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0,2,0,KEY ASSIGNMENTS
<Home> beginning of field │ Alt-L mark line(s)
<End> end of field │ Alt-C copy marked lines
Shift-Tab previous field │ Alt-D delete marked lines
<Enter> next field │ Alt-M move marked lines
Ctrl- - next word │ Alt-R remove mark
Ctrl- - previous word │ Ctrl-<Home> first line or field
- - move cursor │ Ctrl-<End> last line or field
──────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────
<Ins> insert/replace mode │ F1 or Ctrl-S save and exit
F8 or Ctrl-D ditto from previous │ F2 or Ctrl-Q quit without saving
F9 ditto down ├───────────────────────────────────
──────────────────────────────────┤ Alt-H help
<Del> delete chararacter │ Ctrl-C cancel printing,
<Bksp> delete char left │ sorting or searching
F7 delete word │ Ctrl-N namecode
Ctrl-<Bksp> delete line or field │ Alt-I history list
F10 delete to end of line├───────────────────────────────────
<Esc> undo │ Ctrl-LeftShift-RightShift MS-DOS
~8,3,1
Personal Ancestral File is a group │ If you have any comments,
of software programs designed to │ questions, or suggestions
help you record your family │ about Personal Ancestral File,
history. │ you can contact:
│
The Family Records program allows │ Family History Department
you to enter information about │ Ancestral File Operations Unit
individuals and families and link │ 50 East North Temple Street
them together. It also allows you │ Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
to easily search for individuals │ Telephone: (801) 240-2584
and print a variety of reports. │
~1,1,2,MAIN MENU
1. Add Add a new individual │ 6. Print Forms Print a variety
Records or family. │ and Reports of different
│ reports.
2. Modify Change individual or │
Records marriage information or │ 7. Focus/Design Design reports to
change family structure. │ Reports fit your needs.
│
3. Delete Delete individual or │ 8. Match/Merge Print, view, or
Records family information. │ merge duplicate
│ records.
4. Pedigree Search for an individual │
Search and/or view individuals │ 9. Facts & Fun Interesting and
or marriages in the file.│ fun things to do
│ with your data.
5. Notes Add, change, delete, │
view, or print notes │ A. Utilities Many options
for an individual. │ available here.
~12,10,3,MAKE BACKUP OF DATA
Type the location (disk and/or
directory) where you want the
backup copy of your files placed.
~4,10,4,ADD RECORDS MENU
1. Add Individual │ 2. Add Family
│
Choose this option to │ Choose this option to enter
enter information for │ information for an individual
a person that is not │ as a husband, wife, or child.
to be linked as spouse, │
parent, or child at │ This is the best option for
this time. │ entering data from a pedigree
│ chart or Family Group Record.
The person can later be │
put in a family as a │ You do not need to enter all
husband, wife, or │ family members at this time
child. │ in order to use this option.
~2,2,5,ADD CHILD TO FAMILY
You have selected the │ If the child is not already in
option to add a child to │ the file, choose option one.
a family in your file. │ This option lets you add him
│ or her to the family.
Now identify the child │
(if there is one) in the │ If there are no more children
family. │ to be added to the family,
│ select option four to store
You can add the child by │ the family information exactly
selecting the RIN of a │ as you have entered it.
previously entered │
individual, if you know │ If you decide you DO NOT want
it, or by searching for │ to save the family information,
the person by name. │ select option five.
~4,12,6,IDENTIFY HUSBAND
Use this option to--
1. Add a husband that is │ 4. Leave a spot open
not yet in the file. │ for a husband whose
│ information is not
2. Select as the husband │ known.
a previously added │
individual whose RIN │ 0. Stop adding this
you DO know. │ family to your file
│ and return to the
3. Select as the husband │ ADD RECORDS MENU.
a previously added │
individual whose RIN │
you DO NOT know. │
~2,2,7,MODIFY RECORDS
Use this option to--
1. Change or add information about │ To change the sex information,
an individual already in the │ remove the individual from the
file, such as a birth date, │ family and make the correction.
death place, or ordinance │
dates. You can change (or add │ 2. Change or add information about
to) information in any field on │ a marriage, such as marriage
the Individual Data screen. │ place or sealing date.
│
NOTE: If the individual has │ 3. Add or remove a parent or child
been linked to a spouse, the │ record from a family or change
sex field cannot be modified. │ the order of a child or spouse.
~4,40,8,MODIFY INDIVIDUAL MENU
Find the individual whose data you
want to change. You can--
■ Enter the person's RIN, or
■ Search for the person using
other known data.
~8,12,9,FAMILY STRUCTURE MENU
Use this menu to-- │ NOTE: Removing a husband
│ wife, or child does not
■ Add husband, wife │ delete his or her record
or child information │ from the file.
to an existing │
family. │ ■ Change the order of a
│ child in a family.
■ Remove a husband, │
wife or child from │ ■ Change the order of an
an existing family. │ individual's spouses.
~6,12,10,ADD CHILD TO FAMILY MENU
From this menu you identify the child to be added
to the family.
CHILD NOT ■ Press "1" to add the child's
IN FILE information.
CHILD IN ■ Press "2" to select a previously
FILE entered individual whose RIN you know.
■ Press "3" to select a previously
entered individual whose RIN you DO
NOT know. Enter data to search for
the child.
~13,11,11,ADD PARENT TO FAMILY
Use this option to--
■ Add the husband information to the family.
■ Add the wife information to the family.
~6,12,12,ADD PARENT TO FAMILY
From this menu you identify the parent to be added to
the family.
PARENT NOT ■ Press "1" to add the parent's
IN FILE information.
PARENT IN ■ Press "2" to select a previously
FILE entered individual whose RIN you know.
■ Press "3" to select a previously
entered individual whose RIN you
DO NOT know. Enter data to search
for the parent.
~10,19,13,REMOVE PARENT MENU
Use this option to remove the husband
or wife information from the family.
NOTE: Removing the husband or wife
from a family does not delete his or
her individual record from the file.
~0,10,14,DELETE RECORDS
Use this option to--
1. Delete an Deletes an individual record and its
individual notes.
2. Delete a Deletes a marriage record and the family
family relationships but not the individuals.
They remain in your Family Records data
file but are not listed as parents or
children in the family you delete.
3. Delete Deletes individual records and their
multiple notes.
individuals
If you want to delete only a portion of the information
in a record, such as a place or date, use the Modify
Records option on the Main Menu.
~8,8,15,INDIVIDUAL MENU
Identify the individual whose │ When a person's record
record you want to delete. │ is deleted, he/she is
│ also removed from any
■ Enter the person's RIN, or │ family in which he/she
│ is a member either as
■ Find the person's record by │ a parent or as a child).
entering enough information │
for the search. │
~3,42,16,SELECT MARRIAGE
To select the marriage you want
to work with--
■ Type the number shown to the
left of the spouse's name and
press <Enter>.
If you do not want to make a
selection, press <Enter>
without typing a number.
~10,6,17,NOTES--FIND INDIVIDUAL
You need to identify the │ Notes can serve as a small
individual whose notes you │ sketch of a person that includes
want to work with. │ background information that you
│ want to remember.
■ Type the person's RIN, or │
│ This is also a good place to
■ Find the person's record │ record the sources of your
by entering enough │ information--your SOURCE
information for a search. │ DOCUMENTATION.
~1,1,18,NOTES
Use this option to add, modify, │There are three types of notes--
delete, reorder, or print notes │ ■ Family Group Notes--Begin with an
about a person. Remember to │ exclamation point (!)-will print
separate each note from the one │ on Family Group Record.
before by a blank line. │
│ ■ Tagged Notes--Begin with a label
Good documentation includes-- │ (up to 25 characters). Examples:
■ Descriptive title of the source. │ "OCCUPATION:" "ORDINANCES:"
■ Significant dates or numbers to │ "BIRTH RECORDS:" "MARRIAGE"
identify the source. │ "SOURCE" "BURIAL"
■ Page where information was found │
in the source document. │ ■ Regular Notes--Without tags and
■ General location of the source. │ without exclamation points, for
■ Call number or specific location │ example,
of the document. │ "He liked to hunt and fish."
~3,18,19,NOTES MENU
This option allows you to print notes
for the person whose name appears at
the bottom of the screen. You can--
1. Print all notes for this person.
2. Print Family Group notes (that begin
with an exclamation point [!]).
3. Print tagged notes (that begin with
a certain group of letters, numbers,
or words).
~1,2,20,UTILITIES
Use this option to-- │ 3. Change or display the name you
│ assigned to the data diskette
1. Create empty Family Records │ or the starting RIN and MRIN
files on a formatted │ for the individuals and
diskette. You must choose │ families.
this option before you can │
enter data for the first │ 4. Change or display the settings
time. │ used for the program (this
│ session only).
