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<*├<àò─<äåv╞<àçé╚<åêo╩<ç╩╦	ε╠Fá╧2╤	!(▐╥<═╙	!(╒╘%(╓F.┘F²█<&▌	$(¥«	<ZαNßNNote the appearance of the text Pg Dn in the "status bar" in thelower-right of the screen when more than one page is available. Usethe PgDn key to go to the next page, which activates the Pg Up text,signaling you that you may return with the PgUp key. You may usethese help screens, which comprise several pages of information on theuse of ROOTS III, to practice page switching.When you are through with HELP, regardless of which screen you areviewing, you may press the Esc key to return to the program. This samekey is used throughout ROOTS III to return you to the previous placein the program. From the Main Menu, the Esc key will present a yes-noverification window that provides an option to return to DOS.The F2 key is a short-cut return to the Main Menu, and is availablewhen its symbol is activated on the status bar.ROOTS III HELP V3.01.00 for IBM PC and compatibles.$ROOTS III WINDOWS. A Menu window may be identified by the û symbolsto the left of each item, and is active when the cursor designates anitem. Selections are made with the └ key after positioning thecursor, or by typing the first capitalized letter of the item desired.Data windows contain data items that are changed with the F6 key.Text windows allow you to enter data directly over "___" fields.CURSOR POSITIONINGHome: Start of lineCtrl-Home: Start of page.End: End of line.Ctrl-End: End of page.Left: Left to next column.	Ctrl-Left: Previous word or field.Right: Right to next column.Ctrl-Right: Next word or field.Up: Up to next row.Down: Down to next row.Tab: Next word or field.R Tab: Previous word or field.Bksp: Undo previous item.$FUNCTION KEY LIST -- Each function key owns a small panel on the barcrossing the screen, below. This panel is blank when its key isdisabled, but spells out the key function when the key is active.The keys have the following functions:F1: Help screen(s).F2: Quit current operation and return to main menu.F3: Step backward in time or to previous automatic recall string.F4: Step forward in time or to next automatic recall string.F5: Quit current operation and edit record designated by cursor.F6: Change item in Data window, change windows, or as noted.F7: Swaps f-table page to view other half of 10-subject list.F8: Erases field or record.F9: Writes edited data into memory.F10: Finds record by name or record number.$ADVANCED FUNCTION KEYS -- Access these advanced functions by pressingand holding the Ctrl key and then pressing the function key. The on-screen panels change when the Ctrl key is pressed, but, unlike thenormal function keys, are not activated by situation. The keys havethe following functions:^F1:  Pause to run program 1 and return to same place in ROOTS III.^F2:  Pause to run program 2 and return to same place in ROOTS III.^F3:  Pause to run program 3 and return to same place in ROOTS III.^F4:  Pause to run program 4 and return to same place in ROOTS III.^F5:  Push selected individual into subject-stack.^F6:  Pop selected individual from subject-stack.^F7:  Switch to next 10-subject f-table page.^F8:  Erase current f-table page.^F9:  Shell escape. Type EXIT to return to same place in ROOTS III.^F10:  Undo f-table or field change or erasure.$DATABASE ANALYSISFAMILY GROUPS views the family in which the selected subject appears.The PAST and FUTURE keys allow you to step from family to family. Youmay also view text files and pictures from this routine.TRACE ANCESTRY shows a window into a 95-generation pedigree chart. Usethe cursor keys to move your position in the window or to move thewindow in the chart. You may also view the time lines of any sevencontiguous ancestors at once.KINSHIP calculates the blood relationship between two persons, findscommon ancestors, and analyzes inter-marriage redundancies.$FILE UTILITIESEDIT DATABASE is for the entry or modification of all data in thefile. This includes disk updates, memory management, and footnotes.SPLIT/MERGE allows multiple small files to be merged into one largerfile, the splitting out of a family branch or the grouping table intoa separate file, or the optimization of the database to eliminate un-used records.PRINTED REPORTSPRINT REPORTS prepares a variety of reports. These may be sent to aprinter or disk file. Select PRINT and press F1 for more informa-tion on the numerous formats available.$SEARCH UTILITIESThis comprises routines that find records in the database:VITALS AND FLAGS performs assorted miscellaneous searches.LOCATIONS searches by the place in which events took place.ANNIVERSARIES searches by the day and month in which events occurred.NAMES searches by name, soundex, reference, occupation, title, etc.YEARS searches for event dates and lifelines.RELATIONSHIP searches for ancestors and descendants.MODIFICATION HISTORY retrieves records based on file maintenance data.FOOTNOTES searches by various notes that document an event.OTHER manipulates the grouping table when it is enabled.GROUPING allows all the above routines to be used in combination, andis controlled by moving the cursor to GROUPING and pressing the F6key. Press └ to view and edit the grouping table, or use theF8 or F6 keys to reset or invert the grouping data on anyparticipating routine. F8 from GROUPING resets the whole table.$Select with cursor and press └. Esc to main menu.<--List individuals living during specified year.<--Use christened date only if birth date unknown.<--Use buried date only if death date unknown.<--Use licensed date only if marriage date unknown.<--Get exact date type from list.$Select with cursor,or by typing B, A, Eor I. Esc returns tothe prior menu.Before, Equal, andAfter find eventsbased on one dateentry.Interval findsevents between twoentered dates.$Enter a year, or use the F3 and F4 keys tochange the year shown. Press └ whendone, or Esc to return to the previous menu.$This is a listing of all individuals alive at any time during the yearyou have entered. Use the F6 function key to switch between displaysof sex/born/died and a time line format. The F3 and F4 keys changethe specified year in decade steps. Of course, you may use the PgUpand PgDn keys to examine a long list and the shifted-function keys tomove individuals into the f-table. Symbols on lifeline:LEFT ENDRIGHT END? - date unknown*? - date unknown*B - birth dateD - death dateC - christen dateb - burial date> - still living*Estimates based on 60 yr life.$This is a listing of all individuals passing the date specification.Use the F6 function key to switch between sex/born/died display andthe date corresponding to the date type you specified. You may alsouse the PgDn and PgUp keys to examine long lists and the shifted-function keys to move individuals into the f-table.$Position the cursor on thedesired date type and press└. Press Esc to returnto the YEAR RANGES menu.$You have modified the database insome way and have not yet saved thechanges to disk. If you answer YESat this time, the changes you haveentered will be lost. To save thechanges, select EDIT DATABASE andthen Write Disk File.$ROOTS III cannot find the file you have requested in the path you havespecified. If you wish to create a new file, position the cursor on"Create new file" and press └. If the file is on another disk,change the diskette, select "Exchange," and press └. An Esc keywill return you to DOS. Note: a new file MUST have an .EDB extension.$This routine locates all subjects that pass allitems on this screen. Items are enabled by re-placing "?" with "Y" or "N" symbols as follows:
