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|                          KITH AND KIN for Windows                         |
|                                   V3.02                                   |
|                                 User Guide                                |
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|      This guide is an extract of the on-line help file KITHKIN.HLP        |
|                and should be used in conjunction with it.                 |
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            Shareware Industry Awards 1995 Nominee
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CONTENTS
========

  1 GETTING STARTED

    1.1 Using the Help file
    1.2 Introducing Kith and Kin
    1.3 Opening an existing tree
    1.4 Creating a new tree

  2 TASKS

    2.1 File handling
      2.1.1 Starting a new family tree
      2.1.2 Using the File Selection Dialog
      2.1.3 Saving a family tree
      2.1.4 Opening a family tree
      2.1.5 Opening a family tree automatically
      2.1.6 Positioning the tree area window automatically
      2.1.7 Importing a GEDCOM file
      2.1.8 Exporting a GEDCOM file
      2.1.9 Exiting from Kith and Kin

    2.2 Person data
      2.2.1 Adding a person
      2.2.2 Editing a person
      2.2.3 Deleting a person
      2.2.4 Adding and editing a person's notes
      2.2.5 Adding and editing a person's objects
      2.2.6 Setting user-defined field descriptions

    2.3 Family data
      2.3.1 Adding a family
      2.3.2 Editing a family
      2.3.3 Deleting a family
      2.3.4 Adding and editing a family's notes
      2.3.5 Adding and editing a family's objects

    2.4 Printing
      2.4.1 Printing family details
      2.4.2 Printing person details
      2.4.3 Printing an index
      2.4.4 Printing the tree layout
      2.4.5 Printing a person's descendants
      2.4.6 Printing a person's ancestors
      2.4.7 Options for descendant and ancestral tree prints
      2.4.8 Printing a timeline
      2.4.9 Printing a census report
      2.4.10 Choosing fonts
      2.4.11 Formatting the page
      2.4.12 Viewing a printout on the screen
      2.4.13 Setting up or choosing the printer

    2.5 Screen
      2.5.1 Positioning the tree area window
      2.5.2 Choosing screen fonts
      2.5.3 Using the timeline window
      2.5.4 Selecting families
      2.5.5 Zooming in and out of the tree area
      2.5.6 Snapping families to a grid

    2.6 General
      2.6.1 Entering dates
      2.6.2 Editing notes
      2.6.3 Working with objects
      2.6.4 Searching for a piece of text
      2.6.5 Searching for people in limbo
      2.6.6 Searching for date errors/inconsistencies
      2.6.7 Searching for events of a particular day
      2.6.8 View tree statistics
      2.6.9 Finding the relationship between two people
      2.6.10 Choosing date formats
      2.6.11 Handling foreign languages
      2.6.12 Setting preferences

  3 REFERENCE

    3.1 Person data
    3.2 Family data
    3.3 Alias data
    3.4 Select dialog
    3.5 Keyboard / Mouse key assignments
    3.6 Version information
    3.7 Database limits
    3.8 Known incompatibilities
    3.9 Supported GEDCOM data
    3.10 Frequently asked questions
    3.11 Glossary

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Copyright (c) SpanSoft 1993-1996 All rights reserved.

Please see the help file KITHKIN.HLP for support, registration, licence and
distribution details.

Written by:  Nick J Hunter

         SpanSoft
         11 Rowan Terrace
         COWDENBEATH
         Fife   KY4 9JZ
         Scotland

Telephone:   National:      [phone]
         International: [phone]
                Voice or fax available 24hrs.
                Calls by voice may be answered by machine.

E-Mail:      Internet:      [e-mail]
         CompuServe:    100101,1155

This software is known as "Of that Ilk" in Australia and New Zealand and does
not have any connection with the DOS program "Kith&Kin" created by Coherent
Software, Australia.

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1 GETTING STARTED
=================

1.1 Using the Help file
-----------------------

To display the "Getting Started" help topic use Help|Getting started from
the Kith and Kin main menu.

The help file is a complete on-line manual for Kith and Kin. As well as
providing context-sensitive help direct from Kith and Kin, it contains all
the technical information about the program and usage tips in an easy-to-use
format.

If you are not familiar with using Windows help files, read the 'help on
help' information. Do this by clicking the left mouse button on 'Help' in the
menu above the help file and then on 'How to Use Help' in the pull-down menu.

You can get help by either selecting Help|Contents from the main menu or
by pressing F1. You can also get specific help on whatever task you are
carrying out by selecting the Help button in the current dialog.


1.2 Introducing Kith and Kin
----------------------------

Kith and Kin is a software package for documenting and storing family trees
which has been specially designed for the MS-Windows operating system. It
features an easy to use graphical interface and powerful multi-level editing
tools which makes it ideal for both large and small trees.

The program supports date and place of births, baptisms, deaths, burials,
marriages and divorces as well as multiple marriages and aliases for each
person. Each person has two user defined fields which could be used for
occupation, cause of death or any other suitable data. People and families
may have notes added as well as pictures, diagrams, sounds, etc (known as
objects) via Windows OLE.

The information which you enter into Kith and Kin is organised into families.
The main screen is a window into a tree area which displays each family as a
rectangle. Relationships between families are shown by parent lines. Using
the mouse, you can drag and position the family rectangles within the tree
area to form any tree layout you desire. You can zoom in and out of the tree
to give you an overview of the entire tree layout.

Once the tree has been built up, the family rectangles can be used for direct
access to data by double-clicking on the required family. You can then move
through the tree by selecting people and families from within the family and
person data. This makes it very easy to follow a particular route through the
tree whilst examining, updating or even adding data.

Kith and Kin lets you see a timeline which displays the events associated
with selected families interspersed with notable historic events. These
events can be edited and added to using the TimeGen utility (supplied free
with registered versions of K&K).

A printed book can be produced with family group details (which may
incorporate pictures and diagrams) and a complete, cross-referenced index to
names and families. You have control over the formatting and extent of all
printed reports which also include person details, tree layout, descendant
and ancestral trees, timeline and census report.

International users can modify date descriptors and all the text used when
printing reports. This means that Kith and Kin will print reports (and
display most data) in any language.

Compatibility with "Personal Ancestral File" GEDCOM files means you can
export and import data to and from other genealogy programs. You can also use
this feature to prepare extracts from tree files.


1.3 Opening an existing tree
----------------------------

A sample tree file has been provided which demonstrates a typical family tree.
This file is named SAMPLE.TRE and it should reside in the same directory as
Kith and Kin (KITHKIN.EXE).

To open this tree click on the File|Open button in the button bar just below
the main menu. You will now see a file selection dialog. There are three
different ways in which you can select SAMPLE.TRE as follows.
  1) You can type in SAMPLE.TRE in the Filename field and press the <ENTER>
     key or click on the OK button.
  2) You can click on SAMPLE.TRE in the Files list with the left mouse
     button and then click on the OK button or press the <ENTER> key.
  3) You can double-click the left mouse button on SAMPLE.TRE in the Files
     list.
If SAMPLE.TRE does not appear in the Files list, it may not have been copied
from your release disk into the Kith and Kin directory.

The sample tree file will then be opened and displayed on your screen.

Experiment with the PageUp, PageDown, Tab, arrow keys and the Home key which
all move the main window to a new part of the tree area.
See Keyboard / Mouse key assignments (3.5) for explanations of what each key
does.

Try dragging a family rectangle to a new position by putting the cursor
arrow over any family rectangle and then pressing and holding the left mouse
button. You will see the cursor change indicating that you can now reposition
the family rectangle. While still holding the mouse button down, move the
mouse and you will see a rectangular outline move about the screen. When you
have moved this outline to the desired position, release the mouse button.
The family rectangle will now move to the new position. You can also drag
more than one family at a time by following the same procedure but with the
Shift key held down each time you click on a family rectangle. You can also
select more than one family at a time by dragging with the left mouse button
not on any family. You will see a dotted marquee expand as you drag the mouse.
When the marquee has enclosed the required families release the mouse button
to select them.

You can display a summary of a particular family by putting the cursor arrow
over the family rectangle and then holding down the right mouse button.

Now try zooming out so that you can see more of the tree by clicking on
the Zoom Out button in the button bar. As you continue to zoom out, notice
that the text and people icons disappear. This makes the display faster and
you can set the magnification at which the details disappear in
Options|Preferences. All the normal functions can still be used when you have
zoomed out. To return to normal viewing click on the Zoom In button or press
Ctrl+N.

Open the timeline window by clicking on the Timeline button. Now click on
family [F149] to select it. In the timeline window will appear all the events
associated with people in family [F149] as well as some famous events of the
period. Carefully click on the line which reads "10 Dec 1810 : [P423] Robert
HUNTER born at Clackmannan". The line turns red to indicate that you have
selected it and notice that two other lines also turn red (you can find the
last one by using the scroll bar). This feature allows you to find quickly in
the timeline window all events associated with a particular person. To hide
the timeline window again click on the Timeline button.

If you forget what a button in the button bar does, simply hold down the left
mouse button over the required button without releasing it. At the bottom of
the screen the function of the button is displayed. Slide the cursor off the
button and release the mouse button.

To examine or modify a particular family's data, you can double-click the
left mouse button on a family rectangle. This will open a Family Data dialog
which will allow you to edit this family's data.

A sample object (a Paintbrush Picture) has been embedded in family [F118].
Open the object list by selecting the Objects button in the Family Data
dialog. You can then examine the photo by double clicking the left mouse
button on it or selecting the photo in the list and then selecting "Edit
Paintbrush Picture Object" from the menu (by clicking on the minus sign in
the top left of the dialog). Note that the colour resolution of the photo is
not high, because the number of colours has been reduced to 4 to ensure
compatibility with Paintbrush. If an error occurs, it may be that Windows
Paintbrush has not been set-up correctly on your computer.

You can examine or edit the data associated with the parents and children of
this family by selecting the appropriate edit button for parents or
double-clicking on a child in the Children list. This will open a Person Data
dialog which will allow you to edit this person's data.


