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TreeDraw

Getting Started

Introducing TreeDraw

Tutorials

Tutorial - Importing a tree

Tutorial - Using the drawing area

Tutorial - Printing a chart

Tasks

File handling

Starting a new chart

Opening an existing chart

Saving a chart

Saving a chart with a different name

Importing trees

Selecting a Kith and Kin Pro database

Importing from the same file again

Exporting the chart as an Adobe PDF file

Exporting the chart as a metafile

Exporting the chart as a bitmap

Preparing the chart for sending

Dropping files into TreeDraw

Changing the K&KPro database link names

Preferences | File settings

Tree import settings

Choosing import options

Preferences | Import visuals

Preferences | Import fields

Preferences | Dates

Preferences | Replace text

Preferences | Import profiles

Getting import visual styles from selection

Editing a chart

Selecting the pointer tool

Selecting chart elements

Selecting all chart elements

Adding text

Editing text

Adding lines and shapes

Adding pictures and graphics

Moving chart elements

Resizing chart elements

Joining lines to chart elements

Unjoining chart lines

Cutting to the clipboard

Copying to the clipboard

Pasting from the clipboard

Deleting chart elements

Grouping chart elements together

Ungrouping chart elements

Updating text automatically

Undoing the previous operation

Redoing the subsequent operation

Undoing several operations

Scaling the chart

Formatting

Setting text font

Setting text alignment

Setting text rotation

Setting word wrapping

Changing a text element's link to a K&KPro database

Selecting a family to use in a database link

Selecting a person to use in a database link

Setting the line style

Choosing a line style

Setting the shape fill pattern

Setting colours

Repeating the last format change

Getting default styles from selection

Alignment

Changing the order of chart elements

Aligning chart elements horizontally

Aligning chart elements vertically

Spacing chart elements evenly

Centring curved lines

Screen

Using the magnifier

Enlarging text

Turning the snap-to-grid on and off

Displaying page-breaks

Using the ruler

Moving around the drawing area

Zooming in and out

Searching for text

Turning the Colour Palette on and off

Turning the Chart View Control on and off

Turning the Button Bar on and off

Customising the Button Bar

Turning the Status Bar on and off

Preferences | Appearance

Printing

Printing a chart

Selecting pages to print

Setting page size/margins/orientation/footer

Setting a user-defined paper size

Setting up the printer

General

Setting preferences

Preferences | General

Exiting from the program

Backing-up your data

Checking for program updates

Using the Chart View Control

Reference

File menu

Edit menu

Format menu

Align menu

Tools menu

View menu

Options menu

Database fields

System requirements

Frequently asked questions

Version information

Terms of use

Glossary

Kith and Kin Pro

GEDCOM

LDS

How to get support

How to contact us

Large-format printing service

Ordering / registration

Database fields

These are the standard fields as used by Kith and Kin Pro V3. TreeDraw also uses these field types as a temporary storage for GEDCOM files. This involves several separate tables (files) within the database which are linked together by common fields. This version of TreeDraw will not read Kith and Kin Pro V1 or V2 databases.

Additional fields (user-defined fields) may be present in some Kith and Kin Pro tables and you can add fields to the GEDCOM database in "Options | Preferences | GEDCOM".

 
Field types


Table nameField nameType Links / Notes
Aliases PersonCodeIntegerPeople | Code
Date of changeDate 
SurnameString (60) 
FirstnamesString (60) 
SoundexString (4)Soundex code for the surname
MetaphoneString (10)Metaphone code for the surname
DocumentsCodeInteger 
TitleString (60) 
AuthorString (60) 
PublicationMulti-line 
RepositoryIntegerRepositories | Code
Repositorys refString (60) 
MediaString (60) 
NotesMulti-line 
FamiliesCodeInteger 
DescriptionString (120) 
Marriage dateDate 
Marriage placeString (60) 
Divorce dateDate 
Divorce placeString (60) 
Fathers nameString (60)Surname first for sorting
Mothers nameString (60)Surname first for sorting
Change dateDateDate of last record change
ChangedLogicalRecord changed flag
LayerIntegerLayers | Code
(user-defined fields)  
LayersCodeInteger 
DescriptionString (60)Layer name
LinksRecTypeString (1) 
PersFamIntegerPeople | Code if RecType = 'P';
Families | Code if RecType = 'F'
ChildMarrIntegerFamilies | Code if RecType = 'P';
People | Code if RecType = 'F'
OrderDecimal 
DefiniteLogicalFalse = probable link
NotesRecordTypeString (1) 
RecordCodeIntegerPeople | Code if RecordType = 'P';
Families | Code if RecordType = 'F'
CodeInteger 
DescriptionString (60) 
PrivacyLevelSmall integer 
NotesMulti-line 
ObjectsRecordTypeString (1) 
RecordCodeIntegerPeople | Code if RecordType = 'P';
Families | Code if RecordType = 'F'
CodeInteger 
OrderIntegerSequence number to define the order
DescriptionString (60) 
PeopleCodeInteger 
DescriptionString (120) 
SurnameString (60) 
FirstnamesString (60) 
MaleLogicalTrue = male
Birth dateDate 
Birth placeString (60) 
Christening dateDate 
Christening placeString (60) 
Death dateDate 
Death placeString (60) 
Burial dateDate 
Burial placeString (60) 
Search dateDateBirth or christening date for sorting
Search placeString (60)Birth or christening place for sorting
DeadLogicalTrue = dead
Change dateDateDate of last record change
ChangedLogicalRecord changed flag
SoundexString (4)Soundex code for the surname
MetaphoneString (10)Metaphone code for the surname
(user-defined fields)  
PicturesRecordTypeString (1) 
RecordCodeIntegerPeople | Code if RecordType = 'P';
Families | Code if RecordType = 'F'
CodeInteger 
OrderIntegerSequence number to define the order
InPrintsLogicalTrue = include in printouts
DescriptionString (60) 
FilenameString (60)Image filename relative to the Pictures folder
WidthSmall integerin tenths mm
HeightSmall integerin tenths mm
PLayers  Identifies the layers each person is on
PersonCodeIntegerPeople | Code
LayerCodeIntegerLayer | Code
RepositoriesCodeInteger 
NameString (60) 
AddressMulti-line 
PhoneString (20) 
EmailString (60) 
Web siteString (60) 
NotesMulti-line 
SourcesOrderIntegerSequence number to define the order
RecordTypeString (1) 
RecordCodeIntegerPeople | Code if RecordType = 'P';
Families | Code if RecordType = 'F
FieldNameString (30) 
DocumentIntegerDocuments | Code
PageString (60) 
QuaySmall integerQuality of data; 0=Primary evidence - 3=Unreliable
NotesMulti-line 
UFields  Holds the definitions for user-defined fields
RecTypeString (1)People table if = 'P';
Families table if = 'F'
FieldNameString (25) 
GEDTag1String (5) 
GEDTag2String (5) 
GEDTag3String (5) 
PrivacyLevelSmall integer