2. Enter, change, or display │
the name and address of the │ 5. Show statistics on disk, file,
person that will appear as │ and memory usage.
the patron (who created the │
documents) on printed │ 6. Restore data files (made with
pedigree charts, Family │ the "Make Backup of Data"
Group Records, and │ option on the last Family
Individual Entry Forms. │ Records screen).
~0,1,21,FACTS AND FUN MENU
1. Find Finds the relation- │ 5. Birth Date Shows a graph of
Relationship ship between any │ Graph the births of all
two individuals. │ individuals.
│
2. Soundex Searches for names │ 6. Date Shows calendars and
that sound similar │ Calculator elapsed time between
but may be spelled │ any two dates (uses
differently. │ Gregorian calendar).
│
3. Count Tells you how many │ 7. Ahnentafel Places ahnentafel
Descendants individuals are │ ID Numbers numbers in the ID
descended from any │ Number fields of
particular person. │ ancestors of an
│ individual you
4. Name Shows you how often │ choose.
Frequency names are used. │
│ 8. Genealogy Plays songs.
│ Songs
~9,16,22,PRINT DESCENDANTS MENU
Choose the person whose descendants
you want on the chart--
■ Enter the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Find the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
~9,16,23,PRINT INDIVIDUAL ENTRY
Choose the person whose information is
to be printed--
■ Enter the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Find the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
~11,15,24,ENTRY FORM
You need to enter--
■ The relationship between you and the husband
and/or wife on the Marriage Entry Form.
■ The source of information.
~9,17,25,PRINT INDIVIDUAL SUMMARY
Choose the person whose information
is to be printed on the summary.
■ Enter the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Find the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
~4,6,26,PRINT AHNENTAFEL CHART
Choose the person who you want to Ahnentafel Chart
have as number 1 on the ahnentafel
chart. To do this-- ┌──4──
┌──2──┤
■ Enter the person's RIN (Record │ └──5──
Identification Number), or ───1─┤
│ ┌──6──
■ Find the person's record by entering └──3──┤
enough information for a search. └──7──
On an ahnentafel chart, the father's
number is always two times the child's
number. The mother's number is always
two times larger than the childs, plus one.
~1,1,27,FOCUS/DESIGN REPORTS
The focus option lets you select │ a person and his ancestors
a list of persons who match the │ or descendants.
information you type. The list of │
persons is called a "focus list." │ Match Adds or removes everyone
The options on this menu provide │ All who matches ALL of the
the following: │ Fields search fields you enter.
│
Look Lets you view/print/edit │ Match Adds or removes everyone
information for records │ Any who matches ANY of the
in the focus list. │ Fields search fields you enter.
│
Change Changes all menu options │ Match Adds or removes everyone
Add/ back and forth between │ Note whose notes contain the
Remove adding and removing. │ Text text you enter.
│
All Add/removes all persons. │ Report Allows you to design and
│ print a report of the
Options Add/removes from the list │ persons in the focus
4,5,6,7 an individual, family or │ list.
~2,2,28,BLANK CHARTS AND FORMS MENU
This menu lists all the forms │ ■ In the remainder of the line
that you or others have created. │ type the name of the form (up
│ to 35 letters). The program will
To create your own form, use a │ read the name and list it in the
word processor or a text editor │ menu with the other forms.
and type the form or report you │
want. When creating the form-- │ ■ Save the form in TEXT format
│ (most word processors give you
■ Insert an extra line at the │ that option).
beginning of the report. │
│ Also, save the form or report
■ The first letter of this line │ with a name that ends in ".frm"
should be N, E, C, or T, │ for example, "research.frm"
(for normal, elite, compressed │
or tiny print). │
~8,19,29,RELATIONSHIP MENU
Choose two people whose
relationship you want to know.
■ Enter each person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Find each person's record by
entering enough information for
a search.
~10,4,30,DELETE MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS
In the space provided on this │ delete people with RINs 251
screen, enter the RINs of all │ through 255 and also RIN
people you want to delete. │ 263, type:
For example, if you want to │ 251-255,263
~6,17,31,END-OF-LINE PRINT MENU
Choose the person whose end-of-line
ancestors you want to print.
■ Enter the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Find the person's record by
entering enough information for
a search.
An end-of-line is the last individual
in a family line whose parents
you do not yet know.
~10,4,32,CASCADING PRINT MENU
From this menu, you can choose │ You can also choose to print only
to print forms extending over │ the pedigree index. The index is
many generations. │ a list of all people who would
│ appear on the pedigrees you
You can choose pedigree charts,│ select and the number of the
Family Group Records, or both. │ chart on which they appear.
~9,16,33,CASCADING PEDIGREE
Choose a person from whom to start
the cascading pedigree charts by--
■ Entering the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Finding the person's record by
entering enough information for
a search.
~10,16,34,PEDIGREE
Choose a person to be the first
person on the pedigree chart.
■ Enter the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Find the person's record by
entering enough information for
a search.
~9,5,35,FORM SIZE MENU
From this menu, choose the type │ In order to print legal
of form you want to print. │ size forms, you must have
│ a wide-carriage printer.
You can print either legal or │
letter size, and with or without │ If you want to cancel, choose
information regarding ordinances │ the last option, "None of
of The Church of Jesus Christ of │ the above," and you will
Latter-day Saints. │ return to the previous menu.
~14,6,36,SONGS MENU
All songs are from "Hymns" or │ All are copyrighted by
"Children's Songbook" published │ Corporation of the President
by The Church of Jesus Christ of │ of The Church of Jesus Christ
Latter-day Saints. │ of Latter-day Saints.
~7,5,37,SELECT PRINTING OPTION
From this menu you can select the │ Note that information sent to
destination of all printed reports│ the screen may NOT look exactly
and the pages on which to begin │ as it would on paper because
and end printing. │ the screen is only 80 letters
│ wide and some reports use more
The standard setting is for all │ than 80 letters.
printed reports to go to the │
printer. From this menu you can │ If you choose to have reports
specify to send all information │ go to a disk file, you will
to the screen, to a disk file, or │ need to type the name of the
to the printer. │ file.
~8,15,38,ASCENDING PEDIGREE PRINT MENU
Choose a person to be the first person
on the pedigree chart.
■ Enter the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Find the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
~4,10,39,IDENTIFY WIFE
Use this option to--
1. Add a wife who is NOT │ 4. Leave a spot open
yet in the file. │ for a wife whose
│ information is not
2. Select as the wife a │ known.
previously added │
individual whose RIN │ 0. Stop adding this
you DO know. │ family to your
│ file and return to
3. Select as the wife │ the ADD RECORDS
a previously added │ MENU.
individual whose RIN │
you DO NOT know. │
~5,2,40,PRINT FORMS AND REPORTS
Many useful printed reports are │ more genealogical research and
available from this menu. You │ in preparing names for submission:
should browse through them to │
see what they can do for you. │ Other Lists--
│ ■ End-of-Line Individuals
Several of these reports can │ ■ Possible Record Problems
help you to find problems with │
your Family Records data files. │ LDS Reports--
Other reports can be useful in │ ■ Incomplete Individual Ordinances
helping you select records for │ ■ Incomplete Marriage Sealings
~9,17,41,COUNT DESCENDANTS MENU
Choose a person whose descendants
you want to count.
■ Enter the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Find the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
~8,10,42,SEARCH FOR FAMILY MENU
Choose the family you want to work with.
■ Enter the family's MRIN │ ■ Find the record of
(Marriage Record │ one member of the family
Identification Number), or │ (parent or child) by
│ entering enough
■ Enter the RIN (Record │ information to search
Identification Number) of │ for that individual.
one member of the family │
(parent or child), or │
~1,1,43,PEDIGREE DISPLAY
This shows the parents, spouse │ ■ Edit -- modify information of the
and children of the individual │ "principal".
in the upper left corner of the │
the screen (also called principal).│ ■ Large -- Display a 5 generation
│ pedigree chart.
Select an option at the bottom │
of the screen by pressing the │ ■ Other marriage -- View multiple
capitalized letter in the word. │ marriages of "principal" (if any).
│
For example, press "F" to see │ ■ 1-alpha -- Browse through list of
the principal's father. Keep │ names plus personal data.
pressing "F" to move along the │
pedigree line from one father to │ ■ 2-rin -- Use arrow keys to browse
the next. │ through personal data in RIN order.
│
The following special functions │ ■ 3-mrin -- Use arrow keys to browse
are also available-- │ through marriage data in MRIN order.