1.4 Creating a new tree
-----------------------

When you first start Kith and Kin you will be presented with a blank tree
area. If you have been looking at SAMPLE.TRE select New from the File menu to
clear the tree.

Create your first family by selecting Add new family from the Edit menu or
press Ctrl+F6. This will bring up a family data dialog in which you may enter
the details for this family. The only fields which may be entered directly in
this particular dialog are the marriage details of the parents. Do this first
if you are going to use them (remember all text edit fields are optional).

Next add the father by selecting the father add button (this action both adds
a new person to the tree and identifies him as the father of this family).

This will bring up a person data dialog in which you may enter the details
for the father. To add the family of which the father is a child select the
child of family add button. This will again bring up a family data dialog and
details may be entered as above.

Multiple dialogs may be opened like this up to a maximum of six. Exit each
dialog in turn by selecting the Ok or Cancel button.

When all family data and person data dialogs have been closed any new
families must be placed on the tree area. This is indicated by the cursor
changing. Move the cursor to the required position and click the left mouse
button. All new families will be displayed as family rectangles. Note that
whenever the cursor is this "inwards arrows" shape, you must click the left
mouse button to place the families before you can do anything else. Don't
worry if the families are placed in the wrong position, you can always move
them afterwards.

Save your new family tree by selecting Save As from the file menu.
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2 TASKS
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2.1 File handling
-----------------

2.1.1 Starting a new family tree
--------------------------------

From the File menu select New.

This will first check to see if the current tree needs to be saved and then
clear the tree.


2.1.2 Using the File Selection Dialog
-------------------------------------

The file selection dialog is displayed in response to various events in Kith
and Kin. The dialog allows you to choose an existing file or assign a
filename to a new file.

Ensure that the Directory name is correct. The Files list only shows files
of the selected type within the current directory. It may sometimes be
necessary to move to another drive or directory, either to find the file
you are looking for or to ensure that a new file is written in the correct
drive or directory. To select a different drive double-click on the drive
letter in the Directories list (eg. [-a-]). To move through the directory
structure double-click on a directory name (eg. [kithkin]) to move down a
level, or on [..] to move back a level. The Directory name will change to
show the current directory.

File|Open or Options|StartupFile:
  Select the type of file to open, Kith and Kin tree (.TRE) or GEDCOM (.GED).
  Select the required file from the available files list. In the case of a
  GEDCOM File|Open, a GEDCOM import dialog will then open.

File|Save As:
  Select the type of file to save, Kith and Kin tree (.TRE) or GEDCOM (.GED).
  Enter the required file name in the Filename box ensuring that the "*" has
  been deleted and select the Ok button. It is not necessary to enter the
  file extension (eg .TRE) as this is derived from the File Type selection.
  In the case of a GEDCOM File|SaveAs, a GEDCOM export dialog will open.

Export to text file:
  Some reports can be sent to a text file instead of the printer. Enter the
  required file name in the Filename box ensuring that the "*" has been
  deleted and select the Ok button. It is not necessary to enter the file
  extension (ie .TXT) as this is derived from the File Type selection. Only
  .TXT file types can be written.


2.1.3 Saving a family tree
--------------------------

File|Save:

  Either  From the File menu select Save.
  or      Press F2.
  or      Click on the File|Save button in the button bar.

  The tree will be saved with the name of the file shown in the main window
  title. If the tree has no current filename the command will act as if
  Save As had been used.


File|Save As:

  From the File menu select Save as.

  This will bring up a file selection dialog.

  Use File|SaveAs for saving Kith and Kin tree files (.TRE) and exporting
  GEDCOM files (.GED). If you save a Kith and Kin tree file with File|SaveAs,
  the name of the current tree will be changed to the saved filename.


2.1.4 Opening a family tree
---------------------------

Either  From the File menu select Open.
or      Click on the File|Open button in the button bar.

This will first check to see if the current tree needs to be saved and then
bring up a file selection dialog.

Use File|Open for loading Kith and Kin tree files (.TRE) and importing GEDCOM
files (.GED).


2.1.5 Opening a family tree automatically
-----------------------------------------

From the Options menu select Startup file.

This will bring up the file selection dialog. You may select an existing file
or enter a new file name. The program will attempt to load the tree
automatically each time the program is started unless the program is launched
from a tree file in the File Manager (you have to associate .TRE files with
KITHKIN.EXE to do this).


2.1.6 Positioning the tree area window automatically
----------------------------------------------------

From the Options menu select Startup family.

Selecting the Change button will bring up the Select Dialog. You may select
any family in the current tree. The program will attempt to move the tree
area window to that family automatically each time the current tree file is
opened. If no family is selected the window will start in the upper left
corner of the tree area.

The tree area will be scrolled to this family each time the HOME key is
pressed.


2.1.7 Importing a GEDCOM file
-----------------------------

Either  From the File menu select Open.
or      Click on the File|Open button in the button bar.

then select GEDCOM from the file type list in the file selection dialog.

When you have selected the required file and the Ok button, you will be given
the choice of various options for importing a GEDCOM file, as follows.

Create new tree
  The current tree (if any) will be closed and the imported data will form
  the basis of a new tree, untitled.

Import into current tree
  The current tree (if any) is retained and the imported data is added to it.

Store extra data in notes
  "Extra data", is GEDCOM data which Kith and Kin recognises, but has no
  specific field for. By setting this option any extra data will be added to
  the appropriate set of notes. See Supported GEDCOM data (3.9) for a list of
  recognised extra data.

List extra data in GEDERR.TXT
 By setting this option any extra data will be added to the GEDCOM import
 error log, GEDERR.TXT.

Convert invalid dates to text
  By setting this option any dates encountered which are invalid (eg. they do
  not conform to the GEDCOM standard date format DD MMM YYYY) are imported
  but are converted to date phrases.

Display file header and submitter.
  The GEDCOM file header and any submitter information will be displayed as
  it is read from the file.

If the program encounters the end of a GEDCOM file before finding the TRLR
record, it assumes that the file has been split over more than one disk (or
file). You will be prompted to insert the disk containing the next file in
sequence. GEDCOM files split into several files are named <filename>.GED,
<filename>.G00, <filename>.G01, etc, where <filename>.GED is the filename
specified for input in the file selection dialog.

Errors encountered during a GEDCOM import are always reported in GEDERR.TXT
and you can optionally open this file using NOTEPAD after the import.

See also: Known incompatibilities (3.8)


2.1.8 Exporting a GEDCOM file
-----------------------------

From the File menu select Save as then select GEDCOM from the file type list
in the file selection dialog.

When you have entered the filename and selected the Ok button, you will be
given the choice of various options for exporting a GEDCOM file, as follows.

All families.
  Set this option to export all people and families from the current tree.

Selected families.
  Export only the currently highlighted families and the people who appear in
  them by setting this option.

One person.
  A select dialog will open with which to select a single person for
  exporting.

Kith and Kin specific data.
  If you are creating a GEDCOM file which will be used to transfer data to
  another program you should ensure that this option is off. Many programs
  which should ignore the extra data which K&K generates do not. This option
  must be on if you intend to use the GEDCOM file for loading into Kith and
  Kin later.

Include objects.
  If you want the GEDCOM file to include the objects associated with the
  people or families you are exporting, set this option. Objects exported in
  this way can only be imported by Kith and Kin V2.0 or later, and will
  produce a very large amount of output.

Submitter information.
  If you want to include your name, address, phone number and any comments
  relevant to the particular GEDCOM file, enter them here. They will be
  output as part of the SUBM record. If all four fields are empty, no SUBM
  record will be output.

If the GEDCOM file becomes too big for the disk it is being written to, the
program will prompt you to insert another blank disk and will repeat this as
necessary until the entire file has been written. Subsequent files will be
named <filename>.G00, <filename>.G01, etc, where <filename>.GED is the
filename specified for output in the file selection dialog.


2.1.9 Exiting from Kith and Kin
-------------------------------

Either  From the File menu select Exit.
or      Press Alt+F4.

This command will check to see if the current tree needs to be saved before
exiting the program.


2.2 Person data
---------------

2.2.1 Adding a person
---------------------

Either  From the Edit menu select Add new person.
or      Press Ctrl+F5.
or      New people are also added as a result of selecting the add button of
    a Child, Father or Mother in a Family Data Dialog.

Any of these actions will bring up a Person Data Dialog.

See also: Database limits (3.7)


2.2.2 Editing a person
----------------------

Either  From the Edit menu select Add person. A Select Dialog will be
    displayed.
or      Press F5. A Select Dialog will be displayed.
or      Click on the Person button in the button bar. A Select Dialog will
    be displayed.
or      Select the edit button of a Child, Father or Mother in a Family
    Data Dialog.
or      Double-click the left mouse button on a Child in a Family Data
    Dialog.

Any of these actions will bring up a Person Data Dialog.


2.2.3 Deleting a person
-----------------------

From the Edit menu select Delete person.

This will bring up a Select Dialog with which to select the person to be
deleted. Selecting Ok will immediately and irrevocably delete the person from
the tree.


2.2.4 Adding and editing a person's notes
-----------------------------------------

Either  From the Edit menu select Person notes. This will bring up a
    Select Dialog from which to select the appropriate person.
or      Press Shift+F5. This will bring up a Select Dialog from which to
    select the appropriate person.
or      Select the notes button in a Person Data Dialog.

A Notes Dialog will then open in which to edit the notes.

See also: Editing notes (2.6.2)


2.2.5 Adding and editing a person's objects
-------------------------------------------

Either  From the Edit menu select Person objects. This will bring up a
    Select Dialog from which to select the appropriate person.
or      Press Alt+F5. This will bring up a Select Dialog from which to
    select the appropriate person.
or      Select the objects button in a Person Data Dialog.

An Objects Dialog will then open in which to edit the objects.

See also: Working with objects (2.6.3)


2.2.6 Setting user-defined field descriptions
---------------------------------------------

See: Setting preferences (2.6.12)


2.3 Family data
---------------

2.3.1 Adding a family
---------------------

Either  From the Edit menu select Add new family.
or      Press Ctrl+F6.
or      New families are also added as a result of selecting the add button
    of a Marriage or a Child of Family in a Person Data Dialog.

