Main View
The main view is split into four sections.
Summary panel and main menu
The name of the family tree, any family crests, and status icons are displayed in the summary panel. The menu provides access to all views and tools available in My Family Tree
Fig 1. The summary panel and main menu.
The summary panel can be hidden (see Tools⯈Options).
The name of the family tree can be edited using File⯈Properties.
Family crests can be assigned in Person⯈Photos and story.
The primary person for the active tree is shown on the right and can be clicked from any view to quickly navigate back to that person in the main chart. Many of the statistics and relationships displayed within the application are calculated relative to this person.
Fig 2. The primary person.
You can select a different primary person by right-clicking the desired person in the charts and choosing "Set as primary person".
Chart
The chart area displays a family chart or an ancestors chart along with tools to customise and edit the people displayed.
Fig 3. The main chart.
Details side bar
The details side bar contains a summary of the currently
selected person, shortcuts to edit the person's details as well as add
or edit their relationships. The panel can be enlarged by dragging
the left-hand border of the panel. The
button at the top of the panel provides shortcuts to delete or replace
a person, set the person as the primary person (see
Trees), and navigate between the most recently
edited people.
Fig 4. The details summary panel (left) and shortcuts (right).
The number of any relationships, facts, photos, stories, and names is helpfully shown on the button labels.
Family list
The family list contains all members of the current family. A person's sex, name, tree number, year of birth, year of death and age are shown. You can right-click the list to choose which columns to display. Selecting a person in the list will display that person's family tree in the family chart. You can search for people using the filter box. The list can be sorted by clicking the column headings.
Fig 5. The family list and column selection options.
The displayed columns can customised and sorted (see Data Grids).
The filter text box supports advanced filter queries (see Filters).