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Getting Started Guide - Family Tree Maker

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<strong>Family</strong> <strong>Tree</strong> <strong>Maker</strong><br />

19<br />

1. In the editing panel<br />

(see figure 2-4),<br />

click the Birth<br />

Date field and type<br />

“Jul 1 1961”.<br />

Note: You may<br />

want to press the<br />

Tab key to move<br />

to the next field.<br />

2.<br />

Next, click the<br />

Birth Place field.<br />

Notice that when<br />

you leave the Birth<br />

Figure 2-4. Editing panel<br />

Date field, <strong>Family</strong><br />

<strong>Tree</strong> <strong>Maker</strong> automatically converts the abbreviated<br />

date you entered to the genealogical standard date<br />

format (01 Jul 1961).<br />

Note: Normally, <strong>Family</strong> <strong>Tree</strong> <strong>Maker</strong> can<br />

figure out dates no matter how you<br />

enter them. If <strong>Family</strong> <strong>Tree</strong> <strong>Maker</strong> cannot<br />

understand the date you enter, it will ask<br />

you for clarification. Simply retype the<br />

date in a more standard format (as shown<br />

in step 2).

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