?: Ignore this item
Y: This item must be present to pass
N: This item must be absent to pass
M, F: Used in sex field only
L, I, S, U: Used in birth code
N, A, F, U: Used in parent codePress└ to start search, or the Esc keyto return to the Main Menu. The F6 key rotatesthrough the available options at each field.$VITALS: In the interest level and marriage countfields, records must be greater than the left itemand less than the right item to pass. Enter0 < marriages < 2 to pass only people with exactly1 marriage, for example, or ? < Ancestor < 1 topass only records with an AI value of 0.RECORD FLAGS are user defined yes/no itemsattached to subject and marriage records.EVENT FLAGS signal the presence of a givendate/place event item in a record.$You may rotate among three screens with the F6 key:VITALS -- includes the sex, birth code, parent code, number ofmarriage records, and interest flags for each record.RECORD FLAGS -- lists all record flags that can fit on the line.EVENT FLAGS -- list all event flags that can fit on the line.You may use the PgDn and PgUp keys to page through long lists maytransfer individuals into the f-table with the shifted-function keys.The Esc key returns you to the specification screen.$Use NAMES to list all persons in a file with a name oroccupation that matches a whole or partial name you maysupply. There are several ways to use the NAMES:Press └ with no data entered to list all.Enter a whole or partial name. For example, any of thefollowing will find "Smith": smith, SMITH, ITH, SMI, oreven just I. You may also insert one or more "?"characters to tell ROOTS III to ignore that characterposition (e.g., "sm?th" will find Smith or Smyth).Follow your entry with the └ key.Enter a soundex code, followed by └.Press PgDn to search by Reference field.$Use REFERENCE to list all subject records with a referencefield that matches a whole or partial string that you maysupply:Press └ with no data entered to list all.Enter a whole or partial reference string. The "?"character may be used to tell ROOTS III to ignore a givencharacter position. Example: Entering "B?D" will locateBCD, ABCD, and ABXDE.Press PgUp to return to Name/Occupation search.$To perform a search based on the one string you have enteredso far, select BEGIN or SOUNDEX (soundex is limited to sur-names) and press └. To find all subjects NOT containingthat string, select NOT and press └ twice. You maysupply additional search criteria by selecting AND or OR.$Here are some examples of extended search criteria:JOHN AND SMITH: target must have both JOHN and SMITHJONES OR SMITH: target may have either JONES or SMITHSMITH AND NOT JOHN: will list all people having SMITHin their name but will exclude those also having JOHN.$To perform a search based on the one string you have enteredso far, select BEGIN and press └. To find all subjectsNOT containing that  string, select NOT and press └.You may supply additional criteria by selecting AND or OR.$Here are some examples of extended search criteria:AB AND XY: Reference must have both AB and XY (in any order)AB OR XY: Reference must have either AB or XY (in any order)AB OR AC OR NOT XY: Reference may have AB or AC, but may notcontain XY.$Enter the second search item, followed by └(You must supply at least one character).$Select BEGIN with the └ key to start search, or selectNOT to perform a search that reverses the search logic forthe name last entered. It is possible to extend this processfor up to three entered strings with the use of the AND orOR selections.$Three variations of the subject display are available:SEX BORN DIED, in addition to name, will identify most individualsuniquely. This area is empty on major footnote records.RECORD NUMBER and REFERENCE provide further record data.OCCUPATION shows occupation for individuals and library call datafor major footnote records.Select among these with the F6 key. You may also use the PgDn andPgUp keys to page through long lists, and the shifted function keysto transfer subjects to the f-table.$The data on the screen shows individuals having anniver-saries on the date you have specified. Where an anniversaryis of a wedding event and both partners pass any groupingcriteria (if any is active), the two partners are shownlinked at the left end of the screen. The list includes theevent year as well as the anniversary list, and is in theorder of increasing anniversary number. Use the PgDn andPgUp keys to page through a long list, and the shifted-function keys to transfer subjects into the f-table.You may use the F3 and F4 keys to retard or advance thedate, respectively. If a historical event feature has beeninstalled, press F6 to run it for the indicated date.$ANNIVERSARY features an ability to locate individ-uals when an anniversary date is known. If youleave the days blank, a list of all items in thespecified month will result, while a "?" in theday field will locate only the items in which daysare unknown. In place of date, you may enter theBefore, After, Circa, or Estimated codes, whichwill result in a list of all records having datesof the specified type. A "U" month entry listsitems having dates in which only the year isknown. Other options:Press └ to search today's anniversaries.Press PgDn to base a search on sure-values.Press PgUp to search for LDS non-date codes.$LOCATIONS will search for individual ormarriage events based upon the locationsin which they occurred. You may enter acomplete or partial place name below. The"?" symbol may be inserted where it isdesired to ignore a given character po-sition during the search. Follow your en-try with the └ key. You may  alsopress └ without entering any datafor a complete place list. For example,you may enter any of the following to ob-tain a list that includes "New York, NY":
New York, NY
n?? york, ny
