# View Menu

This menu regroups all the actions **to access the genealogical views and editors** for the selected genealogy.

[![en-View-menu.png](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-10/scaled-1680-/en-View-menu.png)](https://docs.ancestris.org/uploads/images/gallery/2020-10/en-View-menu.png)

<span class="mw-headline">Each of these actions is described below. </span>

<p class="callout info"><span class="mw-headline">When the action has its own description page - it is bold - click on it to get all the details about it.</span></p>

<p class="callout warning"><span class="mw-headline">These menu actions only apply to the [selected genealogy](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/relationships-between-windows#bkmrk-une-s%C3%A9rie-de-fen%C3%AAtre "Current entity, current genealogy") and will therefore only be available if one is open. Otherwise they will be greyed out. To enable them, open a genealogy.  
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<p class="callout info">The following descriptions relate to the [current genealogy](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/relationships-between-windows#bkmrk-une-s%C3%A9rie-de-fen%C3%AAtre "Current entity, current genealogy").</p>

### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-fiche-entit-0">Entity Card</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/entity-card-%28l%29 "Entity card")

Displays the picture, the name and the events about the [current entity](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/relationships-between-windows#bkmrk-une-s%C3%A9rie-de-fen%C3%AAtre "Relationships between windows") (individual, family, etc.)

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### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-table-des-e-0">Entities Table</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/entities-table-%28l%29 "Entities table")

Provides the list of all the [entities](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/entities "Entities") of the genealogy (individuals, families, notes, etc.) with their respective data fields (ID number, firstname, surname, etc.)

### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-arbre-dynam-0">Dynamic Tree</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/dynamic-tree-%28l%29 "Dynamic tree")

Displays the genealogical tree of the individuals and families of the genealogy, with ancestors and descendants of the selected individual.

### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-chronologie-0">Timeline</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/timeline-%28l%29 "Timeline")

Shows a temporal tree representation of all individuals in the genealogy.

### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-vue-g%C3%A9ograp-0">Geographic map</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/geographic-map-%28l%29 "Geographic map")

Shows a geographic map with all located individuals' events in the genealogy.

### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-%C3%89diteur-cyg-0">Graph</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/graph-%28l%29 "Graph")

Shows an innovative visual representation of all individuals in the genealogy in the form of a graph.

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### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-%C3%89diteur-cygnus-0">Cygnus Editor</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/cygnus-editor-%28l%29 "Cygnus editor")

Opens the Cygnus editor, an easy-to-use editor focused on individuals and their related events.

### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-%C3%89diteur-ged-0">Gedcom Editor</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/gedcom "Gedcom Editor")

Opens the Gedcom editor, specially designed to see and edit all existing data of the genealogy.

### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-%C3%89diteur-ari-0">Aries Editor</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/aries-editor-%28l%29 "Aries editor")

Opens the Aries editor, an ergonomic editor that allows all types of modifications in multiple windows.

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### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-liste-des-l-0"> List of Places</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/list-of-places-%28l%29 "List of places")

Provides a list of all existing places in the genealogy. Each place is associated with their corresponding [events](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/events "Events"). Gives access to the [places editor](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/places-editor-%28l%29 "Places editor").

### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-table-des-l-0"> Table of places</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/table-of-places-%28l%29 "Table of places")

Gives access to a table-structured list of all existing places in the genealogy. Gives access to the [places editor](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/places-editor-%28l%29 "Places editor").

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### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-navigateur--1">Simple Navigator</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/simple-navigator-%28l%29 "Simple navigator")

A simple way to select individuals schematically from a family nucleus.

### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-navigateur--2">Extended Navigator</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/extended-navigator-%28l%29 "Extended navigator")

A way to select individuals from a family nucleus while viewing their respective information and photos.

### [<span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-commande-recherche-a-0">Advanced Search</span>](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/advanced-search-%28l%29 "Advanced search")

Searches all individuals corresponding to multiple search criteria.

Provides a way to select these individuals to display or mark them later.