Family Tree generally defaults to preferred spouses or parents. There is a way to set permanent preferred spouses or parents, but this article just shows you how to switch out spouses and parents temporarily in the First Ancestor pedigree view.
Note: If the first ancestor yellow clan path goes through a certain spouse or set of parents, you won’t be able to switch them out without changing the first ancestor.
Steps
- In the top menu, click Family Tree, and then click Tree.
- Find an ancestor with multiple spouses or sets of parents:
- To select a new set of parents, find the current set of parents you would like to switch out and click this icon:
- To select a new spouse, find the current spouse you would like to switch out and click this icon:
- To select a new set of parents, find the current set of parents you would like to switch out and click this icon:
- Select the alternate spouse or set of parents. This might disconnect the first ancestor from the person of focus, but you can always switch back by clicking the same icon and choosing the previous spouse or parents.
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