Navigate: MyHeritage App, Goal 1

Navigating your MyHeritage Tree is essential to finding ancestors, viewing and updating their information, and producing charts and reports.

Summary

Note : You can download the MyHeritage App to your device from the Apple Store or Google Play.

In the Home page, tap Tree, or tap the three-line menu (upper left) and select Family Tree. The default is Family view. Here are some viewing essentials:
- Moving—Swipe to see other parts of your family tree.
- Zoom—Pinch to zoom in, or spread to zoom out. In a high zoom level, only first names are displayed; at maximum zoom, only boxes and lines are displayed.
- Centering—To center a person in the view, tap the Person card. Tap above the Person window that appears, to close it.

Exercises

Some direct-line ancestors can be selected for viewing their branches of the family tree.

Find an ancestor with a "branch" icon (small blue and pink rectangles above the Person card, connected by lines).
Tap the blue icon to open male branch for the ancestor, or the pink icon to open the female branch. That ancestor is now centered in the view. Note : Opening a branch also closes the branch for the ancestor's spouse.

Exercises

In the upper left, tap "Find a person".
Type the name of the person to find.
Select the name from the drop-down list. If you are in Family View, the person is centered in the screen; if you are in Pedigree View (see Choice D below), the person becomes the first person at the left of the pedigree.

Exercises

In the upper-right, tap the view icon and select Pedigree view. Ancestors are now listed in generations from left to right.
Swipe to move the view.
Tap a name to see the Person window, with additional options.
To see additional generations, if available, tap a right-arrow (right side of the screen).
To select a person as the first one in the Pedigree view,
a) Tap the Person card;
b) In the Info dialog on the left, tap More; and
c) Tap View his (her) tree. Or, you can select a name from the "Immediate Family" section in the Info dialog.

Exercises

Tap a Person card.
In the Info screen, scroll down through the Facts list to see chronological events in the person's life.
Tap the Relatives tab to see available entries for the person's spouse, children, siblings, grandchildren, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and in-laws. You can tap any of these entries to open the profile for that person.
To see a timeline of events for the person,
a) Tap the clock icon (upper right); and
b) Swipe left to start the timeline. If available, event information is given for births, marriages, and deaths for relatives. Progressive years for events are shown on the timeline arc (bottom of the screen).

Exercises

Summary

If you are viewing a Profile, tap the left-arrow (upper right) to close it.
In the three-dot menu (upper right), tap List view. A list of people in your tree is displayed, with names, birth dates, and death dates.
To show a person's Profile, tap a name in the list.
For other options, tap the dots next to a name in the list. You can choose View in tree, Add photo (see Goal 4); Search records (see Goal 5), or Edit info (see Goal 2).
To sort the list,
a) Tap the filter icon (upper right);
b) Select one of these: Relationship, First name, Last name, or Last added; and
c) Tap Apply. Sorting by Relationship also displays your relationship to each person, and up to four generations are included.
To search for a person in the list,
a) Tap "Find a person" (top of the screen); and
b) Type the first or last name of the person. All matching names in your tree are listed. To close the search, tap the "x" (upper right).

Exercises

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