Fields Inside the Main Couple Buttons
Fields Under the Main Couple Buttons
Field Options and Availability in the Family View
Options for Fields Under the Source Couple
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Changing Fields in the Family View
Switching Between Different Family Views
(To learn how to include/exclude fields in child buttons, click here.)
These fields can be included In child buttons...
(To learn how to include/exclude fields inside the main couple buttons, click here.)
These fields can be included inside buttons for the main couple in the family view (typically a husband and wife in the center of the family view)...
(To learn how to include/exclude fields under the main couple buttons, click here.)
These fields can be included under the buttons for the main couple in the family view (typically a husband and wife in the center of the family view)...
(To learn how to include/exclude fields inside parent buttons, click here.)
The following fields can be included In parent buttons (these are the people at the top of the family view)...
As you click the fields in the Family View Settings window, information about the selected field will appear on the right, under the Field Information label. Also, depending on the selected field, options will appear for each field.
The following table lists...
Field | Options for fields Inside Child, Parent, Couple Buttons |
Options for |
availability c, u, i, p |
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Events | Date Place Date, Place Memo Show age |
Memo only Show age |
c u i p |
Birth & Death Dates | Short date format Show age |
Show age | c u i p |
Facts | none | none | c u i p |
Notes | - | Include title Include scrollbar Wrap text |
u |
Flags - names | none | Include title | c u i p |
Flags - buttons | - | Include title Include These Flags Abbreviate flag names |
u |
Smart List | - | Show age (events only) Smart List Includes |
u |
Other children | none | none | u |
Other spouses | none | none | u |
Person ID | none | none | c u i p |
User ID | none | Include title | c u i p |
Changed Date | none | none | c u i p |
Changed Date | Person ID | none | none | c u i p |
Age | none | Include title | c u i p |
Numbering (Relationship) |
none | Include title | c u i p |
Relationship | none | none | c u i p |
Feasibility | none | include title | c u i p |
Spouse | none | - | c |
# of Spouses | none | none | c u i p |
# of Siblings | none | none | c u i p |
# of Children | none | none | c u i p |
Parents | none | - | p |
Sex | none | - | c p |
Child Status | none | - | c |
Changed Date is the date when a person's information was last changed or modified in the Edit Person panel or the date when a person's name or dates are modified in the Edit Family panel (where the person appears as a child).
The Changed Date field could also say Imported if the person was created through the process of importing a GEDCOM file and the records in the GEDCOM file contained no changed (or last-modified) dates.
The changed date will be appended to most reports (unless it says Imported).
No modifications are made to the changed dates for people when places are edited or merged in the Places sidebar (or Places List window).
Smart lists are lists of fields (events, facts, or events and facts). Each event or fact occupies one line in the list.
Unlike conventional fields in the family view, the smart list shows multiple instances of the same event or fact.
Smart lists are dynamic because fields are included in the smart list only when there is data in a field (i.e., when a field is empty for a person, it will not appear in the smart list for that person). As you click to navigate through your family file, the content of the smart list will appear different for each person, based on whether or not they have values in fields and whether or not each person has multiple instances of certain fields (see the example below, showing multiple graduation and education events). One person may have 10 fields appearing in the list; the next person may have none.
Smart lists do not include fields that appear elsewhere in the view. In the Family View Settings, use the
button to choose whether the smart list includes: Events, Facts, or Events and Facts.Smart lists in the family view are scrollable — a scroll bar will appear when there are more events and/or facts to fit in the height of the smart list.
Individual items (events and/or facts) in the smart list are clickable, to open the corresponding field in the Edit Person panel for editing.
Places and sources can be dragged (from the sidebar or List window) and dropped onto individual items (events and/or facts) in a smart list in the family view to add a place to an event or cite a source for the event/fact.
Other Children shows children from other marriages. I.e., children that don't appear on the current family.
Other Spouses shows spouses other than the spouse on the current family.
Feasibility shows one date feasibility warning, if any exists, for a person.
Options for Fields Under the Source Couple
Age
If an event field is selected to appear in the family view, you can check the button to include the age of a person at the date of the event. Each event field independently permits the option to display age. The age of infants who die before their first birthday is shown as "<1" whereas no age is shown if a person is still living or the death date is unknown.
Field Titles
Some fields have the option to include the field title (for example, notes and flags). To make more or less room for field titles, drag the vertical dividing line to the left or right. You can also do this directly in the family view.
Wrap Text
If a note field is selected to appear in the family view, you can click the button to wrap text in note fields. One reason why you might not want to wrap text is if you're using a particular note field for a list of items.
Include Scrollbar
If a note field is selected to appear in the family view, you can click the button to include a vertical scrollbar at the right side of note fields appearing in the family view. If your Reunion application window is too short (vertically), there may not be sufficient room to display the slider and scroll bar for one or more of the note fields in the family view. This is more likely to happen on Apple's smallest screens, such as the 13-inch MacBook, and especially where you have several other fields in the view. In this case, you may want to reduce the number of fields in a view in order to see the scroll bars and sliders on the note fields.
To include flags in a family view...
If adding flags to parent, children, or couple buttons, the only choice is to include "names of checked flags."
Flags - Names of checked flags |
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Only the names of checked flags will appear in the family view, like this...
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if you are adding flags "under the couple buttons" then you may choose to display the names of checked flags (shown above) or actual check-box buttons for flags...
Flags - Check box buttons |
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Each flag will appear in a check-box button in the family view.
Choose the flags that will appear in the family view by using the button.If you include multiple flags, as shown below, you can reorder the flags by dragging them horizontally in the Family View Settings window. ![]() If you include several flags, you may want to conserve space by clicking the Field Settings.
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