rk, n$The place list includes NO andYES designations that indicatewhether each place name isreferenced by at least oneindividual passing groupingrequirements. If grouping isOFF, all of these will be YES.You may use the F6, N, or Ykeys to change these. Itemswith a YES will be used in thesearch. Changing NO items toYES will add subjects to thegrouping list but will not addthem to the subject list. Push└ to obtain subject listor Esc to enter a new name.$The data on the screen shows individuals referencing placenames that are active in the place list. When an item is awedding event and both partners pass any grouping criteria(if any is active), the two partners are shown linked atthe left end of the screen. Use the PgDn and PgUp keys topage through a long list, and the shifted-function keys totranfer subjects into the f-table.$The first five items in the EDIT menu alter thedatabase currently stored in memory. All of thesemay be entered by positioning the cursor andpressing └, or by typing the first letter ofthe item name. To erase a record, select the typeof record to be erased on the Edit menu with theF8 key. Next, select the desired item from thef-table or with F10. A record which is linked toother records will lose those links when erased.$As a shortcut into many of the edit screens, youmay start many items by positioning the cursor inthe EDIT menu and making a selection with an f-table transfer key or with the F10 key.LEGENDS. You may supply your own definitions tosix event types and all record flags. These becomepart of the database, and may be entered in thisROOTS III feature.$The PREPARER screen allows you to select or deletethe preparer information in the database.STATISTICS. As records are added to the database,it is important that you monitor its size to en-sure that it will fit in available computer memoryand disk space. This routine gives you statisticson the space you have used and the free spaceavailable in each of those categories.$WRITE BASEFILE. All changes you make during aROOTS III session are held in temporary computermemory. You must use this feature to make a per-manent copy on disk.$The preparer, if designated, becomes apart of the basefile. Create an indi-vidual record, save it in the f-tableplace the cursor on PREPARER, transferthe item from the f-table, and press theF9 key. Be sure to save the basefilewhen done. You may delete the preparerby pressing the F8 key.$All record flags, and certain event legends, maybe defined on this screen. Record flags are sim-ple YES or NO attributes that you may activateon any individual or marriage record. Events, whenactivated, also include a date and/or place name;dozens of events (e.g., Birth) are predefined, butyou may customize six of these. In all cases, theprogram will warn you in the event that you arechanging an item already in use by one or morerecords (you may use the VITALS routine to reviewthese.) Use the cursor keys to select the fieldthat you wish to change. Press F9 to save theresult, or Esc to return to the EDIT menu.$This screen shows the record counts of both the version of your databasethat is on disk and that which is in temporary memory. ROOTS III storesyour information in several "subfiles", most of which have recognizablenames (e.g., MARRIAGE, NAMES). The HEADER contains such items as legenddefinitions and record count data. The amount of memory used by each ofthese subfiles is measured in "bytes". You may use the totals to seehow much room you have used and how much is available for file expansionor for memory-resident programs in computer RAM, text files on disk, etc.If you have Expanded Memory, you will note that ROOTS III has stored thesubject, marriage, and footnote files there to maximize available nor-mal memory. Press the Esc key when ready to return to the EDIT menu.$Use this feature to save your ROOTS III database onto disk.You may have to change disks to find one with enough roomand then select EXCHANGE DISK to obtain an updated readingof disk free space. It is important that you keep back-upcopies of your data base on disk. If you have room on yourdisk for both an .EDB file and a backup file, use the"Back up old file" option. If not, change diskettes anduse the "Write without back up" option, but be sure to savethe disk with the old version number until you are sure thatyou have a newer, valid backup copy.$To edit an existing record, place the cursor onOLD and select the record from the f-table. (Youmay also use F10).If you wish to create a new record, place the cur-sor on one of the NEW choices and press └.Normally use the first choice, but you can speeddata entry by using the sibling and child tem-plates.Use the F6 key to switch to the Marriage menu.This can be handy for entering child spouses.$To edit an existing major footnote, place thecursor on OLD and select the record from thef-table. The record must be a major footnote.You may also use the F10 key.To create a new record, place the cursor on NEWand press the └ key.$Surname Indicator---><--NAME -- You may enter up to fivenames, each with up to 16 characters.Use "_" to combine short names ifnecessary. Use the F6 key to turnthe surname indicator on and off asyou enter and leave the surname.Press TAB to go to the next field (orany cursor key). Esc will quit to theindividual menu. Press F9 to savethe record.$Underline Indicator---><--TITLE -- You may enter up to fivenames, each with up to 16 characters.Use "_" to break a title into smallergroups if necessary. Use the F6 keyto turn the underline indicator onand off as you enter and leave theportion of a major footnote name thatshould be printed with underlining.Press TAB when done. Esc will quit tothe major footnote menu.$<--PARENT CODE: Parents shownare:N = NaturalF = FosterA = AdoptingU = UnknownParents must be Natural forROOTS III to assume lineage.$<--BIRTH CODE: Individual wasborn:L = LegitimateI = IllegitimateS = StillbornU = Unknown**Suppresses the printing of sex.$You may assign recordflags to any attributeyou wish. Use EDITLEGENDS to name flags.N to de-activate flagY to activate flag$Dates are entered in dd-mmm-yyyy format. Enter month im-mediately if days are unknown or TAB to the year field ifonly year is known. In addition to the twelve months, youmay use Circa, Before, After. You may also use Estimated,which is similar to Circa but is suppressed from printedforms. LDS non-date code: delete date, TAB to year field,and enter code. Enter a number from 0 (least sure) to 3(most sure) in the SURE field. To add a DETAIL FOOTNOTEor select a different event flag, move the cursor to thestart of the date field. Press F6 to enter a singlefootnote, or PgDn to switch to the footnote entry page.Use F4 and F3 to change the event type, or press PgUpto switch to the event selection page.$Place names should be sepa-rated by commas, with no morethan 16 characters betweencommas (spaces are not countedafter commas at separationpoints). You may use the F3and F4 keys to automaticallycomplete a previously usedplace name.$ANCESTOR INTEREST-->You may use this flag any way you wish,but, if you plan to use the COMMSOFTTafel Matching System, you should reviewthat manual for application notes. Nor-mally, enter 0 for minimum interest onadding ancestors to this line, and 3 formaximum interest.$DESCENDANT INTEREST-->You may use this flag any way you wish,but, if you plan to use the COMMSOFTTafel Matching system, you should reviewthat manual for application notes. Nor-mally, enter 0 for minimum interest onadding descendants to this line, and 3for maximum interest.