Any of these actions will bring up a Family Data Dialog.

Following the addition of a new family the cursor will change. This indicates
that the new family rectangle(s) must be placed on the tree area. Move the
cursor to the desired position and click the left mouse button to place the
families.

If you want to place the new family on part of the tree area which is not
currently visible, move the cursor to the edge of the window in the direction
in which you want to move (eg. if you want to place the family to the right
of the currently displayed area, move the cursor up against the right hand
edge of the window). The window will scroll in small increments. You can
scroll the window in larger increments by holding down the CTRL key. You can
also scroll the window using the PageUp, PageDn, Tab, Home and cursor keys.

See also: Database limits (3.7)


2.3.2 Editing a family
----------------------

Either  From the Edit menu select Edit family. If a single family is
    currently highlighted then that family will be selected for editing
    otherwise a Select Dialog will be displayed.
or      Press F6. If a single family is currently highlighted then that
    family will be selected for editing otherwise a Select Dialog will
    be displayed.
or      Click on the Family button in the button bar. If a single family is
    currently highlighted then that family will be selected for editing
    otherwise a Select Dialog will be displayed.
or      Double-click the left mouse button on a family rectangle.
or      Select the edit button of a Marriage or a Child of Family in a Person
    Data Dialog.
or      Double-click the left mouse button on a Marriage in a Person Data
    Dialog.

Any of these actions will bring up a Family Data Dialog.


2.3.3 Deleting a family
-----------------------

From the Edit menu select Delete family.

If a single family is currently highlighted then that family will be
immediately deleted otherwise a Select Dialog will be displayed. Selecting OK
will immediately and irrevocably delete the family from the tree.


2.3.4 Adding and editing a family's notes
-----------------------------------------

Either  From the Edit menu select Family notes. If a single family is
    currently highlighted then the notes associated with that family will
    be selected for editing otherwise a Select Dialog will be displayed.
or      Press Shift+F6. If a single family is currently highlighted then the
    notes associated with that family will be selected for editing
    otherwise a Select Dialog will be displayed.
or      Select the notes button in a Family Data Dialog.

A Notes Dialog will then open in which to edit the notes.

See also: Editing notes (2.6.2)


2.3.5 Adding and editing a family's objects
-------------------------------------------

Either  From the Edit menu select Family objects. If a single family is
    currently highlighted then the objects associated with that family
    will be selected for editing otherwise a Select Dialog will be
    displayed.
or      Press Shift+F6. If a single family is currently highlighted then the
    objects associated with that family will be selected for editing
    otherwise a Select Dialog will be displayed.
or      Select the objects button in a Family Data Dialog.

An Objects Dialog will then open in which to edit the objects.

See also: Working with objects (2.6.3)


2.4 Printing
------------

2.4.1 Printing family details
-----------------------------

Either  From the File menu select Print.
or      Click on the Print button in the button bar.

Then select Family details from the Print Selection Dialog.

This will bring up the Print Family Details Dialog which will print one or
more family group sheets based on the selection of the following options. The
fonts used will be those previously selected using Options|Fonts.

All / Selection / Range
  Only one of these options may be selected. All prints every family,
  Selection prints all families which are currently highlighted, Range prints
  all families which fall inside the range of code numbers specified in From
  and To.

The following fields specify what details to include in the printout. One
or more may be set.

Include person codes
  A person code will be printed beside the name of each person.

Include aliases
  Aliases will be included in places where a person's details are being
  printed.

Details everywhere
  A person's details will be printed wherever that person's name appears.
  If not set then the details are only printed where the person appears as a
  child or, if the person has no child of family, then wherever the person's
  name appears.

Export to text file
  This report may be sent to a text file instead of the printer. A File
  Selection Dialog will open where you should enter the filename to be used
  for the text file. The default filename is PRINT.TXT. This file may be then
  be used by a text editor or wordprocessor. Objects are not included in a
  text file.


2.4.2 Printing person details
-----------------------------

Either  From the File menu select Print.
or      Click on the Print button in the button bar.

Then select Person details from the Print Selection Dialog.

This will bring up the Print Person Details Dialog which will print one or
more person's details based on the selection of the following options. The
fonts used will be those previously selected using Options|Fonts.

All / Selection / Range
  Only one of these options may be selected. All prints every person,
  Selection brings up a Selection Dialog with which you may select a single
  person to print, Range prints all people which fall inside the range of
  code numbers specified in From and To.

The following fields specify what details to include in the printout. One or
more may be set.

Include person codes
  A person code will be printed beside the name of each person.

Include aliases
  Aliases will be included for the selected person(s).

Export to text file
  This report may be sent to a text file instead of the printer. A File
  Selection Dialog will open where you should enter the filename to be used
  for the text file. The default filename is PRINT.TXT. This file may be then
  be used by a text editor or wordprocessor. Objects are not included in a
  text file.


2.4.3 Printing an index
-----------------------

Either  From the File menu select Print.
or      Click on the Print button in the button bar.

Then select Index from the Print Selection Dialog.

This will bring up the Print Index Dialog which will print a family and/or
person index for the current tree based on the selection of the following
options. The fonts used will be those previously selected using Options|Fonts.

Sort
  Select either By name or By code. "By name" produces an alphabetic index
  sorted on the surname and firstnames of each person or father of a family.
  A "By Code" index is sorted on the code of each person or family.


Family index
  If set then an index to families will be printed.

The following fields specify what details to include in the family index. One
or more may be set.

Person codes
  A person code will be printed beside the name of each person.

Marriage details
  The date and place of marriage will be included.


Person index
  If set then an index to people will be printed.

The following fields specify what details to include in the person index. One
or more may be set.

Person codes
  A person code will be printed beside the name of each person.

Birth details
  The date and place of birth will be included.

Death details
  The date and place of death will be included.

Aliases
  Index entries will be generated for each alias of a person.

Export to text file
  This report may be sent to a text file instead of the printer. A File
  Selection Dialog will open where you should enter the filename to be used
  for the text file. The default filename is PRINT.TXT. This file may be then
  be used by a text editor or wordprocessor. Objects are not included in a
  text file.


2.4.4 Printing the tree layout
------------------------------

Either  From the File menu select Print.
or      Click on the Print button in the button bar.

Then select Tree layout from the Print Selection Dialog.

This will bring up the Print Tree Dialog which will print the entire tree
area based on the selection of the following options. The fonts used will be
those previously selected using Options|Fonts.

Family code
  If set then the family code will be printed in each rectangle.

Marriage details
  If set then the marriage date and place will be printed in each rectangle.

Children icons
  If set then people icons representing children will be printed in each
  rectangle.

Text line spacing
  Enter a decimal number to indicate any deviation from the standard line
  spacing eg:
    1 = use standard line spacing,
    0.5 = reduce the line spacing to half of standard,
    2 = increase line spacing to double spaced.

Female lines dotted
  If set then dotted lines will be used to represent female links. Solid
  lines as used for male links will be used if not set.

Label format
  Only one of the following 3 options may be selected to indicate the format
  of each rectangle label.

Father's surname
  Only the father's surname will be printed.

Father's and mother's surname
  Father's and mother's surname will be printed.

Father's and mother's full names
  The full names of both father and mother will be printed.

Print ? pages wide by ? tall
  By default, K&K will squeeze the entire tree onto a single page. If you
  want to print the tree over several pages and join them together
  afterwards, enter suitable numbers here.

Keep aspect ratio
  If this option is set, K&K will print the entire tree keeping the width to
  height ratio the same as it appears on the screen, in other words the
  overall shape of the tree will not change. If you want to make the tree
  fill the page (or pages, see above) with no wasted space at top, bottom or
  either side, turn this option off.


2.4.5 Printing a person's descendants
-------------------------------------

Either  From the File menu select Print.
or      Click on the Print button in the button bar.

Then select Descendant tree from the Print Selection Dialog.

This will bring up a Select Dialog with which to select the person to base
the printout on. The printout will be based on the options selected from the
Print Descendants Dialog and the fonts used will be those specified in
Options|Fonts.

This printout will consist of a tree with the selected person at the top and
all of his directly related (blood) descendants and spouses below. The tree
tends to be wide rather than long so use a small font and print landscaped.

See also: Options for descendant & ancestral tree prints (2.4.7)


2.4.6 Printing a person's ancestors
-----------------------------------

Either  From the File menu select Print.
or      Click on the Print button in the button bar.

Then select Ancestral tree from the Print Selection Dialog.

This will bring up a Select Dialog with which to select the person to base
the printout on. The printout will be based on the options selected from the
Print Ancestors Dialog and the fonts used will be those specified in
Options|Fonts.

This printout will consist of a tree with the selected person at the bottom
and all of his directly related (blood) ancestors above. The tree tends to be
wide rather than long so use a small font and print landscaped.

See also: Options for descendant & ancestral tree prints (2.4.7)


2.4.7 Options for descendant & ancestral tree prints
----------------------------------------------------

Report title
  You may enter any text to be printed at the top of the printout. The
  default is the name of the root person.


The printout may include one or more of the following:

Codes
  Person and family codes are printed beside the name of the person or family.

Child surnames
  The surname for every child is included. If not set, the surnames can still
  be determined from the surname of the father of each family.

Birth details / Baptism details / Death details / Burial details
  Each of these dates and places associated with a person may also be
  included.

User defined fields
  Data from each field may be included in the printout. If there are no
  descriptions for these fields in Options|Preferences then the check box
  labels will be blank.

Marriage details / Divorce details
  Each of these dates and places associated with a family may also be
  included. Note that these details are not printed on an Ancestral Tree.


The following options may also be set:

Wrap surnames
  In order to save horizontal space, the surnames may be printed below the
  firstnames of each person by setting this option.

