Project 2: MyHeritage Tree

Note : The Help window provides more information for many of these features. To access it, click the question mark icon (near the "Find a person" box). To close Help, click the icon again. (To close a personal information window, click the arrow in the upper right of the window.)

The default view for your tree is Family View. (Pedigree view is discussed in Choice D below.) Here are some of the essential tools for navigating your tree:

1. Moving—Click and drag the mouse (or use the arrow keys) to see other part of your family tree. To center the view on the starting person, click the House icon (also helpful if the screen appears to be blank). You can click the left-arrow (upper left) to collapse the Detail panel at the left and allow more room for the tree view.
2. Zoom—Click the plus icon to enlarge tree details and the minus icon to .
(At the maximum zoom-out position, names are displayed only when you hover over a person card.)
3. To center a person in the view, click the person's card. (Clicking a person card that is centered will open the person's Edit window.)
4. To display the tree in full-screen view, click the broken-box icon.
5. To set the number of generations visible above or below the main person, click Generations and select a value. You can also choose to show cousins of the main person.
6. To quickly find a person in your tree and center that person in the view,
   a) in the upper right click "Find a person";
   b) Type the name of the person to find; and
   c) 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.

Resources

1. For information on changing who appears as the Home person in the view, follow the steps in this article.
   
   MH: How do I change the home person in my online family tree?

1. Click the Settings icon (next to "Find a person") to display the following tree options:
   • Tree preferences—Set card display options, layout options for cards, and other options.
   • Name preferences—Set options for married names, and prefixes and suffixes.
   • More actions—Preferred tree view, Edit tree name, Back up tree, Print chart, Tree privacy settings, Tree editing permissions, and Manage all trees. These are also included in other MyHeritage menus.
2. To reset the options to the original settings, for Tree Preferences or Name Preferences, click Restore defaults.
3. To close the Options dialog, click the X.

You can select certain direct-line ancestors and view their branches of the family tree.


1. Find an ancestor with a "branch" icon (small rectangles above the person card, connected by lines). Click the icon to open that ancestor's branch. That ancestor is now centered in the view. Note : Opening a branch also closes the branch for the ancestor's spouse.
2. When you open an ancestor branch, the person's name appears in the white bar above the family tree (below the main menu bar). You can click any of the names in the bar to center the selected person in the tree.

1. In the upper-right, click Pedigree view. Ancestors are now listed in generations from left to right.
2. To reset the zoom, in the lower right click the minus or plus icon, or the full-screen icon. To move the view, click and drag.
3. For details on the Settings icon, see Choice B above. Fewer Settings options are available in Pedigree view.
4. To see additional generations, if available, click a right-arrow (right side of the screen, and you may need to drag the view to the left to see the arrows).
5. To select a person as the first one in the pedigree view,
   a) Click the person's name card;
   b) In the Info dialog on the left, click More; and
   c) Click View his (her) tree. Or, you can select a name from the "Immediate Family" section in the Info dialog.

1. In the upper-right, click Fan Chart view. Ancestors are now displayed in a fan chart, with a default of six generations. You can drag the view to reposition it.
2. To change the number of generations displayed, click Generations (second menu bar) and select a number from 4 to 10. (A higher number of generations may take longer to display.) The second menu bar is shown below.






3. To change the display view, use any of these icons:
   • Palette icon—Display colors instead of names
   • Plus icon—Zoom in
   • Minus icon—Zoom out
   • Broken-box icon—Full-screen mode
4. To see additional generations, if available, click any arrow that appears at the edge of the fan chart.
5. To select a person as the first one in the fan chart view, hover over the name in the chart and click the small fan chart icon that appears.
6. To search for a person to display in first position in the fan chart,
   a) Click Find a person (second menu bar);
   b) Type the person's name; and
   c) Select the name from the list.
7. To change the settings for the fan chart, click the Settings icon (second menu bar). The following options are available:
   • Preferred tree view (Family, Pedigree, or Fan)
   • Card display options
   • Name options
8. To share the fan chart on social media, click the arrow icon (second menu bar). Options appear for sharing via Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp, as well as copying the link. There is also a download button that creates a .PNG image of the fan chart.

Resources

1. For more information on the Fan Chart feature, read this article.
   
   MH: Introducing the Fan View for Family Trees