ....................................................................................................58 3 Pocket Genealogist V4.00 Descendant and Ancestor Tree View ............................................................................................59 Icon Bar buttons ...........................................................................................................................60 Individual View .............................................................................................................................61 Meaning of Icon Buttons in Pocket Genealogist ...........................................................................62 Individual Information ..................................................................................................................64 Main tab (Individual) .............................................................................................................................. 64 Names tab (Individual) ............................................................................................................................ 65 Events tab (Individual) ............................................................................................................................ 66 Notes