Inside margins
  Trees which are too large to fit on a single page will be split onto
  multiple pages. When this option is set, each page will have margins as
  defined in page setup. When this option is not set, margins which would be
  along the "joins" of the printout will be set to zero. This is particularly
  useful when printing a large tree landscape on continuous paper. If you
  find that data is missing from the edges of your printout, particularly on
  page (laser) printers, try setting Inside Margins and increasing the margin
  values until all the data is visible. A degree of overlapping text is
  printed to make it easier to paste together adjoining sheets.

Expand to ? generations
  If this figure is 0, the printout will include every descendant or ancestor
  of the selected person. However, large trees may produce printouts which
  are impossible to fit onto a single page. You may limit how many
  generations the report will cover by changing this entry. For example, 2
  generations of descendants will produce the selected person, his children
  and his grandchildren.


2.4.8 Printing a timeline
-------------------------

Either  From the File menu select Print.
or      Click on the Print button in the button bar.

Then select Timeline from the Print Selection Dialog.

This will bring up the Print Timeline Dialog which will print a timeline
report based on the selection of the following options. The fonts used will
be those previously selected using Options|Fonts.

Families : All / Selection / Range
  Only one of these options may be selected. All prints every family,
  Selection prints all families which are currently highlighted, Range prints
  all families which fall inside the range of code numbers specified in From
  and To.

Dates : All / Within families / Range
  Only one of these options may be selected. All makes every available
  date valid, Within families only includes dates from the earliest date in
  the families selection above minus one year to the latest date plus one
  year, Range includes dates which fall inside the range of dates specified
  in From and To.

Report title
  You may enter any title to be printed at the top of the report. The
  default is "Timeline".

Include codes
  Person and family codes will be included in the report.

Include events
  Events from TIMELINE.TML between the selected dates above will be added to
  the report.

Export to text file
  This report may be sent to a text file instead of the printer. A File
  Selection Dialog will open where you should enter the filename to be used
  for the text file. The default filename is PRINT.TXT. This file may be then
  be used by a text editor or wordprocessor. Objects are not included in a
  text file.


2.4.9 Print census report
-------------------------

Either  From the File menu select Print.
or      Click on the Print button in the button bar.

Then select Census report from the Print Selection Dialog.

This will bring up the Print Census Dialog which will print one or more
family group sheets based on the selection of the following options. The
fonts used will be those previously selected using Options|Fonts.

All / Selection / Range
  Only one of these options may be selected. All prints every family,
  Selection prints all families which are currently highlighted, Range prints
  all families which fall inside the range of code numbers specified in From
  and To.

Date
  Enter the date of the census or other event. Kith and Kin will print family
  details for each family selected above which apply on this date. For
  example, if only two children in a five children family were born on or
  before the census date then only those two children will appear on the
  family sheet.


The following fields specify options for the printout. One or more may
be set.

Include person codes
  A person code will be printed beside the name of each person.

Include aliases
  Aliases will be included in places where a person's details are being
  printed.

Notes
  Include person and family notes.

Family per page
  Start each family on a new page.

Export to text file
  This report may be sent to a text file instead of the printer. A File
  Selection Dialog will open where you should enter the filename to be used
  for the text file. The default filename is PRINT.TXT. This file may be then
  be used by a text editor or wordprocessor. Objects are not included in a
  text file.


2.4.10 Choosing fonts
---------------------

From the Options menu select Fonts.

This will bring up the Fonts Dialog from which the fonts for various features
of printed documents and screen items may be set.

First select the Printer or Screen check box to display the appropriate font
list.

Select a feature to change from the list and a sample of the currently
selected font will appear in the Sample Window. Selecting the Change button
or double-clicking on the feature in the list will bring up a standard font
selection dialog. You can then change the typeface, style, size, effects and
colour of the font. Note that you are not limited to using the listed font
sizes.

Printer fonts

Desc/Anc tree : Title
  The report title will be printed using this font in Descendant and
  Ancestral trees.

Desc/Anc tree : Names
  The names of each person will be printed using this font in Descendant and
  Ancestral trees.

Desc/Anc tree : Details
  Details such as date and place of birth and all other information is
  printed in this font in Descendant and Ancestral trees.

Details/Census : Title
  The surname of the family unit or person's name which appears at the top of
  the page in Family/Person and Census reports.

Details/Census : Code
  The code number which appears in the top right corner in Family/Person and
  Census reports.

Details/Census : Headings
  For family details the headings are "Parents", "Children" and "Family in
  Family/Person and Census reports".

Details/Census : Names
  The line containing the name of each parent and child in Family/Person and
  Census reports.

Details/Census : Notes
  The text of notes and details in Family/Person and Census reports.

Index : Title
  The title for each index is either "Index to People" or "Index to Families".

Index : Text
  The text of the index entries.

Timeline : Title
  The title for a printed timeline.

Timeline : Text
  The font used for dated events from the tree data in a printed timeline.

Timeline : Events
  The font used for historical events taken from the TIMELINE.TML file in a
  printed timeline.

Revision footer
  In all printed documents a revision date is optionally printed at the
  bottom of each page. See Formatting the page (2.4.11) for details on how to
  modify the footer.

Tree layout : Text
  All the text on the tree document will be printed using this font.


Screen fonts

Family rectangle text
  The font used for code and surnames within the family rectangles on the
  screen.

Family summary text
  The font used for displaying a family summary (in response to a right mouse
  click) on the screen.

Timeline : Normal
  The normal text within the timeline window.

Timeline : Highlight
  The text within the timeline window which has been selected by clicking on
  it.

Timeline : Event
  The text of historical events within the timeline window taken from the
  TIMELINE.TML file.


2.4.11 Formatting the page
--------------------------

From the Options menu select Page setup.

The page setup dialog allows you to format various features of the layout of
all printed documents.

Margins
  Enter the measurement for each of the page margins. The unit of measure may
  be either inches or millimetres. Note that problems with printouts may be
  encountered when setting small margins. The printer you are using may have
  a non-printing area around the edge of the physical page and this may lead
  to missing or garbled print. If you have problems like this, try increasing
  the size of the margins.

Revision Footer
  Set Include to print a revision date footer on every page of each printed
  document. It is useful to have the current date printed on each report,
  particularly when the tree data is constantly being updated and only
  updated sections are being reprinted. The footer is printed just below the
  bottom margin and takes the following format: <document> <text> <date>

  <document> is dependant on the type of document being printed, eg. "Tree",
  "Index", etc.
  <text> is user defined text which may be entered in the Text field.
  <date> is the current date and is formatted the style selected for date
  output format in Options|Preferences.

  eg. On the Family Details document for family F56, the current date is
  5th September 1992 formatted DD-MM-YYYY and the text field is "Revision:",
  the following footer is printed: "[F56] Revision: 5-9-1992"


2.4.12 Viewing a printout on the screen
---------------------------------------

Any report may be viewed on the screen instead of being sent to the printer.
When Kith and Kin is displaying a print preview the normal Tree Area display
is hidden.

From the File menu select Print preview then select the required report from
the Print Selection Dialog.

The print preview window displays the printout a page at a time. The
following controls are available.

Next
  Display the next page of the printout. This button becomes disabled when
  the end of the printout has been reached.

Page
  Display the whole of the current page. This button is enabled when you have
  zoomed into the page.
  You can zoom into a specific area on the current page by dragging a
  marquee around the area of the page. As you release the mouse button K&K
  displays the selected area magnified to fill the screen.

To cancel the print preview either during or at the end of the printout,
click on the Cancel button. Kith and Kin returns to the normal tree area
display.


2.4.13 Setting up or choosing the printer
-----------------------------------------

From the File menu select Print setup.

This will display a list of available printers. Select the required printer
and if you want to change the settings for that printer (paper size,
orientation etc), select the setup button to open the printer driver's setup
dialog.

See Windows or your printer driver documentation for further details of the
setup dialog for particular printers.


2.5 Screen
----------

2.5.1 Positioning the tree area window
--------------------------------------

Either  From the Search menu select Go to family.
or      Press F9.
or      Use PageUp, PageDn, Tab, Home or the cursor keys.
or      Use the scroll bars along the right and bottom edges of the window to
    move the window around the tree area.

Selecting Go to family or F9 will bring up a Select Dialog with which to
select the family to move to. The tree area window will then display a new
area of the tree with the selected family in the centre.

If you want to scroll the tree area window while repositioning or placing
families, move the cursor right up to the edge of the window. The window will
scroll in small increments and you can scroll in larger jumps by holding down
the Ctrl key.


2.5.2 Choosing screen fonts
---------------------------

See: Choosing fonts (2.4.10)


2.5.3 Using the timeline Window
-------------------------------

You can display or hide the Timeline Window by using the Timeline command in
the View menu or by clicking on the Timeline button in the button bar. You
can also hide the Timeline Window by selecting the Hide command in its system
menu (click on the minus sign in the top left corner).

The Timeline Window shows chronologically sorted dates from two sources.
(a) it shows the date/place of marriage and divorce of all the currently
selected families as well as the date/place of birth, baptism, death and
burial of all the people associated with those families, ie. parents and
children.
(b) the window shows historical events taken from the TIMELINE.TML file
between the earliest (a) date less one year and the most recent (a) date plus
one year.

You can select new families whilst the Timeline Window is displayed and K&K
will automatically update the window. You can also resize the window in the
normal manner.

You can highlight all the dates in the Timeline Window associated with a
particular person by clicking on any line in the Window which contains that
person. So to highlight the birth, baptism, marriage and death dates of
Thomas GORDON you could click on "23 Sep 1810 : [P407] Thomas GORDON baptised
at Kinross". To change the highlight to another person simply click on
someone else's entry. You can clear the highlighting by clicking the right
mouse button anywhere in the Timeline Window.

The Timeline Window uses the fonts selected in Options|Fonts.

Registered users of Kith and Kin can modify the contents of TIMELINE.TML by
using the TimeGen utility. See the TimeGen help file for details.


2.5.4 Selecting families
------------------------

Several operations require that you select one or more families so that they
are highlighted.

To highlight a single family rectangle click the left mouse button on it.