~4,3,44,INDIVIDUAL DISPLAY
This shows detailed information │ <S> - go to spouse's record
about the principal individual. │ <P> - print person's record
│ <N> - look at notes
You can browse through your whole │ <X> - exit
file by pressing the capitalized │ <I> - go to person's
letter in the words at the │ marriage record
bottom of the screen -- │ <R> - select person by RIN
│ <left arrow> - previous RIN
<E> - edit person's data │ <right arrow> - next RIN
<F> - go to father's record │ <up arrow> - increase 20 RINs
<M> - go to mother's record │ <down arrow> - decrease 20 RINs
~3,2,45,MARRIAGE DISPLAY
This screen shows information │ <C> - go to child's record
on the principal's marriage, │ <P> - print person's record
including the children in the │ <N> - select family by MRIN
family. │ <A> - add child to family
│ <X> - exit
You can browse through your whole │<1> or <B> - go to husband's other
file by pressing the capitalized │ marriage record
letter in the words at the bottom │<2> or <F> - go to wife's other
of the screen -- │ marriage record
│ <left arrow> - previous RIN
<E> - edit person's data │ <right arrow> - next RIN
<H> - go to husband's record │ <up arrow> - increase 20 RINs
<W> - go to wife's record │ <down arrow> - decrease 20 RINs
~3,8,46,LARGE PEDIGREE DISPLAY
This screen shows a │ <F> - father
five-generation pedigree │ <M> - mother
chart with generation │ <C> - child
numbers above each new │ <S> - spouse
generation. │ <X> - exit
│ <left arrow> - child
At top-left is the │ <up arrow> - move up
personal information for │ <down arrow> - move down
the highlighted person │ <right arrow> - father
(or "principal") on the │ <Home> - go to first
chart. │ person on chart
│ <Enter> - move highlighted
Change the "principal" │ person to the
by pressing a key-- │ first position
~10,10,47,SELECT INDIVIDUAL BY RIN
You have chosen to select │ If you cannot remember
a person by RIN (Record │ the RIN or you want to
Identification Number). │ cancel this process,
│ press <Enter> until
Enter the RIN of the │ you return to the
person you want. │ menu.
~8,15,48,MATCH
This is the person whose RIN you typed.
If this is the--
■ Correct person, press "Y"
■ Incorrect person, press "N" and
select another person.
~3,3,49,SEARCH INDIVIDUAL
Enter enough information to │ look for "England" in
uniquely identify the individual │ "Christening Place" levels 1, 2,
you are searching for. │ 3, and 4.
│
If you configured your programs │ Dates may be specified by ranges.
to NOT require an exact match on │ For example, if you think the
name positions during individual │ person you want was born between
searches, the place names can be │ 1890 and 1910, type 1890/1910 in
entered in any order. │ the birth date field.
│
Example: If you know the person │ Partial or approximate dates may
was christened in England, you │ be specified. For example, you
could enter "England" in the │ can enter "2 Oct", "1955",
field for the "Christening Place,│ "Oct 1955", or "Abt 1955".
Level 1" and the program will │
~7,30,50,MATCH
A person's record was found that
matched the information you typed.
If this is the--
■ Correct person, press "Y"
■ Incorrect person, press "N"
and you can continue the search.
~0,1,51
To ENTER NEW NOTES, simply type the │ To MARK a note or group of notes,
note you want. Separate each note │ place the cursor on the first
from the next with a blank line. │ line to be marked. Press Alt-L.
Use the DITTO key to copy all notes │ Move the cursor through the lines
from the last notes you edited. │ to be marked. Press Alt-L again.
│
To LOCATE A SPECIFIC NOTE, use the │ To REMOVE a MARK, press Alt-R.
cursor movement keys to move to the │
note you want. │ To COPY or MOVE notes, mark them
│ as described above. Move the
To ADD A NOTE between other notes, │ cursor to the line just above the
place the cursor above the line │ line where you want to copy or
where you want the added note to be. │ move them to. Press Alt-C to
Press <Enter>. The cursor will drop │ copy or Alt-M to move them.
to a new line, and all other notes │
below it will move down one line. │ To DELETE notes, mark them as
│ described above. Press Alt-D to
To REPLACE characters in an existing │ delete the marked lines.
line, press <Ins> to turn on Replace │
Mode, and then type. To return to │ To DELETE ALL notes, choose the
INSERT mode, press <Ins>. │ delete option on the Notes Menu.
~6,21,52,MATCH
You have indicated that this
person is not the one you want.
You can--
■ Press "Y" to continue searching
with the same information.
■ Press "N" to try something else.
You can then enter a new RIN
or new search information.
~4,4,53,SURNAME
Type the last name of the person.│ Once you have entered a name two
At least one name (surname or │ times in a row with the same
given name) must be entered for │ spelling, it is verified, and the
a record to be stored. │ program places it on a name list.
│
The first time you enter a name, │ The program will not ask you to
you will be asked to enter it a │ verify spelling the next time
second time. This process is │ you enter a name IF you spell
called verification. │ it the same way.
~4,3,54,GIVEN NAME
Type the given name of the person.│ Once you have entered a name two
At least one name (surname or │ times in a row with the same
given name) must be entered for │ spelling, it is verified, and the
a record to be stored. │ program places it on a name list.
│
The first time you enter a name, │ The program will not ask you to
you will be asked to enter it a │ verify spelling the next time
second time. This process is │ you enter a name IF you spell
called verification. │ it the same way.
~5,40,55,TITLE
Type titles or designations
such as Sr., Jr., Duke, Lady,
or Doctor. It is not advisable
to enter occupations in this
field. You can later enter
these as notes.
~2,5,56,DATE
You can type dates in date fields in │ The following words or
many different ways. PAF converts │ abbreviations are also
dates you enter into a standard form. │ acceptable in date
Shown below are various acceptable │ fields:
ways of entering dates and the form to │
which PAF converts each date you enter:│ About or Abt
│ Before or Bef
3/24/1917 24 Mar 1917 │ After or Aft
3 24 1917 24 Mar 1917 │ See Notes
3 24 1917/8 24 Mar 1917/1918 │
March 24, 1917 24 Mar 1917 │ If you put "See Notes"
24 Mar 1917 24 Mar 1917 │ in a date field, make
24 MAR 1917 24 Mar 1917 │ sure you enter a note
24 March 1917 24 Mar 1917 │ that gives the informa-
24 March 1917/18 24 Mar 1917/1918 │ tion you want recorded
24 March 1917/1918 24 Mar 1917/1918 │ for that date.
~6,33,57,PLACE LEVEL 1
Type the name of the smallest
geographical location in this field.
Usually this is a city or town
(or parish in some countries).
~6,38,58,PLACE LEVEL 2
Type the name of the next to
the smallest geographical area,
usually a county.
If you do not know the county,
leave this field blank to
indicate that it is "unknown."
~0,2,59,PLACE LEVEL 3
Type the name of the next-to-largest geographical area. In the
U.S., it will be the state; in other areas, it may be the province
or country. Valid U.S. state and territory codes are as follows:
Alabama AL│ Idaho ID│ Montana MT│ Rhode Island RI
Alaska AK│ Illinois IL│ Nebraska NE│ South Carolina SC
Arizona AZ│ Indiana IN│ Nevada NV│ South Dakota SD
Arkansas AR│ Iowa IA│ New Hampshire NH│ Tennessee TN
California CA│ Kansas KS│ New Jersey NJ│ Texas TX
Canal Zone CZ│ Kentucky KY│ New Mexico NM│ Utah UT
Colorado CO│ Louisiana LA│ New York NY│ Vermont VT
Connecticut CT│ Maine ME│ North Carolina NC│ Virginia VA
Delaware DE│ Maryland MD│ North Dakota ND│ Virgin Islands VI
Dist of Col DC│ Massachusetts MA│ Ohio OH│ Washington WA
Florida FL│ Michigan MI│ Oklahoma OK│ West Virginia WV
Georgia GA│ Minnesota MN│ Oregon OR│ Wisconsin WI
Guam GU│ Mississippi MS│ Pennsylvania PA│ Wyoming WY
Hawaii HI│ Missouri MO│ Puerto Rico PR│
~5,2,60,PLACE LEVEL 4
Type the name of the largest
geographical area. For example,
England, or the country name.
On printouts, any data in this level
will print in full. When there is
not room to print the entire name of
the place, Levels 1, 2, and 3 are
abbreviated or dropped.
~3,6,61,BAPTISM DATE
You can type dates in many different │ The following words or
ways. The program converts the dates │ abbreviations are also
you enter into a standard form. │ acceptable in baptism
Baptism dates are similar to other │ date fields:
dates except that you cannot enter │ About or Abt
dual dates. The following list shows │ After or Aft
acceptable ways of entering dates: │ Before or Bef
│ Child or Chi
3/24/1917 } │ Cleared or Cle
3 24 1917 } These are all │ Completed or Com
March 24, 1917 } converted to │ Infant or Inf
24 Mar 1917 } 24 Mar 1917 │ See Notes
24 MAR 1917 } │ Stillborn or Sti
24 March 1917 } │ Submitted or Sub
│ Uncleared or Unc
~0,1,62,TEMPLE CODE
If the ordinance was done by the person during his or her lifetime, enter
LIVE, LVG, a code of your own choosing, or nothing. Temple codes are:
AL Alberta, Canada │ JO Johannesburg, S. Afr. │ SA San Deigo, Calif.
