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Welcome page

The Welcome windowpage helps you get started with Ancestris as well as in its daily use.

Description

The Welcome windowpage is automatically opened the first time you use Ancestris.

It consists ofincludes 3 tabs.

Getting Started

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This sectiontab contains the main elements necessary to get started.

These elements are accessible via the corresponding buttons.

  • Creating or migrating a genealogy
  • Two examples of genealogy, that of the Kennedys and thatBourbons ofFrench the Bourbonskings
  • The official Ancestris brochureflyer
  • Access to a guided tour
  • The purposerole of the Ancestris association is to offer you this software.
  • And the possibility of making a donation to Ancestris to support our development.

My Ancestris

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The second componenttab is for daily use.

It allowsgives a quick access to the latest genealogy files used. A click on the red cross removes the name from the history.

It also gives you a quick access to open a genealogy or to modify your preferences.

Finally, it gives you the list of the lastlastest modifications of the software. This list is for the moment in English only.

ClickingClick on onea ofmessage theto messagesbe takes youtaken to the forum where you can see the entire message in question as well as the complete list of all the modifications of the software.list..

 

Help

 

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This parttab of the HomeWelcome page gives you direct access to the main chapters of thethis complete Ancestriscomprehensive documentation.

Usage

Access the different functions by clicking on the corresponding tab and button.

To see the full background image, click on the image.

It is also possible to change the background image by ctrl+clicking on the image.

A click on the Ancestris logo takes you to the Ancestris website.

 

Customization

It is possible not to display the welcomeWelcome windowpage every time Ancestris is opened.

If you want to not displayhide the Welcome windowpage at startup, useuncheck the Show at startup check box.

  • Uncheck this check box so that the welcome page will not appear after the next startup.
  • To display it again, go to the Window/HomeWelcome Page menu to make it appear, then you can check the box.