$<--REFERENCEYou may use this field any way youwish, but, in the event that youwould like ROOTS III to link intotext files, you should supply anunique filename here. Do not includedrive, directory name, or extension,but your file must have the ex-tension .TXT, .SRC, .USR, or .PIC(for picture files).$<--REFERENCEYou may use this field forany purpose. It is limitedto upper case characters.$<--OCCUPATIONEnter occupation here. You mayuse the F4 and F3 keys toautomatically complete yourentry if you have used theoccupation before. If you needspaces, use the "_" symbol.$<--LIBRARY CALL NUMBEREnter up to 16 characters. Ifyou need spaces, use the "_"character.$This field is coded like a place name, andmust contain a comma at least every 14 col-umns (16 characters are okay after the lastcomma). Use the F4 and F3 keys to completea publisher name already used elsewhere.<--EDIT PUBLISHER$This field is coded like a place name, andmust contain a comma at least every 14 col-umns (16 characters are okay after the lastcomma). Use the F4 and F3 keys to completea series entry already used elsewhere.<--EDIT SERIES$<--EDIT ABBREVIATIONYou may enter an abbreviatedversion of this citation ifyou wish. If entered, thiswill be used in place of thefull citation in embeddedfootnotes.$Both parents are entered at the same cursor location, asROOTS III will use the sex of the individual that you se-lect to determine how to store a given parent. Make yourselection from the f-table (or the F10 key). You may omitone or both parents, and any two individuals you do enter donot need a marriage record, although the program will tellyou if no marriage has been entered. It is recommended thatyou enter marriage records before entering children of anygiven marriage to fully utilize the ROOTS III auditing ca-pabilities. If you enter non-natural parents, be sure to setthe parent code.$Select the author from thef-table (or use the F10 key).$If the major footnote is referring toa book or archive that is not readilyavailable, such as a family bible, itmay be helpful to indicate where thatitem is located. The item may be aperson or an institution -- if thelatter, create another major footnoterecord for the institution. In eithercase, select the item from the f-table(or use the F10 key).$Create or edit both marriage and individual records fromthis menu, which is provided to enable you access all familyrecords from a single place in ROOTS III.OLD: Select an f-table item or press F10. The └key edits an old marriage of the husband and wife shown.NO INITIALIZATION: Creates a new, blank marriage record.INITIALIZATION: Creates a new marriage for the husband andwife shown.HUSBAND/WIFE: Edit old or create new individual records.You may delete (F8 key) or change these items.The F6 key will switch you to the EDIT INDIVIDUAL menu.$Select an existing marriageby positioning the cursor andpressing the └ key.You may also, transfer aspouse to the f-table at thispoint.$Select either spouse from the f-table. Both thehusband and wife are selected from the same cursorposition; ROOTS III will use the sex of the indi-vidual you select to determine how to encode theseitems. You may also use the F8 key to erase bothspouses and start over, or the F10 key to selectby record number. Press F9 to save the recordwhen you are through, or use the Esc key to returnto the EDIT menu without saving any changes.$FAMILY presents all spouses and childrenof the individual you select. Each itemin the list will begin with one of thesymbols listed below. Select the indi-vidual from the f-table with a shiftedfunction key or with the F10 key.$The individual you have selected has nospouse, issue, or parents, and is thusnot an appropriate candidate for theFAMILY routine. You may select anotherindividual or use the Esc key to quit.$The selected individual appears at the top of this display, followedby his or her Reference field (if any) and record number. The nextline shows as many facts about that person as will fit. The followinglines include spouses (coded "S") and a list of resulting issue (û forindividuals who have issue, + for those with spouse . for stillborn,and - for the the remainder). Watch the PAST and FUTURE panels as youmove the cursor up and down the list to see when the F3 and F4 keysmay be used to step from family to family. F6 combines these func-tions, but acts as PAST when both are active. If you have text files,they will be indicated on the comment line and may be viewed by se-lecting with the left/right keys and then pressing └.$The record you are editing has a majorfootnote designation that differs fromthe current setting. You may selectYES to update the citation to thecurrent setting and write the record.NO to leave the citation in the rec-ord as-is and write the record.$Each individual or marriage record has one detail footnoteassociated with it, plus one for each active event in thatrecord. This feature allows you to locate such records bythe detail footnotes they use. Enter a series of characters,including any ignored characters that you stipulate by in-serting the "?" symbol. Follow your entry with the └key, or just press └ to list all detail footnotes.Once you have the footnote list, you will be able to searchfor all records using the item(s) in the list.Detail footnotes may also include references to Major Foot-notes or individuals. To find these, press the PgDn key.$This list of detail footnotesincludes a NO/YES enable fieldthat indicates footnotes thatare referenced by at least oneindividual passing groupingrequirements. If grouping isOFF, all of these will be YES.You may use the F6, Y, or Nkeys to change these. Itemswith a YES will be used in thesearch. Changing NO items toYES will add subjects to thegrouping list but will not addthem to the subject list. Push└ to obtain subject listor Esc to enter a new name.$The data on the screen shows individuals containing eventscited by the detail footnotes you have enabled. When an itemis a marriage event and both partners pass any grouping cri-teria (if any is active), the two partners are shown linkedat the left of the screen. Use the PgDn and PgUp keys topage through a long list, and the shifted-function keys totransfer subjects into the f-table.$Major footnotes comprise formal citations to publishedworks. When such a work is considered reasonably availableand reliable, its inclusion in a record footnote can ofteneliminate the need for additional notes on specific events.These citations, along with references to individuals, canbe included in detail footnote references.You may use this feature to locate all detail footnotes thatcontain references to a major footnote or individual byselecting an item from the f-table or using the F10 key.Press F6 to obtain a list of available major footnotes.When the correct item is displayed, press └ to startthe search. The PgUp key will return to detail footnotes.