AP Apia, W. Samoa │ JR Jordan River, UT │ SD Sydney, Australia
AT Atlanta, Georgia │ LA Los Angeles, Calif. │ SE Seattle, Washington
AZ Mesa, Arizona │ LD London, England │ SG St. George, UT
BA Buenos Aires, Arg. │ LG Logan, UT │ SL Salt Lake City, UT
BG Bogota, Colombia │ LI Lima, Peru │ SN Santiago, Chile
BO Boise, Idaho │ LV Las Vegas, Nevada │ SO Seoul, Korea
CH Chicago, Illinois │ MA Manila, Philippines │ SP Sao Paulo, Brazil
DA Dallas, Texas │ MT Manti, UT │ ST Stockholm, Sweden
DV Denver, Colorado │ MX Mexico City, Mexico │ SW Zollikofen, Switz.
EH Endowment House │ NV Nauvoo, Illinois │ TA Papeete, Tahiti
FD Freiberg, Germany │ NZ Hamilton, New Zealand │ TG Nuku'alofa, Tonga
FR Frankfurt, Germany │ OG Ogden, UT │ TK Tokyo, Japan
GU Guatemala City │ OK Oakland, California │ TP Taipei, Taiwan
GY Guayaquil, Ecuador │ PO President's Office │ TR Toronto, Canada
HA Laie, Hawaii │ PT Portland, Oregon │ WA Washington, D.C.
IF Idaho Falls, Idaho │ PV Provo, UT │ WQ Winter Quarters
~3,15,63,ID NUMBER
This field is optional. You can
enter words, numbers, letters, or a
combination of the three in this
field.
You can use it to hold your own
reference number for the individual
or you can put the person's Ancestral
File Number (AFN) in this field.
When using your own word processor to
enter notes for individuals, this
field must contain the file name of
the notes and should not contain any
blanks.
~1,9,64,SEX CODE
Type "M" for male or "F" for female.
If the sex is unknown, you may skip
this field.
~10,15,65,DIVORCE CODE
If this couple was--
■ Divorced, press "Y"
■ Not divorced, press "N" or you
may skip this field.
~7,20,66,SEARCH MATCH
No individual was found that matches
the information you typed.
You may want to enter new search names
or dates or search with a new RIN.
~4,17,67,ARE YOU SURE?
You have pressed F2 (Quit Without Saving).
■ Press "Y" if you want to quit.
■ Press "N" if you want to continue
editing this record.
If you have a mouse--
■ Click on "Y" to quit.
■ Click on "N" to continue editing.
~1,3,68,SEAL TO SPOUSE DATE
You can type dates in many different │ The following words or
ways. The program converts the dates │ abbreviations are also
you enter into a standard form. │ acceptable in sealing
Sealing dates are similar to other │ date fields:
dates except that you cannot enter │
dual dates. The following list shows │ About or Abt
acceptable ways of entering dates: │ Before or Bef
│ After or Aft
3/24/1917 } │ Completed or Com
3 24 1917 } These are all │ Submitted or Sub
March 24, 1917 } converted to │ Cleared or Cle
24 Mar 1917 } 24 Mar 1917 │ Uncleared or Unc
24 MAR 1917 } │ DNS or DNS/CAN
24 March 1917 } │ (Do Not Seal/Cancelled)
│ Cancelled or Can
│ See Notes
~1,6,69,SEAL TO PARENTS DATE
You can type dates in many different │ The following words or
ways. The program converts the dates │ abbreviations are also
you enter into a standard form. │ acceptable in sealing
Sealing dates are similar to other │ date fields:
dates except that you cannot enter │
dual dates. The following list shows │ About or Abt
acceptable ways of entering dates: │ After or Aft
│ Before or Bef
3/24/1917 } │ BIC
3 24 1917 } These are all │ Cleared or Cle
March 24, 1917 } converted to │ Completed or Com
24 Mar 1917 } 24 Mar 1917 │ DNS (Do Not Seal)
24 MAR 1917 } │ See Notes
24 March 1917 } │ Stillborn or Sti
│ Submitted or Sub
│ Uncleared or Unc
~2,6,70,ENDOWMENT DATE
You can type dates in many different │ The following words or
ways. The program converts the dates │ abbreviations are also
you enter into a standard form. │ acceptable in endowment
Endowment dates are similar to other │ date fields:
dates except that you cannot enter │ About or Abt
dual dates. The following list shows │ After or Aft
acceptable ways of entering dates: │ Before or Bef
│ Child or Chi
3/24/1917 } │ Cleared or Cle
3 24 1917 } These are all │ Completed or Com
March 24, 1917 } converted to │ Infant or Inf
24 Mar 1917 } 24 Mar 1917 │ See Notes
24 MAR 1917 } │ Stillborn or Sti
24 March 1917 } │ Submitted or Sub
│ Uncleared or Unc
~9,2,71,RELATIONSHIP DISPLAY
The screen shows relationships, │ ■ Other than a couple being related by
if any, between the two persons │ their own marriage, no related-by-
you have selected. │ marriage relationships are given.
│
■ Only direct relationships are │ ■ If two people are related,
shown. In-law, step, and │ they may be related in more than
aunt/uncle relationships are │ one way. Press F1 to search for
NOT computed. │ additional relationships.
~8,3,72,SOUNDEX NAME ENTRY
To use this option, enter the name │ similar, even though the
you want to look for. │ spelling may be different.
│
NAME FILE -- The file where all │ The SOUNDEX used here is the
parts of a person's name (surname, │ Russell SOUNDEX and does not
given name, title), place names, │ work well for non-English names.
and temple codes are stored. │
│ If you want to display ALL names
For the name you enter, the program │ in the file, just press <Enter>
will display all names that "sound" │ without entering any name.
~3,1,73,SOUNDEX NAME DISPLAY
Displayed on the screen is the │ 3. Other letters are coded as follows:
SOUNDEX code of the name you │ 1--b,f,p,v 4--l
entered and all the names that │ 2--c,g,j,k,q,s,x,z 5--m,n
match that SOUNDEX code. These │ 3--d,t 6--r
names all "sound" similar. │ 4. Double letters appearing together
│ are coded as one (Kelly=K400).
The SOUNDEX code consists of a │ 5. Zeros are added to the end, if
letter followed by three digits.│ necessary, for a total of three
The code is derived as follows: │ digits.
│ 6. When three digits are reached no
1. The first letter of the name │ further letters are coded.
is the first code letter. │
2. The letters a,e,i,o,u,h,w, │
and y are not coded. │
~3,1,74,NUMBER OF GENERATIONS
Enter the number of generations for
which you want to count descendants.
If you enter a number larger than the
actual number of generations in the
file, the resulting display will show
how many generations there actually are
in your data.
~5,34,75,NUMBER OF DESCENDANTS
Displayed on the screen are two numbers
which show the number of descendants
for the person you selected.
The top number shows only the direct
descendants of the individual.
The next number includes both direct
descendants and their spouses.
Also shown is the number of generations
for which these totals were gathered.
~8,17,76,MATCH ON ALL FIELDS
After entering the fields on this screen,
individual records that match ALL the
fields you enter will be added to or
removed from the focus list.
For example, if you are adding to the list
and you type "London" in the birthplace
and death place fields, then the focus
would add to the focus list all individuals
who were born AND died in London.
~5,18,77,MATCH ON ANY FIELDS
After entering fields on this screen,
individual records that match ANY of the
fields you enter will be added to or
removed from the focus list.
For example, if you are removing records
from the list and you type "Vienna" in the
birthplace field, then the focus would
remove from the focus list all individuals
who were born, christened, died, or buried
in Vienna.
~6,19,78,MATCH ON NOTE TEXT
You have selected the option to
Match on Note Text.
Individuals who have notes with text
that exactly matches the text you
enter will be selected (upper and
lower case letters are considered
the same).
~7,1,79,FOCUS BROWSE
The Focus Browse screen shows │ <E> - edit individual's record
more detailed information on │ <N> - edit individual's notes
a person in the focus list │ <P> - print individual summary
(the focus list is a list of │ <R> - remove from focus list
persons who match the search │ <Home> - first person
names or dates you already │ <End> - last person
specified). You can move │ <right arrow> - next person
around in the focus list by │ <left arrow> - previous person
pressing a key-- │ <X> - exit
~1,3,80,DESIGN REPORT
From this screen you select the │ you want them printed on each page
title, heading(s), and fields │ of the report. The information
you want to have printed on your │ printed in each field is identified
report. │ by the number listed at the bottom
│ of the screen.
TITLE: The first two lines of │
the screen will be centered and │ Type the field number followed by
printed as the title at the top │ x's to indicate the length of the
of each page. │ field, placed where you want it
│ to be on the page. This length
HEADINGS: The next two lines of │ can be larger or smaller than the
the screen will be printed as │ actual data to be printed.
column headings exactly as you │
type them. │ For lines longer than 80
│ characters, the screen will scroll
FIELDS: The remaining lines are │ left and right, as needed.
for arranging the fields the way │
~7,19,81,NAME FREQUENCY DISPLAY
This program keeps a list of
surnames, given names, titles, place
names and temple codes.
