Delete

This function allows you to delete a type ofdeletes data presentelements infrom youra genealogy.

Description

Your genealogy information is stored in a Gedcom file.

In this file, each piece of information is ofstored in a givendata typeelement namedcalled Property.a Property. Example: Name, date of birth, place of marriage, etc.

YouEach canproperty alsois definereferenced yourby owna properties.tag. forA exampletag "_A_FAIRE" could designate an action to be carried out concerningis the individual to whom this action relates. Your genealogy could thus be interspersed with data named "_A_FAIRE".

In both, this property has a code allowing it to be referenced: DATE for a date, NAME for a name, _A_FAIRE in the casename of the actiondata to be performed. This code is called a label.element. See the correspondingpage sectionabout the tags for more details.

The Delete function allowsis youa tool to delete thisa tag,tag everywhere in your genealogy, at once.genealogy.

You can choose to delete any tag, for all categories of entity or only some of them, and you can also choose to only delete itthose ifthat itsare valueempty, isi.e. empty.that Forhave example,no you can delete all empty dates and keep the dates entered.value.

 

Usage

Start this tool using the Edit /Menu Delete> menu.Delete.

The window shown above appears.

Enter the name of the labeltag to delete.

Indicate whether the deletion should only be done for a certain type of entity.

And then check or not the box depending on whether you want to delete this label only if it is empty or even if it is filled in.

The deletion takes place as soon as you press the OK key. There is no alert.

If you want to go back, press the Undo button on the toolbar or hit Ctrl + Z.

 

For example, you can delete all empty dates in individual and families events, and keep the other ones.

You would then indicate "DATE" in the tag field, you would only check the "Individual" and "Family" boxes, and you would check the box "Delete empty values only".

 

 

Customization

There is no customization of this function.