$This list shows all major footnote rec-ords in the file. You may locate thecursor on any item and place it into thef-table, or you may use the └key to select that item as the basisfor a search.$The data on the screen shows records containing major foot-note references to the item you have selected. Marriage rec-ords show the two partners linked at the left of the screen.Use the PgDn and PgUp keys to page through a long list,and the shifted-function keys to tranfer subjects into thef-table.$TRACE provides a window into a 95-generation pedigreechart, plus a timeline display, that examines ancestorsof the individual you select from the f-table or with F10.$As the cursor is moved to an individual on the pedigreeportion of the display, the timeline at the bottom gives achronological view of that individual. Up to five of thedescendants of that individual are also shown. Use the PgUpkey to return to the data display. Symbols:? Unknown start or endd Divorced> Ends line of living person	e Employeda Annulmentg GraduatedB BirthI Immigratedb Buried if unknown death dateM MarriedC Christenedr RetiredD DeathUse the F6 key, if active, to view historical context.$The top portion of the display shows a 6 generation windowinto the pedigree chart. Each cell in the chart representsan individual, with the most recent at the top, male an-cestors at the left, and female ancestors at the right. Whena cell corresponds to an f-table item, it will be numbered.Use the left, right, and up cursor keys to move around thewindow, which will move up or down the chart as you descendfrom a bottom cell or press up from the top. Generationsback from the starting person appear at the left, while theAhnentafel number of your selection appears at the bottom-right of the window. The data in the center of the displaydescribes the individual that is pointed to by the cursor.To view the timeline display, provided that the selectedindividual has a known birth date, press the PgDn key.$<--RECORD NUMBERWhile ROOTS III normally will assign record num-bers for you, you may supply your own number ifyou wish. Numbers must be unique, however, andmust be in the range of 1 - 65534.$RECORD FOOTNOTEYou may enter a footnote that is associated with this record(as opposed to footnotes that apply to specific events,which are entered on the event lines). References to majorfootnotes or individuals are accomplished by an f-tabletransfer or with the F10 key; these insertions appear as ahighlighted 5-digit record number reference on screen rou-tines, but are expanded when printing. To interpret thesereferences in existent footnotes, place the cursor on thereference item and press the F10 key. Use Esc to return toediting.$When the KINSHIP menu is active, you may:Transfer a Key subject from the f-table or usethe F10 key from any position in the menu.Use the F3 or F4 key to change the generationlimit in discrete steps. This may be done fromany position in the menu.$Select RELATIONSHIP to analyze the blood re-lationship between the key individual and anytarget individual.Select CHECK ANCESTOR to analyze multiple pathsto ancestors.Select AHNENTAFEL ENTRY to identify an ancestorof the key subject when Ahnentafel is known.Select GENERATION LIMIT to change search span.$You may now transfer a target individualfrom the f-table or with the F10 key.The program will begin the analysis pro-cess immediately and report whether ablood relationship exists within thespecified generation range. You may alsoadjust the generation limit with the F4and F3 keys.$If you know theAhnentafel numberof an ancestor ofthe key individual,enter it here. Ifthat individual isin the file, youthen have an oppor-tunity to move himinto the f-table orbegin analysis.$You may regulate the generation spansearched by KINSHIP from a minimum of 3to a maximum of 15 generations (or less,depending on the available free memoryin your computer). Smaller generationlimits will greatly decrease the timerequired to complete the analysis.$You have specified two individuals having a linealrelationship. Their relationship is shown belowand the degree of consanguinity between them isshown at the right in both of the two conventionsused. The Ahnentafel relationship between them isshown at the right of each name. Press Esc toselect a new target person.$You have specified two individuals who share at leastone common ancestor. The degree of consanguinity be-tween them is shown at the right. Ahnentafel numbersare shown at the right of each name. If the Pg Upand Pg Dn panels are active, more than one path be-tween ancestors is present. Use the PgDn and PgUpkeys to review each one, if desired. You may alsomove them into the f-table. Press Esc when done.$The key individual you have specified has one ormore ancestors having more than one path. Thisresults from cousin marriages, etc. Use the PgDnand PgUp keys to review each path, if desired.You may also transfer the multiple ancestors intothe f-table. Press Esc when done.$SPLIT/MERGE comprises three programs that may beused to re-organize the way your data is stored.SPLIT uses the Grouping results of one or moreSearch Database routines as a basis for extractingportions of your database to make a new file.MERGE will merge another ROOTS III database intothe current database.OPTIMIZE reviews all data in your database anddiscards deleted or unreferenced records. This isnot normally necessary since ROOTS III re-usesdeleted subject and marriage records, but isrecommended after a split or merge operation.$You may now leave SPLIT/MERGE. It isrecommended that you review the filewith the Database Analysis routines. Itmay also be necessary to adjust somerecords with EDIT. If you wish to savethe modified file, use EDIT DATABASE - Write Disk File. If you decide not tooptimize now, it is recommended that youdo so before writing to disk.$The optimizer moves data and adjusts file references. Oncestarted, it must be allowed to complete. In the event thatyou MUST terminate the optimizer, you may do so -- but thesession will be terminated and any changes you have madewill be lost.Depending on the size of your file and the speed of yourcomputer, Optimize may take a considerable period of timeto complete. The program will display its progress as itruns.$External Reference performs the following two tasks, eitherindependently or together:Save a page reference to an individual for inclusion inthe index. Such references are automatic for ROOTS IIIreports, but this routine will allow the inclusion ofother materials in a completed work.Format external text under the standard ROOTS II header.The program will look for files named "bbEnnnnn.TXT" onthe text drive, bb are the first two letters of the base-file name, and nnnnn is an individual record number.$Priority levels do two things:Items with a level of 4 will result inbold printed page references in theindex.In the event that you have more thanten page references for an individual,the priorities determine which shouldbe retained.