To highlight several family rectangles at once hold down the Shift key while
clicking the left mouse button on each family rectangle in turn.

You can also select several families by dragging a marquee around them. Do
this by holding the left mouse button not on a family rectangle and then
dragging. A dashed rectangle will appear and should be positioned around the
required families before releasing the mouse button. The marquee can be used
in conjunction with the Shift key to add more selections.

Highlighted family rectangles may be moved around the tree area by dragging
the outlines to a new position. If you want to scroll the tree area window
while repositioning families, move the cursor right up to the edge of the
window. The window will scroll in small increments and you can scroll in
larger jumps by holding down the Ctrl key.


2.5.5 Zooming in and out of the tree area
-----------------------------------------

You can zoom in and out of the Tree Area on the screen.

Zoom out by clicking on the Zoom Out button on the button bar.
Zoom in by clicking on the Zoom In button on the button bar.

You can use the View menu to select a standard (100%, 50%, 25%, 10%) or other
magnification or press Ctrl+N to return to normal viewing.

To select a non-standard magnification select View|Other then enter a
percentage magnification between 10% and 100%.

100% is full (normal) size and 10% is one-tenth size.

To speed up the display of family rectangles on the screen at smaller
magnifications you can set a limit below which the text and person icons will
not be displayed. Do this in Options|Preferences.


2.5.6 Snapping families to a grid
---------------------------------

Either  From the Options menu select Snap to grid.
or      Click on the Grid button on the button bar

Kith and Kin has an invisible grid which can help you position family
rectangles vertically. When the grid is on, dragged family rectangles will
snap into position along the horizontal lines on the grid so that all the
family rectangles line up.

The grid button on the button bar can be used to turn the grid on or off.
The status line at the bottom of the screen will tell you which has happened.


2.6 General
-----------

2.6.1 Entering dates
--------------------

Dates must be entered in the input format defined in Options|Preferences.
The sample dates which follow are in the DD-MMM-YYYY format.

The following dates are valid:
  25-Dec-1995
  1-Jan-1996
  25-Dec-1 BC

Where part of the date is unknown "?" may be substituted. Note that the year
may not be omitted:
  ??-Dec-1995
  ??-???-1995
  ?-?-1995

The standard GEDCOM date modifiers may be used to indicate About, Before,
After and Estimated:
  ABT 25-Dec-1995
  BEF 25-Dec-1995
  AFT 25-Dec-1995
  EST 25-Dec-1995

A phrase may be entered in place of a date by placing an apostrophe before
the text but phrases are not used in date calculations:
  'Sometime later

The months used in DD MMM YYYY and MMM DD YYYY formats (Jan, Feb, etc) can be
non-English if the month descriptions are changed in the KITHKIN.INI file.
See: Handling foreign languages (2.6.11)


2.6.2 Editing notes
-------------------

Notes may be edited in a similar manner to the Windows Notepad editor.

The standard edit functions Undo, Cut, Copy and Paste are provided in the
dialog's system menu (click on the minus sign in the top left of the dialog
box).

Use the Find button to search for a piece of text in the notes. If you want
upper and lower case letters to match exactly, set Case Sensitive. Once a
piece of text has been found you can search for further occurrences of the
same piece of text by selecting the Find Next button.

To search for and replace a piece of text with new text, use the Replace
button. Set Replace All to replace every occurrence of the search text.

Lines will break automatically at the right hand edge of the notes dialog and
at the right hand margin of printed reports so you should only enter a hard
return <ENTER> at the end of paragraphs.

See also: Database limits (3.7)


2.6.3 Working with objects
--------------------------

You may link or embed one or more objects in each person or family. The
objects may be created, played, edited, deleted, copied to the clipboard or
printed as part of a Family Details or Person Details document.

Using the Paste Link, Paste or Insert commands will insert a new object into
the objects list. The object will be inserted before the currently selected
object or added to the end of the list if there is no current selection.

Linking objects:

Start the application which contains the object to be linked. Select the
object and copy it to the clipboard using the COPY command. Switch to Kith
and Kin and open the Objects Dialog which is going to receive the object.
Select the Paste link command in the dialog's system menu (click on the minus
sign in the top left of the dialog box). The object will be inserted into the
objects list. If the Paste link command is not available it probably means
that the object's source document has not been saved.

Embedding objects:

Start the application which contains the object to be embedded. Select the
object and copy it to the clipboard using the Copy command. Switch to Kith
and Kin and open the Objects Dialog which is going to receive the object.
Select the Paste command in the dialog's system menu (click on the minus sign
in the top left of the dialog box). The object will be inserted into the
objects list.

Creating new objects:

Objects may be embedded by starting the source application within Kith and
Kin. To do this select the insert button. Select an object from the available
object types in the Insert Object Dialog. The associated application will
start and you may create an object within it. When you exit the source
application the object will appear in the objects list.
Insert Object Dialog : The list includes all types of OLE object which exist
on your system. Select the object to insert into the objects list and select
the OK button or double-click the left mouse button on an item. The
appropriate application will start to allow you to edit the object which has
now been added to the object list. Note that an object created from this
dialog is always embedded into the tree.

Editing and playing objects:

The Object command in the dialog's system menu (click on the minus sign in
the top left of the dialog box) will be different for each object type.
Select the object command appropriate to the action which you wish to carry
out. The commands invariably include Edit and sometimes additional commands
such as Play (eg. for sound objects) are available. Double-clicking the left
mouse button on an object will perform the default action for that particular
object type. Normally this is Edit but it will vary depending on the object
type (eg. Play for sound objects).

Copying objects:

Select an object from the objects list. Select the Copy command in the
dialog's system menu (click on the minus sign in the top left of the dialog
box). This will copy the object to the clipboard from which it may be pasted
to another objects list or a different application. If you want to delete the
object from the list at the same time, use the Cut command instead of Copy.

Deleting objects:

Existing objects may be deleted from the objects list by selecting the object
delete button.


Each object in the objects list has the following attributes.

Description
  A short description of the object, initially set to the object type.

Print object with notes
  When set, the object is printed full-size (within the defined margins)
  along with any notes belonging to the appropriate person or family in the
  Family Details or Person Details document.

See also: Known incompatibilities (3.8)


2.6.4 Searching for a piece of text
-----------------------------------
Either  From the Search menu select Text search.
or      Press F8.
or      Click on the Search button in the button bar.

This will bring up the Search Dialog which will perform a search through the
entire tree based on the selection of the following options. When the search
is complete, a list of people and/or families is displayed. To edit a person
or family from the list either double-click the left mouse button on the item
or select first the item and then the edit button.

Search for
  Enter the text which is to be searched for.

Case sensitive
  If set, the search will find text which exactly matches the sequence of
  upper and lower case letters in the search text otherwise the case of both
  the search text and searched text is ignored.


The following fields specify which items in the tree are to be searched
through. One or more may be set.

Family - Marriage
  The place of marriage of a family's parents.

Family - Divorce
  The place of divorce of a family's parents.

Family - Notes
  The notes associated with a family.

Person - Name
  A person's surname and firstnames.

Person - Aliases
  Both surname and firstnames for each of a person's alias.

Person - Birth
  The place of birth of a person.

Person - Baptism
  The place of baptism of a person.

Person - Death
  The place of death of a person.

Person - Burial
  The place of burial of a person.

Person - User defined field 1
  Data as defined by the user. If no description for this field has been set
  up in Options|Preferences then the check box label will be blank.

Person - User defined field 2
  Data as defined by the user. If no description for this field has been set
  up in Options|Preferences then the check box label will be blank.

Person - Notes
  The notes associated with a person.


2.6.5 Searching for people in limbo
-----------------------------------

From the Search menu select People in limbo.

The program will search the tree for all people who are neither parents nor
children in any family and therefore cannot be accessed via the family
rectangles in the tree area.

When the search is complete, a list of people is displayed. To edit a person
from the list either double-click the left mouse button on the item or select
first the item and then the edit button.


2.6.6 Searching for date errors/inconsistencies
-----------------------------------------------

Kith and Kin will check the entire tree for impossible and improbable date
entries. For instance a person should not have a birth date of 28 May 1960
and a death date of 1 Apr 1951.

From the Search menu select Date errors.

Kith and Kin will commence the search and display any resulting errors. When
the search is complete, a list of people and/or families is displayed. To
edit a person or family from the list either double-click the left mouse
button on the item or select first the item and then the edit button.

You can pre-define which criteria you would like to use for the date
error search by using Options|DateErrorSetup.

The following criteria may be selected and hence regarded as errors. Where a
date has not been entered, the error check is not done.

Person :

Baptism before birth - The baptism date comes before the birth date.

Death/burial before birth/baptism - The death date comes before the birth
date. The burial date will be used if the death date has not been entered.
The baptism date will be used if the birth date has not been entered.

Over ? years old at death/burial - The person was more than the given number
of years old at death (the default is 150 years). The baptism date will be
used if the birth date has not been entered. The burial date will be used if
the death date has not been entered. If no death or burial date has been
entered K&K check today's date to see if the person could still be alive.


Family :

Marriage/divorce before birth/baptism of parent - Marriage occurred before
the birth of either parent. The baptism date will be used if the birth date
has not been entered. The divorce date will be used if the marriage date has
not been entered.

Death/burial of parent before marriage/divorce - Marriage occurred after the
death of either parent. The burial date will be used if the death date has
not been entered. The divorce date will be used if the marriage date has not
been entered.

Divorce before marriage - The divorce date comes before the marriage date.

Child born/baptised before mother is ? years old - At least one child was
born before the mother was the given number of years old (the default is 10
years). The baptism date of the child will be used if the birth date has not
been entered. The baptism date of the mother will be used if the birth date
has not been entered.

Child born/baptised after mother is dead/buried - At least one child was born
after the mother was dead. The baptism date of the child will be used if the
birth date has not been entered. The burial date of the mother will be used
if the death date has not been entered.

Child born more than ? weeks after father's death - At least one child was
born more than the given number of weeks after the father's death (the
default is 40 weeks). The baptism date of the child will be used if the birth
date has not been entered. The burial date of the father will be used if the
death date has not been entered.


