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MyHeritage App


Goal 2: Edit Person Information, Add People



Goal 2: Edit person information and add people in your MyHeritage tree.


Editing facts and profile information is essential to keeping your tree up to date. You can do a Quick Edit or a Profile Edit, or you can edit facts in a Person window.


Choices


A Edit a person's information, profile, or facts, or delete the person.


  1. In the Person window, tap the Edit (pencil) icon.
  2. Change or add information for any of the fields in the screen (gender, name, birth date, death date information).
  3. To change a person's death status, tap "Living" or "Deceased" and then tap Yes.
  4. Tap the checkmark icon (upper right) to save your changes.
  5. To delete the person from the tree, tap Delete This Person and then tap OK.
  6. To edit information from the Profile, open the Profile and select Edit profile from the three-dot menu (upper right). Then follow the steps above for editing and saving.
  7. To edit facts, open a fact in the Profile and follow the steps above for editing and saving. You can delete a Fact here (not a person).
Exercises



B Add Facts in a Profile.


  1. In a Profile, open the Facts tab.
  2. Tap the orange plus icon and then tap Add fact.
  3. Select a fact category from the "Common" section or the "All" section.
  4. Fill in the fields. For date fields, you can tap the down arrow to select a calendar date. For places, type the place name and select it from the list that appears.
  5. Tap the checkmark (upper right). The fact now appears in the Fact list.
  6. To delete a Fact,
    a) Open it;
    b) Tap Delete this Fact; and
    c) Tap OK.

Exercises


C Add ancestors to your tree.


  1. To add a relative for someone in Family View, tap the plus sign below the Person card. For Pedigree view and List view, use the step marked "Profile" below.
  2. Tap Add Relative.
  3. Select the type of relative to add.
  4. Fill in the fields. For date fields, you can tap the down arrow to select a calendar date. For places, type the place name and select it from the list that appears. If necessary, change "Living" to "Deceased" on the screen.
  5. Tap the checkmark (upper right). The relative is added to your tree.
  6. Profile: To add a relative using the Profile screen,
    a) Tap the orange plus icon;
    b) Tap Add Relative;
    c) Follow the steps above for adding and saving the data.

Exercises