# 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) Each of these actions is described below.

When the action has its own description page - it is bold - click on it to get all the details about it.

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.

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").

### [Entity Card](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.) --- ### [Entities Table](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.) ### [Dynamic Tree](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. ### [Timeline](https://docs.ancestris.org/books/user-guide/page/timeline-%28l%29 "Timeline") Shows a temporal tree representation of all individuals in the genealogy. ### [Geographic map](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. ### [Graph](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. --- ### [Cygnus Editor](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. ### [Gedcom Editor](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. ### [Aries Editor](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. --- ### [ List of Places](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"). ### [ Table of places](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"). --- ### [Simple Navigator](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. ### [Extended Navigator](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. ### [Advanced Search](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.