$Enter the page number that youwish to include in the indexafter the individual shownabove. Enter 0 (blank) to in-clude an individual with nopage reference (e.g., "Smythe,see Smith").$ROOTS III can print two different family group sheets:COMMSOFT FORMAT. This form offers the greatest flexibility. Further,it may be printed in either of two widths containing the same infor-mation organized slightly differently.LDS FORMAT. Users wishing to make submittals to the LDS Church willfind this format in very close compliance with LDS recommendations.Accordingly, forms are always numbered starting with one, do not usethe standard header, and may not be indexed.$Format: See initial help screen.Select: You may print all ancestor fa-milies (modified by grouping) at once,or only one chart.Child Spouses: You may omit spouses nothaving a marriage record, and selectwhich spouses to include (Not LDS).Children: Select whether adopted orfoster children are allowed (Not LDS).$To create a new ROOTS III file containing those individualsresulting from one or more of the search routines, enter thefilename specification below. You must enter a filename thatdoes not already exist. You may change diskettes if youwish. WARNING -- this operation changes the database cur-rently in memory. Once accomplished, you will need to exitROOTS III and re-enter to access the present database.When the split operation is complete, and after you havechecked the new database with the Database Analysis rou-tines, you may save the new file by going to EDIT DATABASE -Write Disk File.$Enter the file specification for the ROOTS III database thatyou wish to merge into the file currently loaded into thememory of your computer. While you need not enter an exten-sion, the merged file must have an .EDB extension.If the file is on another diskette, you may change diskettesnow.$The merge process first reads the new file and then proceeds through aseries of steps to knit the two files together and resolve duplicatenames, places, footnotes, and text. There is a risk of data loss ifthis process is interrupted.This is the last point at which you may abandon the merge processwithout any effect to the database stored in computer memory. Shouldyou choose to interrupt the program after this point, ROOTS III willterminate.$The record numbers in themerge file must be adjusted sothat they do not overlap rec-ords in the original database.You may wish to specify thestarting number for the mergedsubject and marriage records.ROOTS III will attempt totranslate record numbers up-ward, starting with the numberyou supply, but will skip overany conflicting old recordnumbers if necessary. Use theTAB or up/down cursor keys tomove between fields.$In the event that the mergeddatabase uses different flagdefinitions, use these screensto move or eliminate such datain the merged file. The columnat the left has the legends inthe merged file. Supply a codein each position chosen fromthe column at the right. Press└ when to view the nextset of flags or to continuethe merge operation when allfour flag sets have been re-viewed. If you press Esc fromthis point, you will terminateROOTS III and return to DOS.$These search for file maintenance criteria, as follows:EDIT DATE -- date record was created or last altered.SUBJECT RECORD NUMBER -- record numbers assigned toindividual and major footnote records.MARRIAGE RECORD NUMBER -- record numbers assigned tomarriage records.$If you would like to retrieve a seriesof records based on the date that theywere last edited, enter the earliest andlatest date at the left. The initialdates are those corresponding to theearliest and latest edit dates in thedatabase.Press the └ key when ready tocreate the list. The Esc key will returnyou to the MODIFICATION HISTORY menu.$If you would like to retrieve a seriesof records based on their record num-bers, enter the search range at theright and press └. Use the Esc keyto return to the MODIFICATION HISTORYmenu.$The data on the screen shows records created or modified inthe specified date interval. Use the F6 key to switch be-tween the standard and entry-date presentations. Marriagerecords show the two partners linked at the left of thescreen. Use the PgDn and PgUp keys to page through a longlist and the shifted-function keys to transfer subjectsinto the f-table.$The data on the screen shows records containing record num-bers in the specified range. Use the F6 key to switch bet-ween the record display, which also shows the current filesequences of each record, and the standard record display.Marriage records show the two partners linked at the left ofthe screen. Use the PgDn and PgUp keys to page through along list, and the shifted-function keys to transfersubjects into the f-table.$Enter record number or text. Press └ to select or Esc to quit.Press F6 to select among the available record types.Press F4 or F3 to scan records forward or backward.$Use GROUPING to suppress printing unwanted items.Press F6 to edit the chart title before printing.PEDIGREE. Structured chart showing ancestors in atree-like format. Formats with four, five, and sixgenerations per page, depending on printer width.FAMILY GROUP. Data on a single family, listinghusband, wife, children, and references.AHNENTAFEL. Unstructured ancestor report with moredata in fewer pages than pedigree charts.$DESCENDANT. Tabulated chart showing descendants ofa specified individual, including spouses anddates if you wish.HEREDITY STATISTICS. Statistical data based onthe ancestors of a selected individual.GENEALOGY. Comprehensive, formal genealogy in Reg-ister or Record format.LISTINGS are available for individual, marriage,and major footnote records.$CALENDAR/ANNIVERSARY lists dated events.RELATIONSHIP lists those related to a specifiedindividual.SUMMARY prints all information in the database.INDEX makes page referenced lists. Use ExternalReference to cite non-ROOTS III pages or include"see also" items in the index. Note that you willneed to enable the INDEX feature when printingcharts that are to be included in the index.$Start the pedigree printing process by specifyingthe individual to be used as item 1 on chart 1. Dothis by transferring an individual from the f-table or by pressing the F10 key. If the personyou specify has more than one spouse, you will beasked to select the spouse to use for chart 1.$The INDEX item must be ON to record page references so that an indexmay be printed. Press F6 until the correct index mode appears.The DESTINATION may be one of two printers, a disk file, or the nulldevice. Press F6 until the correct option appears. To print to a diskfile, advance to the blank field and type the output file spec-ification. Use the null device to generate index references withoutactually printing.Use the F6 key to set WIDTH to the desired form width.Press └ when you have made all selections.