Each name in the list is shown in
order of how often it is used.
The number following each name is the
number of times it appears anywhere
in your file.
~6,15,82,BIRTH DATE FREQUENCY GRAPH
This screen charts the birth │ Each "X" on the graph may
years for all individuals in │ represent one or several
your file. Each line │ individuals born during
includes a range of years. │ that range of years.
~2,1,83,DATE CALCULATOR
The Date Calculator works with │ WHY? The Gregorian calendar came
three lines of information: │ into use in Catholic countries in
(1) first date, (2) last date, │ 1582 by decree of Pope Gregory.
and (3) years, months and days │ Protestant countries adopted this
between the first and last dates. │ calendar much later.
│
Enter information in two of the │ England and its colonies did not
three lines. The computer will │ adopt the Gregorian calendar until
calculate the third line and │ 1752, when 2 Sep 1752 was followed by
display calendars for the first │ 14 Sep 1752 (11 days were dropped).
and last dates. │
│ Before about 1700, the new year was
ASSUMPTION: The Date Calculator │ usually assumed to begin on March 25.
assumes that all dates use the │ After 1700, you can usually assume
Gregorian calendar and that │ the new year began on January 1.
January 1 is always the new year. │
~2,42,84,STATISTICS DISPLAY
This screen shows the space
remaining on your data disk or
directory and the free memory
space available.
It also shows the number of
records in each of the Family
Records data files (including
deleted records), how much space
they use, and the date when each
was last modified.
Record sizes │ Individual 92
(in bytes) │ Marriage 28
for each │ Name 21
file-- │ Note 256
~2,15,85,CHANGE CONFIGURATION
This screen shows optional items and each
option's current setting.
You can temporarily change any of the items
shown by--
■ Moving the cursor to the desired item(s).
■ Making the change(s).
■ Pressing F1 to "Save Changes."
The options will revert to their previous
settings when you exit the program.
Use the CONFIG program to make the changes
permanent.
~8,18,86,CHANGE PATRON INFORMATION
This screen shows the patron's name and
other information that will be printed
on pedigree charts and Family Group
Records.
The "patron" is the person submitting
the forms (usually yourself).
You can change this information as
often as you want.
~6,21,87,CREATE DATA FILES
CAUTION: The disk (or directory)
that you are trying to set up
already has Family Records data!
If you press "Y" to proceed, all of
the previous Family Records data on
that disk (or directory) will be
deleted!
If you do not want to delete that
data, press "N"
~5,15,88,CREATE DATA FILES
This disk (or directory) is now ready
to receive your Family Records data.
You may want to go to the Utilities
Menu to add a patron name and address
(usually your own) and a title for
your printed reports.
~5,30,89,REPORT TITLE
Use this screen to enter or change the
title printed at the top of reports.
If you type a number in the disk number
field, it will print as part of the
title on printed reports.
You can change the starting RIN and/or
MRIN for your data. This might be
useful if you have more than one disk
for your data so that each disk will
have its own set of numbers.
~9,18,90,OTHER CHILDREN
There are other children in this family
besides the ones already displayed.
■ Press "Y" to see the other children,
■ Press "N" to continue.
~5,19,91,CHOOSE FAMILY
This is the family you have selected.
If this is the--
■ Correct family, press "Y"
■ Incorrect family, press "N"
and you can continue the search.
~6,18,92,DISPLAY FAMILY
This is the family you have entered.
If needed, you can change any of the
family information by going to the
Modify Records option on the Main Menu.
~5,15,93,DISPLAY FAMILY
This is the family you have entered.
No more children can be added to this
family. This program allows a
maximum of 30 children per family.
~5,15,94,DISPLAY FAMILY
This is the family as it is now in
your file. The child has been added
where you specified.
~5,15,95,DISPLAY FAMILY
This is the family as it is now in
your file. The child has been added
where you specified.
If you want to--
■ Add another child, press "Y"
■ Continue, press "N"
~5,15,96,DISPLAY FAMILY
This is the family as it is now in
your file. The parent information
has been added as you specified.
~5,15,97,DISPLAY FAMILY
This is the family as it is now in
your file. The parent has been added
as you specified.
If you want to--
■ Add another parent, press "Y"
■ Continue, press "N"
~5,15,98,DISPLAY FAMILY
This is the family as it is now in
your file. The parent information
has been removed.
The record of the parent you removed
is still in the file as an individual
record but is no longer linked to
this family.
~5,15,99,DISPLAY FAMILY
This is the family as it now is in
your file. The parent information
has been removed.
If you want to--
■ Remove the other parent, press "Y"
■ Keep the other parent, press "N"
~5,15,100,DISPLAY FAMILY
This is the family as it is now in
your file. The child information
has been removed as you specified.
Now there are no children recorded
in this family.
~5,15,101,DISPLAY FAMILY
This is the family as it is now in
your file. The child information
has been removed as you specified.
■ Press "Y" to remove another child.
■ Press "N" to keep the children in
the family as listed.
~10,9,102,SELECT FAMILY BY MRIN
You have chosen to select a │ If you cannot remember
family by MRIN (Marriage Record │ the MRIN or want to
Identification Number). │ cancel this option,
│ press <Enter> until
Enter the MRIN of the family │ you return to the
you want. │ menu.
~6,34,103,SELECT CHILD TO REMOVE
To select the child you want to remove--
■ Enter the number to the left of the
child's name you want to remove.
~7,10,104,PRINTER ERROR
The printer is not working. │ After correcting the
Possible causes are-- │ problem, press "R" to
■ Out of paper │ retry printing, or
■ Off line │
■ Power not on │ Press "F" to stop printing
■ Cable disconnected │ (you may have to press F
■ Printer broken │ more than once).
~1,1,105,PRINTING
If you want to stop printing the
report, hold the <Ctrl> key down
and press C. You may have to do
this more than once before
printing stops.
~3,24,106,FORM TYPE
SINGLE SHEET FEED -- stops
printing after each page and
waits for you to insert another
sheet of paper and press <Enter>
before printing the next page.
CONTINUOUS FORMS -- prints all
pages of the report without
pausing.
If you want to QUIT and not
print, press "Q"
~5,22,107,PRINTER TOP-OF-FORM
Move the paper in your printer so
that printing will begin at the
top of the page.
~5,5,108,SURNAME FREQUENCIES
The number you type is the number of
times a surname must appear in the
file before it will be included on
the Surname Frequencies list.
For example, if you enter the number
20 in this field and there are only
19 people with the surname "Smith" in
your Family Records data file, then
"Smith" will not appear on the list.
~0,3,109,ALPHABETIC BROWSE
This screen lists the records in │ Browse through the file by--
your file in alphabetical order. │
│ ■ Typing a letter to take you to
The information shown on the right │ the first surname beginning
half of the screen belongs to the │ with that letter.
person whose name is highlighted. │
│ ■ Pressing <Page Up> to move up
When you exit, the person who was │ a full screen of names.
highlighted will be the principal │
individual on the pedigree search │ ■ Pressing <Page Down> to move
screen. │ down a full screen of names.
│
Press "1" to resort the index. │ ■ Pressing <Up Arrow> to move
This is useful if you answered "N" │ the highlight up one surname.
to the question "Sort names for │
alphabetic browse before display?" │ ■ Pressing <Down Arrow> to move
during configuration and then │ the highlight down one surname.
changed someone in the file. │
~2,2,110,INDIVIDUAL ENTRY FORM
Enter your relationship to the person
on the Individual Entry Form. Also,
enter your source of information.
~6,10,111,AHNENTAFEL ID NUMBERS
Each ancestor is assigned ┌──4──
a number as in the following ┌──2──┤
ahnentafel pedigree chart. │ └──5──
──1──┤
You must choose the person │ ┌──6──
to have as number one on └──3──┤
the chart. └──7──
On an ahnentafel chart, the father's
number is always two times the child's
number. The mother's number is always
two times larger than the childs, plus one.
~1,10,112,PRINT ANCESTRY CHART
Choose the size for printing the ancestry chart.
STANDARD SIZE Up to 99 generations printed on
letter size paper.
WALL SIZE Up to 99 generations printed on
letter size paper that can be
taped together to form a large
chart. Three sizes of print are
available:
Normal Print 2 generations per page
Compressed Print 3 generations per page
Tiny Print 4 generations per page
Tiny print puts more generations
per page and takes less paper,
but requires a printer that can
print twenty characters per inch.
~2,4,113,DESIGN REPORT
PRINT SIZE │ FIELD FILL-IN CHARACTER
N - Normal 10 chars per inch │ The character you want to
E - Elite 12 chars per inch │ use to fill up partially
C - Compressed 17 chars per inch │ full fields. (Usually a
T - Tiny 20 chars per inch │ space or a period.)