2.6.7 Searching for events of a particular day
----------------------------------------------

From the Search menu select On this day.

The "On this day" function searches through the tree for all dates which
match the specified day of the year. The default entry is today's date but a
new day and/or month may be chosen.

Click on the Search button to commence the search. When the search is
complete, a list of people and/or families is displayed along with a
description of the qualifying events.


2.6.8 View tree statistics
--------------------------

From the View menu select Statistics.

Kith and Kin will display various interesting statistics about the current
tree. These are:

Filename
  Full path name of the current tree.

File size
  Current file size in bytes. This is read from the disk so you should use
  File|Save before viewing the statistics to get a true value.

People
  Total number of people and of males and females.

Families
  Total number of families.

Generations
  Longest direct line with the responsible root ancestor.

Earliest date
  Earliest recorded date.

Biggest family
  Family with the highest number of children (may be more than one family).

Oldest person
  Longest lived person. People with no death or burial dates have their death
  estimated using the "Over ? years old at death/burial" value in
  Options|DateErrorSetup.


2.6.9 Finding the relationship between two people
-------------------------------------------------

Kith and Kin will calculate the relationship (if any) between any two people
in the current tree.

From the View menu select Relationship.

K&K will display a Select Dialog from which to choose the first person. The
program will next display another Select Dialog from which to choose the
second person. The order in which you choose the two people is not important.
Kith and Kin then displays their relationship. Statements such as
"great3grandson" indicates "greatgreatgreatgrandson".


2.6.10 Choosing date formats
----------------------------

See: Setting preferences (2.6.12)


2.6.11 Handling foreign languages
---------------------------------

The names of months, weekdays and all strings used in reports are read from
the file KITHKIN.INI when Kith and Kin first starts up. These entries can be
modified if you require translation into another language by using a text
editor or word processor.

To rename the months, substitute for "January" the appropriate month name. Do
the same for "February" and so on. Do not modify anything which comes before
"=" or is in "[ ]". You can also modify the weekday names and report strings.

After making changes and saving KITHKIN.INI back to disk you should exit and
restart Kith and Kin for the changes to take effect.

KITHKIN.INI :

[Months]
1=January
2=February
3=March
4=April
5=May
6=June
7=July
8=August
9=September
10=October
11=November
12=December

[Days]
1=Sunday
2=Monday
3=Tuesday
4=Wednesday
5=Thursday
6=Friday
7=Saturday


[Reports]
Born=Born
Baptised=Baptised
Died=Died
Buried=Buried
Married=Married
Divorced=Divorced

Born2=b.
Baptised2=bap.
Died2=d.
Buried2=bur.
Married2=m.
Divorced2=div.

At=at
Unknown=Unknown
Alias=Alias

Parents=Parents
Children=Children
Family=Family
Desc=Descendants of
Anc=Ancestors of
Tree=Tree
Index=Index
IndexF=Index to Families
IndexP=Index to People
Census=Census report for
Timeline=Timeline


For example part of a Dutch KITHKIN.INI would look like:

[Reports]
Born=Geboren
Baptised=Gedoopt


2.6.12 Setting preferences
--------------------------

From the Options menu select Preferences.

This will bring up the Preferences Dialog and the following options may be
set.

Date formats:

Kith and Kin allows you to choose which of several available date formats it
should use to verify dates which you enter and to format dates for output.

The date input formats are:

  DD MM YYYY      eg. 25 12 1995
  DD MMM YYYY     eg. 25 Dec 1995
  MM DD YYYY      eg. 12 25 1995
  MMM DD YYYY     eg. Dec 25 1995
  YYYY MM DD      eg. 1995 12 25
  YYYY MMM DD     eg. 1995 Dec 25

An input format definition must also include a separator. In the examples
above the separator is a space but any character may be used. The separator
must be the same character in both positions.

eg.  25/12/1995   25-12-1995   25.12.1995

The date output formats are:

  (any of the input formats above plus...)
  DD MMMM YYYY           eg. 25 December 1995
  MMMM DD YYYY           eg. December 25 1995
  WWWW DD MMMM YYYY      eg. Monday 25 December 1995
  WWWW MMMM DD YYYY      eg. Monday December 25 1995

As you select a different format or change a separator, Kith and Kin displays
a sample date in the selected format.

Users who need to use foreign-language versions of month names, etc can
modify the entries in the KITHKIN.INI file, see: Handling foreign languages
(2.6.11).

Marriage produces wife's alias
  When a person is identified as the mother of a family an alias is
  automatically generated comprising her married surname, her firstnames and
  the date of marriage. This alias will not be removed automatically in the
  event of a mother's deselection.

Display large objects
  The image of a large object may take a while to draw into the objects list,
  depending on the speed of your PC. To overcome this problem you may display
  a simple grey rectangle in the list in place of the image of large objects
  by turning this option off. Changing this option does not affect the
  contents of the object or the way it is printed.

Sort children/marriages
  Kith and Kin will automatically sort children in a family (and marriages of
  a person) by date if this option is set. If a birth date for a child has
  not been entered, the baptism date will be used if present.

Display text to ? %
  To speed up the display of family rectangles on the screen you can set a
  magnification limit below which the text and person icons will not be
  displayed.

User defined field names
  The Person Data Dialog has two fields which you can set up to hold any data
  you like. You should enter the names of the fields and any associated
  GEDCOM tags here.

  For example, if you wanted to store the person's occupation in field one,
  enter "Occupation" at 1 and "OCCU" in the corresponding GEDCOM tag field.
  Now when you open a Person Data Dialog you will see an Occupation field
  which can be filled in.

  The following GEDCOM tags are valid:
    REFN    *Reference number.
    TITL    *Title.
    CAST    Caste.
    EDUC    Education.
    NATI    Nationality.
    OCCU    Occupation.
    PROP    Possessions.
    RELI    Religion.
    SIGN    Signature info.
    SSN     Social security number.
  * denotes valid PAF GEDCOM tag.

  Other tags are defined in GEDCOM standard but are not valid in PAF.
  Tags are always treated as level 1 after 0 INDI with no subordinate levels
  only and users should ensure that any data assigned to a GEDCOM tag
  conforms to any formatting requirements for that tag.

=============================================================================

3 REFERENCE
===========

3.1 Person Data
---------------

Code
  The code is the letter 'P' followed by a number which uniquely identifies a
  particular person. The code is assigned automatically and is not necessarily
  the next in sequence.

Surname
  The surname of the person (normally the surname at birth). Characters are
  converted to uppercase.

Firstnames
  The first or christian names of the person.

Alias
  Selecting the alias button will bring up the Alias Dialog.
  If the appropriate preference is set, an alias will be automatically added
  to the mother of a family comprising her married surname, her firstnames
  and the date of marriage. This alias will not be removed automatically in
  the event of a mother's deselection.

Gender
  A gender (male or female) must be supplied for the person. Only males may
  become fathers and females mothers.

Birth
  The date and place of birth of this person. The date must be entered in the
  input format defined in Options|Preferences.

Baptism
  The date and place of baptism or christening of this person. The date must
  be entered in the input format defined in Options|Preferences. Baptism
  dates are used in lieu of birth dates if no birth date is present when K&K
  is doing date calculations.

Death
  The date and place of death of this person. The date must be entered in the
  input format defined in Options|Preferences.

Burial
  The date and place of burial of this person. The date must be entered in
  the input format defined in Options|Preferences.

User defined fields
  These two fields may be configured to contain any data the user desires.
  Use Options|Preferences to set the descriptions of these fields.

Child of Family
  A family identified as the family of which this person is a child. The
  names and marriage details of the parents are displayed and may be scrolled
  by clicking the cursor in the display field and using the left and right
  arrow keys.
  A family may be identified as a child of family if it already exists in the
  tree by selecting the child of family identify button.
  A family which does not yet exist in the tree may be added by selecting
  the child of family add button. This will bring up a Family Data Dialog.
  If a child of family exists for this person, its Family Data may be edited
  or displayed by selecting the child of family edit button.
  If a child of family exists for this person, it may be deselected by
  selecting the child of family remove button. The option of deleting the
  family from the tree is given at this time.

Marriages
  A list of families identified as having resulted from marriages of this
  person. The names and marriage details of each families parents are
  displayed.
  A family may be identified as a marriage of this person if it already
  exists in the tree by selecting the marriage identify button. With the
  "Sort children/marriages" option off, the new marriage is inserted into the
  list before the currently selected marriage (or at the end if none is
  selected). If the "Sort children/marriages" option is on, the new marriage
  is inserted into the list in the correct position based on the marriage
  date (or divorce date if marriage has not been entered).
  A marriage which does not yet exist in the tree may be added by selecting
  the marriage add button. This will bring up a Family Data Dialog. The new
  marriage is inserted into the list in the same way as "identify" above.
  The Family Data of marriages in the list may be edited or displayed by
  first selecting the family's name and then selecting the marriage edit
  button or by double-clicking the left mouse button on the family's name.
  Families may be deselected as resulting from a marriage of this person by
  first selecting the family's name and then selecting the marriage remove
  button. The option of deleting it from the tree is given at this time.
  To identify or add a marriage to the end of the list, with the "Sort
  children/marriages" option off, it is necessary to have no marriages
  selected in the list. The marriage highlight off button is provided to
  achieve this.


3.2 Family data
---------------

Code
  The code is the letter 'F' followed by a number which uniquely identifies
  a particular family. The code is assigned automatically and is not
  necessarily the next in sequence.

Father
  A person identified as the father for this family. His name and birth
  details are displayed and may be scrolled by clicking the cursor in the
  display field and using the left and right arrow keys.
  A person may be identified as father of this family if he already exists in
  the tree by selecting the father identify button.
  A father who does not yet exist in the tree may be added by selecting the
  father add button. This will bring up a Person Data Dialog.
  If a father exists for this family, his Person Data may be edited or
  displayed by selecting the father edit button.
  If a father exists for this family, he may be deselected as father of this
  family by selecting the father remove button. The option of deleting him
  from the tree is given at this time.