$80 column pedigree charts always hold 4 gener-ations, each. 132 column charts may have 4, 5, or6 generations. Note, however, that the amount ofdata per chart decreases with more generations.You can reduce print time and increase data con-tent by eliminating lines in empty chart areas.You may supply cross-reference data for the firstpedigree chart if you wish; this data for subse-quent charts is supplied automatically. Otherwise,leave these items blank.$CHART numbers always start at 1 for a series of printedpages. Leave the chart fields at [ 1] and [ _] to print allpages, or specify start and/or ending chart numbers.The starting PAGE number is the page number corresponding tochart number 1 (whether or not chart 1 is to be printed).Press └ from BEGIN to start printing, or run TESTto start a dry run for the purpose of determining the totalchart count. The test mode will not produce any output orindex references.$The LDS Family group record format always numbers the firstpage at 1. Therefore, leave the "Start Page" value at 1, anduse the starting and ending chart fields to controlprinting.Press └ from BEGIN to start printing, or run TESTto start a dry run for the purpose of determining the totalchart count. The test mode will not produce any output orindex references.$Six generation charts are li-mited to one data item perindividual. Other charts allowa maximum of four data items,plus two marriage items. Usethe cursor keys and the N, Y,and F6 keys to specify fromthis list. The F8 key willreset the entire list. Press└ when done.$There is no index file on thedisk containing your database.Press └ to continuewithout one or to createa new one on the disk nowin the drive.Swap diskettes and pressF6 if you are usinga separate index diskette.$To obtain a structured list of all descendants ofan individual, begin by selecting that person fromthe f-table or with the F10 key. The resultinglist tabulates descendants by generation. To de-termine the parent(s) of any given descendant,follow his generation line upward to the firstperson in the next lower generation.$The generation limit is initialized withthe maximum that will fit within thewidth of your printer. You may choose asmaller cut-off value if you wish.Use the N, Y, and F6 keys to selectwhether you wish spouses and/or dateranges included in the report. Spousesare marked with a "+" and placed immed-iately below (and on the same generationline as) their partners.$The Ahnentafel chart includes the same individualsas does the pedigree, but is much more compact.Begin by selecting the individual to show asAhnentafel number 1 from the f-table or with theF10 key.$Use the cursor and the Y, N, and F6keys to specify which items to includein the Ahnentafel chart. Redundant an-cestors will be printed with a leading"*". If you have disabled the printingof redundant ancestors, only the firstgeneration of the duplicate branch willnormally be printed.$The Calendar routine will print selected chronological eventdata. Enter the starting month and year to generate a Calen-der report, which includes day-of-week and years-since data.Use the F6 key to disable the starting year to create anAnniversary chart.Enter the number of months of calendar or anniversary datathat you would like to print.Finally, use the F6 key to select whether you would likeall events printed or only those that are still active.Active individual events are associated with people stillliving. Active marriage events are those in which both part-ners are still living and which have not ended in divorce oranullment.$Use the N, Y, and F6 keys to select whichevents to include in the report.$There are four Genealogy formats available, as follows:DESCENDANT is the standard published format, in which you specify the in-dividual who is to be No. 1 in generation 1.ANCESTOR is a COMMSOFT innovation which reverses the standard format inorder to show the ancestors of the one specified.The remaining choices, also COMMSOFT inventions, provide a means ofprinting ALL qualifying linked individuals in the database in one of tworeports. ROOTS III can organize the result into generations or into fam-ily lines. It normally does not matter who you select to start thesereports unless there are un-linked groups in the database.To begin, transfer an individual from the f-table or use the F10 key.$Use the cursor, N, Y, and F6 keys to select:RECORD numbering provides numbers for allchildren and marks children who are refer-enced elsewhere with a "+". REGISTER, on theother hand, skips unreferenced children.EMBEDDED references are inserted at the pointof reference, while the END mode places themat the end of the report with footnotes.Back references may use the R(egister/record)NUMBER, or list the chain of male ancestorsalong with their GENERATION numbers.The next generation or family header may con-tinue on the SAME page, or begin a NEW one.$Use the N, Y, and F6 keys to se-lect which data items to in-clude in the report.$Use the cursor and └ key to select yourchoice of format (or type the first letter ofyour selection). Return to the initial GENE-ALOGY help screen for more information on theavailable formats.$Enter codes from the following list:BICBorn in covenantDNSCDNS/CancelledCANCancelled
INFInfantCHIChildSFNSee FootnoteCLEClearedSUBSubmittedCOMCompleted
STIStillbornDNSDo Not SealUNCUnclearedNONEBlank when printingPress PgDn to return to normal anniversary entry.$RELATIONSHIP searches the database forindividuals who are either ancestors ordescendants of a key person, who yousupply. Begin by selecting this indivi-dual from the f-table or with the F10key.$This list shows all the individuals who satisfy the specifi-cations you entered in the previous step. The data at theleft of each line designates that item as:Number (bright)Generation numberNumberGeneration of spouse addition.INResult of RESIDUE mode.PRPreparer addition.You may use the PgDn and PgUp keys to page through longlists, and the shifted-function keys to transfer subjectsinto the f-table.$SETTING UP THE RELATIONSHIP SEARCH SPECIFICATIONSThe specification menu is arranged in the order in whichdata is processed. Start with the top item and move the cur-sor down the list as you decide on each item. Press └to select items to change.Begin by deciding whether you wish the process to be basedon the ancestors or descendants of the key person.$Next specify how ROOTS III should treat non-natural par-ents. While such parents are not used to extend to thenext generation elsewhere in ROOTS III, you will probablywant all parent codes extemded if you are file splitting.Enter the generation limit for the search. You may leave thevalue at 95 to retrieve all items, or place the cursor onSearch limit and press └ to enter a value.The program will next add spouses not already included ifyou have enabled this function.