HtmlPedigree Help Page

HtmlPedigree Help Page : Menus

A series of drop-down menus is available when the cursor is moved over the buttons near the top of the frames. Some of the items in these menus display further sub-menus. Not all the options are always available - the captions of unavailable ones are coloured grey. The menus will disappear if the user clicks elsewhere within the frame.

(1) The < and > buttons are used to move back and forward through the sequence of framed pages visited within the site. These should be used rather than the browser's Back and Forward buttons.

(2) The Home button takes the user to the main page of the site.

(3) The Indexes menu leads to a set of alphabetical indexes. The menu contains a list of the different types of indexes available (for example Individuals by surname, Individuals by name, Notes, Sources and so on). For some types, the indexes may be split into several sections. In this case, when the cursor is moved over the menu item, a submenu listing the sections is displayed.

(4) The Search button leads to the search page, if the site's owner has enabled this facility.

(5) The Layout menu adjusts the chart pedigree.

Text hides the chart pedigree, and displays only the text frame(s).
Combined displays both the chart pedigree and text frame(s).
Chart hides the text frame(s), and displays only the chart pedigree.
Hide note/Show note hides or shows the lower text frame.
Show chart in new window/Don't show chart determines the response to clicks on links to individuals in the text, when the chart is hidden. If the first is selected, the charts will be shown in new windows. Otherwise, the chart will remain hidden until the user changes the layout.
Show text in new window/Don't show text determines the response to clicks on individuals on the chart, when the text is hidden. If the first is selected, the text will be shown in new windows. Otherwise, the text will remain hidden until the user changes the layout.

(6) The Format menu modifies the chart pedigree.

Redraw causes the chart to be redrawn, using the same format, but based on the currently selected individual (highlighted in red) rather than the original base individual (shown in bold with a thick border).
Time across/Time down controls whether time increases rightwards across the page or downwards. If downwards, each generation is represented by a row in the chart, with the most recent at the bottom. If rightwards, each generation is a column, with the most recent on the right.
Ancestors determines which ancestors of the base individual are shown - None, All, Male line or Female line. For the male and female lines, siblings and collateral lines are also shown; the "All" option displays all the direct ancestors - parents, grandparents and so on - but no siblings.
Ancestor Generations increases or decreases the number of generations of ancestors shown.
Descendants determines which descendants of the base individual are shown - None, All, Male line or Female line.
Descendant Generations increases or decreases the number of generations of descendants shown.
Show all spouses/Hide some spouses determines which of the spouses of siblings are shown. Under the "hide some" option, for a male-line pedigree, the spouses of sons of the family will be shown, but not those of daughters. In a female-line pedigree, only the spouses of daughters will be shown.
More detail/Less detail determines whether the chart displays a longer or a shorter version of the text for each individual.

(6) The Help button displays the main help page, in a new window.