Mother
  A person identified as the mother for this family. Her name and birth
  details are displayed and may be scrolled by clicking the cursor in the
  display field and using the left and right arrow keys.
  A person may be identified as mother of this family if she already exists
  in the tree by selecting the mother identify button. An alias may be
  generated automatically if the preference is set.
  A mother who does not yet exist in the tree may be added by selecting the
  mother add button. An alias may be generated automatically if the
  preference is set. This will bring up a Person Data Dialog.
  If a mother exists for this family, her Person Data may be edited or
  displayed by selecting the mother edit button.
  If a mother exists for this family, she may be deselected as mother of this
  family by selecting the mother remove button. The option of deleting her
  from the tree is given at this time.

Marriage
  The date and place of marriage of the parents of this family unit. The date
  must be entered in the input format defined in Options|Preferences.

Divorce
  The date and place of divorce of the parents of this family unit. The date
  must be entered in the input format defined in Options|Preferences.

Children
  A list of people identified as children of this family. Their names and
  birth details are displayed.
  A person may be identified as a child of this family if (s)he already
  exists in the tree by selecting the child identify button. With the "Sort
  children/marriages" option off, the new child is inserted into the list
  before the currently selected child (or at the end if none is selected). If
  the "Sort children/marriages" option is on, the new child is inserted into
  the list in the correct position based on his/her date of birth (or date of
  baptism if birth has not been entered).
  A child who does not yet exist in the tree may be added by selecting the
  child add button. This will bring up a Person Data Dialog. The new child
  is inserted into the list in the same way as "identify" above.
  The Person Data of children in the list may be edited or displayed by first
  selecting the child's name and then selecting the child edit button or by
  double-clicking the left mouse button on the child's name.
  Children may be deselected as belonging to this family by first selecting
  the child's name and then selecting the child remove button. The option
  of deleting him/her from the tree is given at this time.
  To identify or add a child to the end of the list, with the "Sort
  children/marriages" option off, it is necessary to have no children
  selected in the list. The child highlight off button is provided to achieve
  this.


3.3 Alias data
--------------

A person may have several aliases.

Aliases are added by entering the surname, firstnames and date of
change then selecting the add button. The date must be entered in the input
format defined in Options|Preferences.

Edit an alias by first selecting the alias from the list then selecting the
edit button or by double-clicking the left mouse button on the alias. This
will copy the data into the edit boxes where it may be changed. Press return
to put the alias back into the list.

An alias may be deleted by first selecting the alias from the list then
selecting the delete button.


3.4 Select dialog
-----------------

The select dialog is displayed in various circumstances when an action has
been requested which acts on a specific family or person, eg. deleting a
person or printing descendants.

Selection may be done by either entering a code number (digits only, do not
enter the P or F) or selecting from the list of families or people. To move
quickly down a large list, drag the thumb button on the scrollbar.



3.5 Keyboard / Mouse key assignments
------------------------------------

Keyboard:

F1          Help               Open the Kith and Kin help file at the
                   contents topic
Ctrl+F1     Help search        Search for keywords in the Kith and Kin help
                   file
F2          Save               Save the current tree (not available for
                   untitled trees)
Alt+F4      Exit               Exit Kith and Kin

F5          Edit person        Edit an existing person's data
Ctrl+F5     Add person         Add a new person to the tree
Shift+F5    Person notes       Add or edit a person's notes
Alt+F5      Person objects     Add or edit a person's objects

F6          Edit family        Edit an existing family's data
Ctrl+F6     Add family         Add a new family to the tree
Shift+F6    Family notes       Add or edit a family's notes
Alt+F6      Family objects     Add or edit a family's objects

F8          Text search        Search for a piece of text
F9          Go to family       Scroll the tree area to a specific family
Ctrl+A      Select all         Select all family rectangles
Ctrl+N      View|Normal        Normal view (100%)
Ctrl+V      View|Other         Custom view

PageUp      Scroll page up     Moves the tree area window up one page
PageDn      Scroll page down   Moves the tree area window down one page
Tab         Scroll page right  Moves the tree area window right one page
Shift+Tab   Scroll page left   Moves the tree area window left one page
Home        Scroll to Startup family (if any)
Left, right Scroll left or right
Up, down    Scroll up or down


Mouse:

Tree area control :
Left        Select family      Select a family (hold to drag to new position)
Double Left Edit family        Edit a family's data
Shift+Left  Select families    Select more than one family
Ctrl+Left   Scroll page        Moves tree area in large jumps when dragging
                   families
Right       Family summary     Displays details of the family under the
                   cursor

Timeline window control :
Left        Select person      Highlights all occurences in the timeline of a
                   particular person.
Right       Clear selection    Clears highlights.


3.6 Version information
-----------------------

This is a list of new features, enhancements and bug fixes which is updated
with the release of each new version of Kith and Kin. Any last minute bug
fixes are included here and may not be present in the flyers or readme files.

Tree (.TRE) and options (.OPT) files created with earlier versions of the
program may require conversion before they can be used with this version. A
data file conversion program (KKCONV) is supplied with all registered
versions of Kith and Kin.

Version 3.02  January 1996
Bug-fix release.

Fixes some minor problems when exporting date phrases to a GEDCOM file.

Version 3.01  October 1995
Bug-fix release.

Kith and Kin could not find the timeline file TIMELINE.TML when launched
from a .TRE file in another directory.
Search|Text command would not find baptism, death and burial places.
Dual dates are now imported from GEDCOM files as text.
GEDERR.TXT file now reports invalid dates converted to text.
Individuals in GEDCOM files with no firstnames had their surname used as a
firstname.
Tree Layout print preview did not cancel properly.
The Descendant Tree printout incorrectly linked together children from
multiple marriages.

Version 3.0  September 1995

Date validation. All entered dates are checked using the "Input format"
selected in Options|Preferences.
Baptism and burial fields added to person data.
Two user-defined fields added to person data. Description of each field
is entered in Options|Preferences.
Divorce field added to family data.
Snap-to-grid function.
Auto-arrange children and marriages if the option has been selected in
Options|Preferences.
Zoom in/out on screen display. Text/icons displayed in family rectangles
only down to percentage defined in Options|Preferences to speed up
display.
Print preview, from the File menu.
All text reports (Details, Indices, etc) can be sent to a text file instead
of the printer.
KITHKIN.INI holds descriptions for months, days and all report static
text. These can be changed by users requiring foreign-language output.
Timeline window. Displays events for currently selected families plus
appropriate events from TIMELINE.TML.
View|Relationship between two people.
"On this day" search.
View|Statistics display.
Date inconsistencies search. The parameters for this are defined in
Options|DateErrorSetup.
Timeline report.
Census report. Basically a Family Details report for a specific date.
Descendant and Ancestral Tree and Timeline printouts have user-defined
titles.
You can now drag a marquee around family rectangles on the screen to
select them.
Edit|SelectAll command added.
Shift + left mouse button in the Tree Area will now deselect a single
family.
Button bar.
New Options|Fonts dialog.
Customisable fonts for Screen (family rectangles), family summary
window, timeline window and timeline report. Census report uses
Details report fonts.
File|SaveAs GEDCOM now has an option to include K&K specific tags -
so that you can exclude them.
Selection dialog for people and families now sorts using dates if
person/family has the same name.
Spouse details added to Descendant Trees.
Baptism, burial, divorce and user-defined fields added to appropriate
reports.
Status line at bottom of main window for lengthy operations instead of
pop-up bargraph.
File|Open GEDCOM has an option to convert invalid dates to date
phrases.
File|SaveAs GEDCOM will export user-defined fields if tag names
supplied in Options|Preferences.
File|Open GEDCOM now imports children/marriages in correct order.
Notes/Objects indicators in Person/Family Data Dialogs replaced with
button highlights.
Tree Layout now prints over more than one page and has the option to
print children icons or turn off the dotted lines for females.
Range "from" and "to" boxes are now correctly greyed out in print
dialogs when "Range" is not selected.
Aspect ratio of the objects displayed in the Objects Dialog is now
correctly maintained.
The Kith and Kin help file is now available in text format as
KITHKIN.TXT for sending straight to the printer.

Version 2.03  July 1994

Bug-fix release.
Kith and Kin was gradually eating up system resources, leading to
insufficient memory after long sessions. This has been fixed.
The maximum number of generations for Descendant and Ancestral Tree
prints has been increased to 80.
An overlap occurred in Descendant and Ancestral Tree prints where a
person had an empty record. This has been fixed.
Print setup no longer changes the system default. Any changes are local
to the current K&K session.
It is no longer possible to make the a single person appear more than
once as a child of a single family. Similarly for marriages in Person Data.
You can now specify a Person or Family code in the Range|From field of
a Person or Family Details print which does not exist. Kith and Kin will
skip to the next valid code.
Getting Started and Other Products added to the Help menu.

Version 2.02  May 1994

ASP & Bug-fix release.
Registration reminders and Help file modified to meet ASP requirements.
Some characters were being lost around the edges of the Descendant
and Ancestral Tree reports when printed on page (laser) printers. This
has been fixed.
Printing of the Descendant and Ancestral Trees has been speeded up.
The shareware version caused an error when trying to display a
registration reminder after the "Tree has changed..." message on exiting
the program. This has been fixed.
"Search for help on..." command added to the Help menu.
Some modifications to the Help file, including user & distribution
licences and warranty.