│
PAGE LENGTH (lines per page) │ SORT BY
66 - letter size │ The field* you want to
51 - legal size │ sort on. For example,
88 - letter size in tiny font │ 2 - Name
68 - legal size in tiny font │ 4 - RIN
│ 5 - ID Number
PAGE WIDTH │ 6 - MRIN
The number of columns needed │ 8 - Birth date
to print the report. It is │ 9 - Birth place
calculated by the program. │ * press F3 to see all fields
~8,2,114,REPORT BROWSE
The Report Browse screen shows user-designed reports. You can see
the reports, modify them, or add new ones with these options--
<E> - edit this report │ <Home> - show first report
<A> - add a blank new report │ <End> - show last report
<C> - add a copy of the current │ <right arrow> - show next report
report (to be changed) │ <left arrow> - show previous report
<P> - print this report │ <X> - exit
~11,5,115,PAGES TO PRINT
This option allows you to limit the │ FIRST PAGE - Enter the
number of pages of a report that will │ number of the first page
actually be printed. While printing, │ you want printed.
the program looks like it is printing │
all pages of the report, but it will │ LAST PAGE - Enter the
only print the "first" through the │ number of the last page
"last" pages that you specify. │ you want printed.
~8,17,116,ADD/REMOVE INDIVIDUAL
Identify the individual who you want to
add to or remove from the focus list by--
■ Entering the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Finding the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
~6,16,117,ADD/REMOVE ANCESTORS
Choose the person whose ancestors you want
to add to or remove from the focus list by--
■ Entering the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or by
■ Finding the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
Only direct-line ancestors (not children)
will be selected.
~6,17,118,ADD/REMOVE DESCENDANTS
Choose the person whose descendants
you want to add to or remove from the
focus list by--
■ Entering the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Finding the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
Direct-line descendants and their wives
will be selected.
~5,3,119,CASCADING PEDIGREE/FGR PRINT
This printing option allows you to print many generations of
pedigree charts and/or Family Group Records.
Enter the following information │ ■ The "same person as" information
on this screen: │ (enter zeroes if you don't want
│ this information to print).
■ The number of generations that│
you want to be printed (the │ ■ Starting number for continuation
first individual counts as the│ charts. The first continuation
first generation). │ chart will have this number.
│ Charts that follow will be
■ The page number of the first │ numbered sequentially.
chart to be printed. │
~0,2,120,EXIT
As you exit the Family │ F1 CHECK DATA - Uses the FRCHK program
Records program, consider │ to look at your Family Records data
using the CHECK DATA option │ files for bad data. That is, it
to check your data for │ looks for inconsistencies and mis-
problems. Also, make a copy │ placed links between individuals.
of your data as a precaution. │
│ F2 MAKE BACKUP OF DATA - Makes a backup
You should regularly make a │ copy of all of your Family Records
backup of these files in case │ data files. More than one disk will
you need to use them in the │ be used if all of the files will not
future (if your disk or files │ fit on one disk. The backup copy
become damaged). │ can be restored using the Restore
│ choice on the Utilities Menu.
Before making a backup, use │
the F1 option to ensure the │ F3 MAIN MENU - Return to the Main Menu.
data is good (so you are not │
backing up bad data). │
~6,40,121,CHANGE CHILD ORDER
To select the child to be moved--
■ Enter the number to the left
of the name of the child you
want to reposition, and press
<Enter>.
■ When you are asked the position
number where the child belongs,
type the correct position
number, and press <Enter>.
~11,18,122,CHANGE SPOUSE ORDER
Choose the person whose spouses
are in the wrong order by--
■ Entering the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Finding the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
~3,38,123,SELECT MERGE INDIVIDUAL
To merge the records of two people
you must first identify the person
that will receive the combined
merged information by--
■ Entering the person's RIN
(Record Identification Number),
or
■ Finding the person's record by
entering enough information for
a search.
~7,3,124,SELECT MERGE INDIVIDUAL
To merge the records of two people, you
must choose the person that will be
deleted after the merge is complete by--
■ Entering the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Finding the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
~4,2,125,MERGE
This screen shows information │ <E> - edit person on left
for two people that could be │ <N> - edit notes of person on left
merged. Press <!> to copy │ <P> - print individual and family
information from the record on │ summaries for person on left
the right to empty fields of │ <S> - switch left and right
the person on the left. Then │ <M> - find next matching person
the record on the right is │ <F> - choose another merge-from
deleted. │ person
│ <1> - show parents' families
Other options are-- │ <2> - show marriages
~1,15,126,MAKE BACKUP OF DATA
CAUTION: A merge, once complete,
cannot be undone.
Before merging ANY individuals
make a backup copy of your files
in case the files become damaged
and you want to return to the
pre-merge version.
MAKE BACKUP OF DATA copies all
data files to one or more
diskettes. The backup diskettes
can be restored with the Restore
choice on the Utilities Menu.
~1,5,127,MATCH/MERGE
1. Automatically finds matching │ 3. Merges information from
records in your file. As │ records of two people you
each set of matching records │ select from your Family
is displayed you can choose │ Records data file.
to merge the records or to │
look for the next possible │ 4. Automatically matches and
match. │ merges individuals who have
│ matching ID Numbers.
2. Prints a list of all people │
in your Family Records data │
file that may be duplicates. │
~1,43,128,MATCHING PEOPLE
■ It may be difficult to tell
if two people are duplicates
if they do not have surnames,
or if they do not have birth
or christening dates.
■ The span of birth years tells
how close the birth years
must be before records are a
match. (Enter "0" if you
only want to print those who
were born in the same year.)
~1,1,129,SELECT MERGE INDIVIDUAL
To merge the records of two people,
choose the person to merge from.
This is the person whose data will
be deleted after the merge.
To choose this person--
■ Enter the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Find the person's record by
entering enough information for
a search, or do an
■ Automatic search (based on the same
sex, same birth/christening year
plus or minus five years, and same
soundex codes for surnames and
given names).
~4,10,130,AUTOMATIC MATCH / MANUAL MERGE
This screen shows │ <P> - print individual and family
information for │ summaries for person on left
the two people │
who seem to │ <S> - switch left and right
match. │
│ <M> - find next automatic match
Decide if they │
match and press │ <!> - merge the record on the right
one of the │ into the one on the left (and
following keys-- │ delete the one on the right)
│
│ <X> - quit the match/merge process
~12,3,131,PRINT TO DISK
DISK FOR PRINT FILE - Enter the │ NAME OF PRINT FILE - Enter the
directory where you want the file │ complete name (including the
to be sent (printed). For example, │ extension) of the file you want
■ for hard drive - "C:\PAF\DATA" │ to print. For example,
■ for floppy disk - "A:" │ ■ "PRINT.DAT".
~12,7,132,PRINT MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL SUMMARIES
In the space provided on this │ For example, if you want
screen, type the RINS of │ individuals with RINs
individuals for whom you want │ 251 through 255 and 263,
to have summaries printed. │ type:
│ 251-255,263
~12,7,133,PRINT MULTIPLE FAMILY SUMMARIES
In the space provided on this │ For example, if you want
screen, type the MRINs of │ families with MRINs
families for whom you want to │ 251 through 255 and 263,
have summaries printed. │ type:
│ 251-255,263
~12,7,134,PRINT MULTIPLE FAMILY GROUP RECORDS
In the space provided on this │ For example, if you want
screen, type the MRINS of │ families with MRINs
families for whom you want to │ 51 through 55 and 63,
have summaries printed. │ type:
│ 51-55,63
~13,5,135,PRINT AHNENTAFEL CHART--SELECT GENERATIONS
The person shown on the screen │ on the Ahnentafel Chart. Type
is the number one person in the │ the number of generations to
group of records you are printing │ include (up to 32).
~14,20,136,"HOW MANY GENERATIONS?"
Type the number of generations
you want to include (up to 99).
~0,1,137,SORTED LISTS MENU
1. RIN List of persons in RIN │ shows--RIN, event, date,
order, shows--RIN, name, │ name of person.
birth year, death year, │
and spouse or father. │5. ID List of records in ID
│ Number Number order, includes--
2. MRIN List of couples in MRIN │ RIN, ID number, name of
number order, shows--MRIN │ person, and birth date.
husbands name (or oldest │
child), wife's name, and │6. Family Alphabetical name list
marriage date. │ Group (like #3), but includes--
│ RIN, birth year, parent's
3. Name Alphabetical name list, │ MRIN, person's MRIN, and
includes--RIN, birth year,│ name of spouse/father.
death year, parent's MRIN,│
and name of spouse/father.│7. Name A numbered list of names
│ Code that is useful in data
4. Place Alphabetical place name │ entry--<Ctrl-N> to call
list. For each place it │ in a name.