$Enter the back-fill count and limit. Back-filling suppliescousins, uncles, etc., by reversing the direction (Type).NOTE -- this process also back-fills Added Spouses.The back-fill count is the number of generations of back-filling from each person surviving the initial search oper-ation, including spouses if you have specified spouse in-clusion. Disable back-filling by setting this value to 0.The back-fill limit is the generation (starting with zero asthat of the key individual) at which backfill is to cease.$Normally, the result of a search is retained and all re-sidual individuals are rejected. You may wish, however,to obtain a list of those NOT related to the key person bysetting the Result switch to RESIDUE.If you have selected RESIDUE mode, above, the key indivi-dual will be deleted from the result (unless he is also thepreparer and the prepare is ADDED). The key individual maybe put back, however, by specifying ADDED on the Key line.The Key line is inactive in the NORMAL mode.$Next, decide whether the preparer of the current file shouldbe included in the result. If the preparer is already in theresult, this option has no effect. Otherwise, specifyingADDED on the Preparer line will insure his inclusion.When you are sure all items are correct, select the BeginSearch item and press └ to begin the search process.$Select which information itemsto include. Birth, death, andmarriage events, plus husbandand wife names, are mandatory,but eleven items are selecta-ble in the COMMSOFT format. Asmaller number of choices areavaliable in the LDS formatin order to remain compliantwith LDS specifications.$This feature is provided to enable you to view and edit the groupingtable. It differs from the lists in the other Search Database routinesin that you may transfer items INTO the list from the f-table, ratherthan the other way around. As such, it is included to allow you tomake final, manual adjustments to the grouping table after using acombination of the other Search Database routines.Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to page through long lists.Use shifted-function keys to transfer items FROM the f-table.Press the F6 key to view different data on items in the table.Press the F8 key to erase line items from the table.Press the F10 key to insert a record by name or number.$Use this feature to locate all individuals andmarriages containing date/place entries havinga "SURE" level within a given range. This screenpasses only records having a SURE level greaterthan the MIN value and smaller than the MAX value.Enter 0 and 2, for example, to locate records con-taining at least one sure value of 1. A "?" entrydisables the given screen (e.g., enter ? and 1 toto locate items having a SURE level of 0).Press PgUp for the next search mode option.$Use these routines to capture all datain individual, marriage, and major foot-note records. The first selection printsinformation in the basefile header, in-cluding record counts and all adjustablelegends. The last selection prepares areport containing all four summaries.If grouping is enabled, only those itemsin the grouping table are printed.$This feature accumulates and prints statistical informationon all ancestors of the individual you specify, limited tothose in the grouping table, within the generation span thatyou specify, and including or excluding given record flags.$Ancestor searching is limited to 95generations, but you may enter a lowerlimit. Flags may be set as follows:? - Flag ignoredY - Flag must be Y or ancestor skippedN - Flag must be N or ancestor skippedM - Measure percent of ancestors withgiven flag set.$All indexes are printed in a two-columnformat. Page references are included ifindex is switched ON. Options:Include/exclude individual numbers.Alpha/Record number sequence. Alphagroups by surname, then given names.Include/exclude items not in INX file.Include/exclude (born-died) dates.$Specify items that you wish included by moving the cursor to the SE-LECT item desired and pressing └. Some items will prompt foradditional information, which you may provide by a similar selectionprocess. As you fill the available columns, the display at the top ofthe screen will reveal column usage. Press F6 to alternate the cursorfrom the Selection window to to Column Usage area; when in the latter,you may delete selected items or change the column before which thenext selection is to be inserted. The backspace key will delete thelast item entered. If the first item selected is marked with an "*",the list will be printed in a sequence appropriate for that item.Otherwise, the list is printed in order of increasing record number.Position the cursor on DONE and press └ when ready to print.$These routines manipulate grouping table results:ROTATE UP/DOWN. If you would like to repeat a search process withouterasing the prior result, use these functions to move an empty itemto the desired location. Example: Use LOCATIONS to find all NY, ro-tate up or down, and then use LOCATIONS again to find GERMANY. Re-turn to main menu and press F6 to invert latter. Result: All NYlocations, less GERMANY locations.ADD SPOUSES. Use to restore spouses to the grouping table. Example:Add all individuals married to SMITH.ADD FOOTNOTE REFERENCE. Adds subject records that are referred to bydetail footnotes used by records in the grouping table. Also addsany necessary author and repository records.$Begin this procedure by selecting an individual from thef-table or with the F10 key. A list of all the relativesof that individual (who are also in the grouping table)will result. The list is organized by the relationship type,and is presented in order of increasing Civil law consan-guinity.$Select the a generation limit between 2and 15. The maximum limit will depend onavailable memory. Lower limits decreaseprocessing time.You may also indicate whether recordnumbers and/or (born-died) date rangesare to be included.$The double date cut-off year you specify here is only usedas an aid to record entry. When editing records from acountry with a different Gregorian calendar adoption year,entering that year here will enable ROOTS III to help youensure that dates between 1 January and 25 March are beingentered correctly. Use the INSTALL program to change thecut-off year for printed reports.$The data you enter here can saved inthe file SUBDATA.HDR, located in thesame directory as your database. Savethe data by pressing the F9 key.If the data is correct as is, press the└ key to continue.$This list shows the Historeograph files that were located (up to a maximum ofseven). Use the └ key to select the file to view, or press Esc to returnto the standard timeline display.$The historical context display is keyed to the same dates on the timeline,and you may move the cursor in the upper part of the screen while the con-text display is active. If the selected history file includes a text file,press the F6 key to move the cursor into the historical context display,and └ to select text. The Esc key returns you from each step.$