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This function launches the Ancestris reports. Some reports can be run directly from the Ancestris Menu, Menu/Tools/Quick Reports. They are: Quick List, Family Group and Close Relatives reports.   Description This window lists all available reports on the...

Ancestris does not have any specific funding since we are all volunteers and your donations pay for the hosting of the application and participation in exhibitions. The screenshot below explains what your donation will be used for and offers several means of ...

If you are fluent in a language which is not yet available in Ancestris, and if you would like to add it, please let us know and join our team of translators. Willing to add a language to Ancestris o improve one Our translators mostly came this way : by disc...

You have a bit of time and think the User Guide could be improved? Please let us know and help us to enrich it. The User Guide can be found in this section. A User Guide about a software program is never complete enough and needs regular updates. So is the c...

If you have enough skills with Ancestris usage or if you have good practices in genealogy that you want to share with others, please let us know and help other users. It is easy to help us. You just need to write an answer from time to time to a question in t...

You use Ancestris, you like it and you appreciate that it is free. Spread the news around you ! The following documents will help you promote Ancestris. Presentation flyer The presentation flyer also exists in several other languages : Spanish, G...

Support is the Ancestris technical assistance. You can get help for installation and technical usage issues. It is not ideal for simple usage questions where the forum or the list are more effective for you. For any general-purpose questions about Ancestris...

The discussion list allows registered users to share questions and news by email.You will receive emails from this list coming from other users, and you will be able to send questions to other users as well. Emails you will receive will look like the one belo...

The forum is a discussion space for Ancestris users. You can look for answers to previous questions, check news announcements, and provide answers to others' questions. Anything about Ancestris can be asked here, from installation to the most sophisticated g...

This feature helps you contact the Ancestris support team by email, describing your problem and automatically sending your system configuration items, as well as the Ancestris log file. Description The window that opens looks like an email ready to be sent...

This report produces summary sheets of individuals or families, trees, narrative sheets, in a totally customizable way. Individual sheet of the standard model Family sheet of the standard model The Philosophy of this report The philosophy of this repor...

This menu allows you to check or force an Ancestris updates, and to customize Ancestris by installing or uninstalling modules according to your needs. In general, there would be little need to go through this kind of customization. Instructions to use the ...

This action checks if the version of Ancestris that is already installed on your computer is up to date, and if not, it will install the updates. If your application is up to date, the above window will appear, indicating that your application is up to date...

The Preferences is where you customize a lot of elements of Ancestris. This is what one of the many customization panels looks like. For all the details concerning the different panels, the possible choices and their interest, please refer to the section P...

The GEDCOM Explorer is a special Ancestris window dedicated to the exploration of each open genealogy Gedcom file. Several Gedcom files can be open at the same time. A modification time filter can be applied to limit the exploration. Description Window ...

The Welcome page helps you get started with Ancestris as well as in its daily use. Description The Welcome page is automatically opened the first time you use Ancestris. It includes 3 tabs. Getting Started This tab contains the main elements necessary t...

This function prints the current view. At this stage, only the Dynamic Tree view can be printed properly. If other views can be printed, it is accidental and the rendering will probably not be of the quality you expect.   Usage As soon as the action is ...

The Website generates a mini web site allowing you to browse your genealogy locally on your computer or on a private or public site over the Internet. Description Purpose For your personal use or for your relatives, the gener...

The WebBook makes it possible to generate Web pages, from a genealogy file to be placed locally, on a private usb key to share with relatives, or on a public Internet site. Comment from a user: This little book is really convenient, pleasant to use and com...

Trancestris is a translation editor. It has been created by one of the Ancestris developers, Dominique, a.k.a. "Lemovice". This tool is easy to use, does not require any knowledge of any sort, and produces translation files that Ancestris can use immediately....