~4,4,138,SUMMARIES MENU
1. Individual │ 2. Family
│
This option prints the individual │ This option prints the marriage
data summary for the person you │ data for the individual you
select. It includes RIN, name, │ select. It includes MRIN, names
sex, ID number, dates and places │ and RINs of husband, wife, and
of birth, christening, death, LDS │ children in the family, and the
ordinance data, parents' names, │ date and place of marriage and
spouse(s), marriages and sealing │ sealing.
dates, and notes. │
~8,3,139,OTHER LISTS MENU
These lists and reports are │ One of the most useful reports is
provided for you to view │ "4. Possible Record Problems."
your data in various ways. │
│ Some typical problems found are:
Try printing them and see │ "Baptism is later than endowment"
what they can do for you. │ "Death is 146 years after birth"
│ "Endowment is after NV temple closed"
NOTE: To stop printing │ "Sealed to parents year is before 1842"
press <Ctrl> <C> together. │ "Birth is later than marriage"
~3,0,140,CHARTS AND FORMS MENU
These are ways you can share your │ 3. Cascading Prints a complete
Family Records data with others │ Pedigree/ set of pedigree
and make a copy for yourself. │ FGR charts and Family
│ Group Records.
NOTE: To stop printing, press │
<Ctrl> <C> together. │ 4. Ancestry See menu for detail.
│ Chart
1. Pedigree Prints a pedigree │
Chart chart from a person │ 5. Descendancy Useful in showing
you select. A │ Chart relationships within a
pedigree chart index │ family organization.
is also available. │
│ 6. Ahnentafel A pedigree printed
2. Family Group Prints standard │ Chart in a list format.
Record FGR forms. │
~14,20,141,RANGE PRINT MENU
From this menu you can print multiple
Family Group Records, individual
summaries, or family summaries. You
select the list by RIN or MRIN.
~5,43,142,LDS REPORTS MENU
From this menu you can print
Individual and Marriage Entry
forms or evaluate your Family
Records data for incomplete LDS
ordinances.
~9,17,143,PRINT HEADINGS
You can choose whether or not to have
a heading printed at the top of each
page.
■ Press "Y" to print headings.
■ Press "N" to NOT print headings.
~9,14,144,CASCADING PRINT GENERATIONS
Enter the number of generations you want printed.
The first individual counts as the first generation.
That person will also be listed as a parent on a
Family Group Record.
~5,5,145,PEDIGREE CHART INDEX
The pedigree chart index lists, in
alphabetical order (by surname), every
name that is on the pedigree chart(s).
Following each name will be the number
of the chart on which that individual
appears.
~6,34,146,CHILD'S NEW POSITION
Enter the position (birth order) number
where the child should be moved.
~3,7,147,PRINT MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL ENTRY FORMS
In the space provided on │ For example, if you want
this screen, type the RINS │ individuals with RINs between
of people for whom you want │ 251 through 255 and 263,
to have Individual Entry │ type:
Forms printed. │ 251-255,263
~3,7,148,PRINT MULTIPLE MARRIAGE ENTRY FORMS
In the space provided on │ For example, if you want
this screen, type the MRINs │ families with MRINs between
of families for whom you │ 251 through 255 and 263,
want to have Marriage Entry │ type:
Forms printed. │ 251-255,263
~6,42,149,SPOUSE'S NEW POSITION
Enter the correct position number
of the spouse.
~3,20,150,CREATE NOTES
If you want, you can now create or
edit notes for this individual.
If you do not want to add notes
now, you can do it later.
~5,10,151,ADD SPOUSE TO FAMILY
If one of the two parents in this family has another
spouse, you can add this other spouse by adding another
family.
To add another family--
■ Press "0" three times │ ■ Press "2" to add a family.
to exit the Modify │
Records Menus. │ ■ Add/select the husband and
│ wife of the new family using
■ Press "1" to select │ the parent from this family
the Add Records option │ and the new spouse you want
from the Main Menu. │ to add.
~6,21,152,DELETE A FAMILY
If you continue and delete this family,
the marriage information for the parents
and all links between family members
will be deleted.
However, the individual records for each
of these family members will NOT be
deleted but will remain in the file.
~1,1,153,PEDIGREE DISPLAY
This screen shows the parents, │ The command "Large" displays a 5
spouse and children of the │ generation pedigree chart. The
"principal" whose record is in the │ three browse options also provide
upper left corner of the screen. │ useful views of your data.
You can change the principal using │
commands, arrow keys, or a mouse. │ MOUSE: The principal can also be
│ changed with the mouse by--
COMMANDS: Select an option at the │ ■ Clicking on scroll bar at bottom
bottom of the screen by pressing │ ■ Clicking on any name on screen, or
the capitalized letter in the word.│ ■ Clicking on a command at bottom.
For example, press "F" to select │
the principal's father. Press "X" │ ARROW KEYS:
or "0" to return to the Main Menu. │ <Left Arrow> - previous RIN
│ <Right Arrow> - next RIN
~3,2,154,INDIVIDUAL DISPLAY
This screen shows information │ MOUSE:
on the principal individual. │ ■ Click on scroll bar at bottom to
│ go to another record.
You can browse through your │ ■ Click on any name on the screen
whole file on this screen using │ to go to that person's data.
commands, arrow keys, or a │ ■ Click on a command at the bottom
mouse. │ of the screen to select that
│ command.
COMMANDS: Select an option at │
the bottom of the screen by │ ARROW KEYS:
pressing the capitalized letter │ <Right Arrow> - next RIN
in the word. For example, │ <Left Arrow> - previous RIN
press "F" to select the │ <Up Arrow> - increase 20 RINs
principal's father. │ <Down Arrow> - decrease 20 RINs
~3,1,155,MARRIAGE DISPLAY
This screen shows information │ MOUSE:
on the principal's marriage, │ ■ Click on scroll bar at bottom to
including the children who are │ go to another record.
members of the family. You can │ ■ Click on any name on the screen
browse through your whole file │ to go to that person's data.
on this screen using commands, │ ■ Click on a command at the bottom
arrow keys, or a mouse. │ of the screen to select that
│ command.
COMMANDS: Select an option at │
the bottom of the screen by │ ARROW KEYS:
pressing the capitalized letter │ <Right Arrow> - next RIN
in the word. For example, │ <Left Arrow> - previous RIN
press "C" and a number to │ <Up Arrow> - increase 20 RINs
select a child. │ <Down Arrow> - decrease 20 RINs
~2,3,156,LARGE PEDIGREE DISPLAY
This screen shows a 5-generation│ ■ Clicking on a name moves it to
pedigree chart with generation │ the first position on the chart.
numbers above the pedigree. │
At top-left is the personal │ ■ Clicking on an arrow (right side
information for the highlighted │ of screen) shows the continuation
person (or "principal") on the │ of the pedigree.
chart. │
│ ■ Clicking on the "Child" box at
You can change to a different │ bottom of the screen moves the
person with your mouse by-- │ child to the first position.
│
■ Moving the cursor to any name │ ■ Clicking on "Exit" (or pressing
changes the data shown in the │ "X") returns you to the pedigree
upper left corner. │ display screen.
~0,1,157,ALPHABETIC BROWSE
This screen allows you to see the │ ■ Click the mouse on a letter at the
individuals in your file in │ bottom of the screen (or type it)
alphabetical order. │ to take you to the first surname
│ beginning with that letter.
The information shown on the right │
side of the screen belongs to the │ ■ Click the mouse on a name on the
person whose name is highlighted. │ screen to highlight that person.
│
When you exit, the person who is │ ■ Click on the scroll bar across
highlighted will become the │ the bottom of the screen to take
principal individual. │ you to that part of your file.
│
■ Press <Page Up>/<Page Down> to │ ■ Click on "1-resort" to resort the
move up/down one full screen. │ index. This is useful if you
│ answered "N" to the question "Sort
■ Press <Up Arrow>/<Down Arrow> │ names for alphabetic browse before
to move up/down one name. │ display?" during configuration and
│ then changed someone in the file.
~3,3,158,INCOMPLETE INDIVIDUAL ORDINANCES
This gives you a list of persons │ If you include the end-of-line
in your files that have incomplete │ individuals, the list may be
individual ordinances. │ quite large and many of them
│ would not qualify for
The list is a good place to start │ ordinances anyway.
when selecting names for submission│
or as a starting point for more │ If you also include "Submitted/
genealogical research. │ Cleared/Completed Entries", the
│ list will be even larger.
~3,3,159,INCOMPLETE MARRIAGE SEALINGS
This gives you a list of couples
that have incomplete marriage
sealing ordinances.
The list is a good place to start
when selecting names for submission
or as a starting point for more
genealogical research.
If you include the "Submitted/
Cleared/Uncleared/Completed
Entries", the list may be large.
~4,17,160,ARE YOU SURE?
You have chosen to delete all notes
for this person. Is this what
you actually want to do?
■ Press "Y" if you want to delete
all of the notes.
■ Press "N" if you want to continue
editing the notes for this person.
~4,17,161,MERGE (MARRIAGES)
This screen shows the first three
marriages of the individuals being
considered for merging.
~4,17,162,MERGE (PARENTS)
This screen shows the families of
the two individuals being considered
for merging.
