GenDesigner 1.5.3 Tips & Tricks                      Updated: October 13th, 1998
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Table of contents:
 
  1. Use your keyboard for more efficient editing
  2. Use the "Alt" key for easier navigation
  3. Distribute your GenDesigner files to friends and family
  4. Distribute your GenDesigner tree on the Internet
  5. Get better HTML results!
  6. Use the "Alias" feature to make your tree easier to read

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1. Use your keyboard for more efficient editing

  * Easier navigation:
    Instead of using the "Control" tool to navigate around your tree, you may 
    find it more easy to use the arrow keys on your keyboard. Use "I" and "O" 
    to zoom in and out.

  * Easier item editing: 
    To create a new item, press CTRL+N. Press ENTER to edit the selected item.
    Create links with the following keys: F=Father, M=Mother, L=Marriage.

  * Show/hide tools:
    F7  = Show/Hide Toolbar
    F8  = Show/Hide Control Window
    F10 = Show/Hide Person Browser

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2. Use the "Alt" key for easier navigation
  
    Press and hold the "Alt" key
  + Press and hold your left mouse button 
  + Move your mouse

  => You will now be able to move the tree canvas in any direction. 

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3. Distribute your GenDesigner files to friends and family

  * If you have connected pictures and text files to your items, you should use 
    the "Collect all files" feature prior to distributing the .gd2 file. This 
    will collect all the necessary files into one directory, and all links will 
    become dynamic. The "Collect all files" option is in the file menu. 

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4. Distribute your GenDesigner tree on the Internet

  * The Report/HTML menu option will create HTML pages of your tree. Make sure 
    you generate the pages into an empty directory. When this is done, you can 
    upload all the .html and .jpg files to your homepage area using a file 
    transfer protocol (FTP) utility. 

  * When you have uploaded the tree to a web server, submit your URL here:
    http://www.gendesigner.com/listtree.html

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5. Get better HTML results!

  * Set your display properties to 16 bit colors (or more) prior to the HTML 
    export. This creates much better pages and pictures. You will find the 
    display properties in the Windows Control Panel.

  * You may also set your Windows system to use "small fonts" to get the 
    best results from your HTML export. 

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6. Use the "Alias" feature to make your tree easier to read
  
  * An alias behaves like a shortcut to a file on your computer. It looks like 
    a copy of a person. An alias and its original are two "representatives" of 
    the same person. You may use it when a person appears more than once in a 
    tree. TIP: Try double-clicking an alias. 


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Please feel free to contribute to this list of tips and tricks. 
Email to: gendesigner@gendesigner.com

Sincerely,
Morten Salthe, author
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