Version 2.01  February 1994

Bug-fix release.
The program crashed when printing Family Details for a family in which
the father's surname had been entered but one or more of the children
had no surname entered. This has been fixed.
Help file updated with USA and Australia registration details.
Version 2.0  February 1994
Support for PAF GEDCOM files (the Genealogical Data Communication
standard) is now included. You can export and import data to and from
other genealogy programs. Simply specify that the file you wish to open
is a GEDCOM file and Kith and Kin will do the rest. You can create a
new tree or merge the GEDCOM file with an existing tree. Saving to a
GEDCOM file is just as easy. Export one person, selected families or an
entire tree.
There are now indicators in Person and Family data dialogs to show if
any notes or objects are present.
The dialog fields and controls now have hot-keys to speed up keyboard
use.
A new search facility has been added to check for people in limbo, ie.
people who do not appear in families because they have no parents or
marriages.
Due to the length of time taken to load larger GEDCOM files, a status
indicator bar is displayed each time any file type is opened or saved.
Clicking on the Cancel button will abort the process.
The placement of new family rectangles has been improved.
The Select Dialog has been improved to handle larger trees.
You can now scroll the tree area while moving or placing families.
Simply move the cursor to the edge of window in the direction that you
want to scroll. Hold down the CTRL key to move in larger jumps. You
can also use the PageUp, PageDn, Tab, Home and cursor keys to scroll
around the tree area.
The tree area display has been enhanced.
The current tree is not deleted when a File|Open fails.
Some reports were becoming garbled when text was being printed
beyond the edges of the page (eg. in ancestral trees). This version
correctly clips all text at the set margins.
The heading lines in the Family Details printout were missing from page
2 onwards on some printers. This has now been fixed.
A Person Details printout is now available for printing details of one or
more people.
The Descendant and Ancestral trees now have titles and have been
improved to handle multi-page printing. Printers which can handle
continuous stationery can produce large charts without having to join
sheets.
The Ancestral Tree print did not include the surnames for people along
the top of the report when printed without Child Surnames and
Generations was > 0. This has been fixed.
The Family Details printout now has improved widow/orphan control, eg.
a page break was possible between the CHILDREN header and the first
child.
The Tree Layout print has been enhanced.
The Index printout can now be sorted by either code or name.
Appropriate menu items are now correctly disabled when there are no
people and/or families in the current tree.
A full path-name can now be used to associate KITHKIN.EXE with .TRE
files in the File Manager.
The following are the limits on the size of the tree data. You can have
up to 16383 people and families combined. The size of the Tree Area is
approx. 200 families wide by 350 high. The maximum number of
characters which can be held in each person or family notes is 9500.
Ultimately the total amount of tree data will depend on the amount of
memory (RAM) in your PC. To some extent the speed of your PC will
govern the usability of the software with large amounts of data.


3.7 Database limits
-------------------

You can have up to 16383 people and families combined.

The size of the tree area is approx. 200 families wide by 350 high.

The maximum number of characters which can be held in each person or family
notes is 9500.

The Descendant and Ancestral Tree Prints will handle up to 80 generations in
a single printout.

Ultimately, the total amount of tree data will depend on the amount of
available memory (RAM) in your PC. However, a 4Mb PC with a 6Mb
swapfile (the standard setup) should be sufficient to hold the maximum
tree size, depending on the size and number of notes, objects and other
Windows applications running.

To some extent the speed of your PC will govern the usability of the
software with large amounts of data.


3.8 Known incompatibilities
---------------------------

OBJECTS
Some applications which produce objects for embedding or linking, do not
provide a picture image of the object. In these cases Kith and Kin will not
be able to embed or link the object to a person or family in the normal way.
You can, however, use the Windows Object Packager to associate an icon with
the object. This will then allow Kith and Kin to use the object as normal.
See the on-line help in Object Packager or your Windows documentation for
further details.


GEDCOM
Kith and Kin has problems importing GEDCOM files created by Pedigree.
Pedigree exports an older style of GEDCOM file which has no space character
between the cross-reference ids and certain tags. You can overcome this
problem by editing the GEDCOM file directly using NOTEPAD, a word processor
or other text editor. Search for the text "@INDI" and "@FAM" and replace them
with "@ INDI" and "@ FAM" respectively throughout the entire GEDCOM file (do
not enter the quote marks). Save the file and you will now be able to import
it into Kith and Kin successfully.


3.9 Supported GEDCOM data
-------------------------

Kith and Kin supports the PAF (Personal Ancestral File) variation of the
GEDCOM (Genealogical Data Communication) standard, as used by the majority of
genealogical programs. There are some quirks in PAF GEDCOM, which make it
different from the GEDCOM standard proper, and so there are no guarantees
that Kith and Kin will correctly read GEDCOM files not designed to be read by
PAF.

Fully supported tags: (have corresponding fields in Kith and Kin)
(* denotes tag excluded if "Kith and Kin specific data" check box is not set)

Record  Tag     Description
HEAD            File header.
    SOUR    Source system.
    DEST    Destination system (PAF).
    DATE    Date of file.
    NAME    Name of file.
    CHAR    Character set. Kith and Kin assumes IBMPC
        unless a valid CHAR tag is found. IBMPC,
        MACINTOSH and ANSEL sets are converted
        to ANSI for use in Windows. Kith and Kin
        always exports in ANSI.
    _SFAM   *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).
    SCHEMA  *Kith and Kin ignores this tag on import, but
        inserts a SCHEMA tag in exported files to
        define Kith and Kin specific tags.

SUBM            File submitter.
    NAME    Submitter's name.
    ADDR    Submitter's address.
    PHON    Submitter's phone number.
    COMM    Comments.

INDI            Person data (individual).
    NAME    Firstnames and surname. If there is more
        than one NAME tag for a particular person,
        the last one is regarded as the normal name
        and prior ones are regarded as aliases.
    SEX     Gender, male or female (male is assumed if missing).
    BIRT    Date and place of birth.
    CHR     Date and place of christening/baptism.
    DEAT    Date and place of death.
    BURI    Date and place of burial.
    NOTE    Notes.
    FAMS    Family id of which this person is a parent.
    FAMC    Family id of which this person is a child.
    _BLOB   *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).
    _OBJS   *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).
    _UDF1   *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).
    _UDF2   *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).

FAM             Family data.
    HUSB    Person id of the father of this family.
    WIFE    Person id of the mother of this family.
    CHIL    Person id of a child of this family.
    MARR    Date and place of marriage.
    DIV     Date and place of divorce.
    NOTE    Notes.
    _FBLOB  *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).
    _MBLOB  *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).
    _PCODE  *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).
    _PNAME  *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).
    _FRECT  *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).
    _OBJS   *(Kith and Kin GEDCOM files only).


Extra data tags: (are optionally inserted in notes)

Record  Tag     Description
INDI            Person data (individual).
    REFN    Reference number.
    TITL    Title.
    OCCU    Occupation.
    EDUC    Education.
    RELI    Religion.
    NATI    Nationality.
    CAST    Caste.

FAM             Family data.
    REFN    Reference number.

If a user defined field has a GEDCOM tag associated with it in
Options|Preferences then Kith and Kin will import or export the data in
the field accordingly. Only tags which appear at level 1 are suitable (all
the "Extra data tags" above are suitable). For instance, if a user defined
field has "Occupation" as its description and "OCCU" as its GEDCOM
tag then any occupation data will be exported from Person Data.
Similarly, if the "OCCU" tag appears in an imported GEDCOM file the
associated data will be put in the user defined field.

Any other tags encountered in an imported GEDCOM file are ignored but
are reported in the log file GEDERR.TXT.


3.10 Frequently asked questions
-------------------------------

Q  Why does the order of children in a family sometimes change
   after editing the family?
A  If you have set the "Sort children/marriages" option in
   Options|Preferences then Kith and Kin will try to sort children into
   order of birth date. If some of the children have no birth/baptism dates
   K&K will place them at the end of the list but cannot order them
   further. To ensure that the order does not change, enter an estimated
   date for where dates are missing, eg. EST ? ? 1800.

Q  When I select families which have dated events, why do they not appear
   in the timeline window?
A  Make sure that the dates have not been entered with an apostrophe in
   front of them, indicating that they are only to be treated as text. This is
   particularly likely if you have converted from a previous version of Kith
   and Kin.


3.11 Glossary
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Alias - an alternative name for a person along with the date on which the
  alias was adopted. Characters are converted to uppercase for the surname.
  Aliases are useful, for example, where a person was commonly known by a
  name which was not their name at birth. You can use the alias to look up
  the person in an printed index or selection dialog.

Child - a person who appears in the list of children of the current family.

Child of family - identifies the family unit of which the current person is a
  child. A person may or may not be the child of a family.

Embedding - embedding an object in a person or family involves copying your
  selected object from another application onto the clipboard and then
  pasting it into the person's or family's objects list or creating a new
  object directly. The primary difference between embedding and linking is
  the location of the actual data for the object. The data for an embedded
  object is stored inside the tree file.

Family rectangle - a grey rectangle on the screen used for selecting a
  particular family. Contains the family code, the surname of the father and
  surname of the mother. The blue and pink icons denote male and female
  members of the family respectively, the two people along the top edge are
  the parents, those along the bottom edge are the children. Parent Lines
  emanate from appropriate people indicating links to other families. You can
  display a summary of a family by holding down the right mouse button
  on it.

Father - a person who is identified as the father of the current family.

Linking - linking an object to a person or family involves copying your
  selected object from another application onto the clipboard and then pasting
  the link into the person's or family's objects list. The primary difference
  between linking and embedding is the location of the actual data for the
  object. The data for a linked object is stored outside the tree file in a
  separate source document, eg. a .BMP file for Paintbrush.

Marriage - a family unit of which the current person is a parent. A person
  may have no marriages or a list of marriages. The resulting families may or
  may not have any children.

Mother - a person who is identified as the mother of the current family.

Object - a piece of information (typically a drawing, picture, slide, sound,
  etc) which has been created by a separate application and which has been
  embedded in or linked to a person or family. You can use an object from any
  application which supports OLE (Object Linking and Embedding).

Parent Lines - denote the relationships between families. Each line
  effectively represents a person who is a child in one family and a parent
  in another. When moving family rectangles around the tree area, parent
  lines will follow like rubber-bands.

Tree area - the area in which the family tree appears. A selected part of
  this area is displayed in the program's main window and the window may be
  moved around the tree area to view different parts of the tree. The tree
  area contains a family rectangle for every family and these may be
  positioned to provide the best layout. The tree area may be printed using
  the print tree layout command.

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