The child marked with an asterisk is
the individual being considered for
merging.
~6,21,163,RESTORE
CAUTION: The disk (or directory)
that you are trying to restore to
already has Family Records data!
If you press "Y" to continue, all
of the previous Family Records
data will be erased!
If you do not want to erase your
data, press "N"
~3,5,164,FAMILY RECORDS DATA
This disk (or directory) does not
yet contain Family Records data.
Before adding records you must
create the Family Records data
files. To do this--
■ Select the "Utilities" option
on the Main Menu.
■ Select the "Create Data Files"
option on the Utilities menu.
~3,5,165,FAMILY RECORDS DATA
This disk (or directory) does not
yet contain Family Records data.
Before adding records you must
create the Family Records data
files. To do this--
■ Answer "Y" to this question,
or,
■ Select the "Create Data Files"
option on the Utilities menu.
~0,1,166,AUTOMATIC MATCH
Two individual records match if:
■ Surnames and first given │ The question could be worded
names are present and the │ "Ignore other fields if ID
SOUNDEX codes of the names │ Numbers match?"
match. │
│ ■ The SOUNDEX codes for given2,
■ One is not the other's child.│ given3, and title do not
│ conflict.
■ ID Numbers are significant, │
and are in both records. If │ ■ The birth/christening years
the numbers match, other │ agree with the span of birth
fields need not meet the │ years you choose (enter "0"
remaining requirements. │ if you only want to consider
│ those who were born in the
ID Numbers are significant │ same year).
when there is a chance that │
the numbers may be the same, │ ■ The remaining fields (except
such as when you import │ parents and spouses) do not
records from Ancestral File. │ conflict.
~15,7,167,RESTORE DATA FILES
Type the location (disk and/or
directory) where the backup copy
of your data files is.
~5,15,168,ADD
From this screen you can add:
■ a new individual or family
■ a father, mother, spouse, or child
for the principal individual
~2,4,169,INDIVIDUAL NOT IN ALPHA BROWSE
The person in the principal │ If you do not want this
individual place when you chose │ message to come up each time
alpha browse is not in the alpha │ you try to call alpha browse
browse index. This individual │ from an individual who has
was probably added to the file │ been added, run the CONFIG
since the last time the alpha │ program and answer "Y" to
browse index was sorted. If you │ the question "Sort names for
answer "N", the first record in │ alphabetic browse before
the index will be displayed. If │ display?" That way, each
you answer "Y", the file will be │ change to the file will be
sorted, and any changes to the │ reflected in the alpha
file will be recorded. │ browse list.
~6,21,170,SEX NOT RECORDED
This individual does not have a sex code
recorded. If you answer 'Y' to the
question, the proper sex code will be
assigned and the individual will be
added to the family.
If you answer 'N', you will be given a
chance to search for another individual.
~12,3,171,BACKUP NOT COMPLETED
The program was not able to complete the backup of your data files.
Make sure you have enough formatted diskettes to hold all of your
data files and try the backup again. If you do not have formatted
diskettes now, format some diskettes and try again.
~3,8,172,NAME SORTED LIST
Beginning letter: Start printing with this letter of the
alphabetically sorted list.
Ending letter: Stop printing after this letter of the
alphabetically sorted list.
Beginning page number: Type the page number you want
printed on the first page of the sorted list.
New page for each letter: Answering 'Y' (Yes) will start
each letter of the alphabet at the top of a new page
regardless of how few names each letter has under it.
~0,0,173
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~0,0,174
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~0,0,175
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~0,0,176
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~0,0,177
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~0,0,178
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~0,0,179
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~3,2,180
Personal Ancestral File is a group │ You can start this program with
of software programs designed to │ any of the following options:
help you record your family history. │
│ -h display help screen
This program (FRU) provides some new │ numbers
features not yet available in the │ -m turn off the mouse
Family Records program. │ -sn where n is compatibility
│ level desired (0, 1, or 2)
If you have any comments, questions, │ -t skip title screen
or suggestions about Personal │ datapath path or disk where
Ancestral File, you can contact: │ Family Records data
│ resides
Family History Department │
Ancestral File Operations Unit │ For example:
50 East North Temple Street │
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 │ FRU -s0 -m c:\paf\data
Telephone: (801) 240-2584 │
~1,0,181,MAIN MENU
1. Print Print a variety of │ 5. Convert to Convert data to a
Reports different reports. │ ASCII format that can be
│ used by other
2. Change Name Change all │ database managers.
or Place occurrences of a │
name or place to │ 6. Database Statistics about
something else. │ Statistics the individuals in
│ your file.
3. Change to Change all names │
Upper and and places to upper │ 7. View/Edit View and change
Lower Case and lower case. │ Family information about
│ a family.
4. Clear Some Clear ID Numbers, │
Fields "Submitted" or all │
LDS fields from │
records. │
~4,3,182,CHANGE NAME OR PLACE
From this screen you choose the old
name or place piece you want to replace
and the new name or place you want to
replace it with.
If you want to confirm each change,
each individual or marriage record
containing the old name will be shown
to you so you can decide whether or not
to make the change in that record.
~2,2,183,CONVERT TO ASCII
This option converts your Family Records
data to an ASCII format so it can be
loaded by other database managers.
"Fixed format" means that each field
will be a certain length. "Delimited"
means that there will be quotation
marks (") around each field and each
field will be separated with a comma.
You must also choose which files you
want created.
~0,2,184,PRINT REPORTS
1. Select Printing Option │ 5. Index of All Data
Choose whether reports go to │ Print all your data in an
the printer, screen, or to a │ abbreviated form.
disk file, and which pages to │
print. │ 6. Family Group Record
│ Print six children on the
2. Anniversary List │ first page.
Print a list of all events │
that occurred on a certain │ 7. Ahnentafel Chart
date. │ A list of ancestors with
│ birth, death, and marriage
3. Birthday List │ dates and places.
Print a birthday list for │
descendants of an individual. │ 8. Notes
│ Various reports using notes.
4. Unconnected Individuals │
Print a list of individuals │
who have no spouse or parents │
listed in the database. │
~2,2,185,ANNIVERSARY DATE
If you enter a complete date (for
example: 2 Oct 1955) all events that
happened on that date will be printed.
If you enter a partial date (for
example: 2 Oct) all events that
happened on that date in any year will
be printed.
~9,25,186,DATABASE STATISTICS
"Average" is the arithmetic mean.
Averages are computed only when there is
enough information to do so. For example,
it is impossible to compute the life span
for an individual if there is no death or
burial date entered. Such an individual
is therefore not included in the average.
~5,3,187,LISTS USING TAGGED NOTES
The following lists can be printed. │ ■ Occupation
Information is extracted from tagged │ OCCUPATION Blacksmith
notes as shown in the examples. │
│ ■ Sources
■ Address │ SOURCE 1988 Edition IGI
ADDRESS 7328 Zana Lane │
Magna, Utah 84044 │ ■ Notes
│ NOTE never married
■ Telephone │
TELEPHONE (801) 240-2584 │ ■ User-Selected Tag
│ any tag you select
~5,3,188,VIEW/EDIT FAMILY
Use the up and down cursor keys to
move to the individual or information
you wish to edit. Then press "E" to
view or edit the information.
~3,5,189,NOTES FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS
You can--
1. Print all notes for individuals.
2. Print Family Group notes (that begin
with an exclamation point [!]).
3. Print tagged notes (that begin with
a certain group of letters, numbers,
or words).
~3,5,190,NOTES
You can print reports from
individuals' notes--
1. Notes for Family
Print the notes that would
appear on a family group
record.
2. Notes for All Individuals
Print notes for everyone.
3. Lists Using Tagged Notes
Print address, telephone,
occupation, sources and notes
lists.
~3,5,191,CLEAR ID NUMBERS
Select the starting individual for
the pedigree from which the ID Numbers
will be removed.
~3,5,192,CLEAR ID NUMBERS
You can remove ID Numbers from--
■ the records of all individuals.
■ the records of all ancestors of
an individual.
~3,5,193,REMOVE "SUBMITTED"
You can remove "Submitted" from the LDS
Ordinance fields in--
■ all individual records.
■ all marriage records.
■ all records.
~3,1,194,NUMBER OF GENERATIONS
Enter the number of generations of
descendants you want to print
birthdays for.
~9,17,195,BIRTHDAY LIST
Choose a person whose descendants
you want to print on the birthday
list.
■ Enter the person's RIN (Record
Identification Number), or
■ Find the person's record by entering
enough information for a search.
~4,10,196,CLEAR SOME FIELDS
You can--
1. Clear ID Numbers from all
records.
2. Remove "Submitted" from all
LDS ordinance date fields.
3. Clear all LDS ordinance date
and temple code fields.
~3,5,197,CLEAR LDS FIELDS
You can clear all LDS ordinance
date and temple code fields in--
■ all individual records.
■ all marriage records.
■ all records.
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