logo
logo
Sign in

How do I Add Person in RootsMagic

avatar
lisa brown

If you don’t know how to add people in RootsMagic? In this article, we will discuss the same. RootsMagic is a genealogy program that helps family historians track, organize, print and share family histories. You can Add, Remove, or customize any relation you want in RootsMagic software.

Adding People in RootsMagic Software

When you add a new member to your family tree on RootsMagic, a screen will appear. Taking it from there:

Before adding the people enter their Name, Sex, and a few basic events.

Add “Prefix,” “Suffix,” and “Nickname,” if the person is not dead you can choose “Living”.

Type "Birth Date," "Death Date," and "Burial."

Type in more events like "Christening," "Baptism," "Census," or "Wills."

After that you have to select "Customize this form" in the lower-left corner of the main screen, you may quickly add and remove event kinds from the list.

Click the “Add fact to form” button, and you can select the fact type you want to add to the form. 

Click the "OK" button after including the necessary fields and rearranging them as needed. After selecting the new fields, RootsMagic goes back to the Add Person screen.

You can continue adding the person or cancel from the Add Person screen.


How to Add Spouse In RootsMagic 8?

  • Make sure to highlight the spouse you want to add.
  • Select Add Spouse from the toolbar's plus button.
  • To add a new person, just input the same data as was previously mentioned for adding a person.
  •  Added Parents or spouses are heterosexual by default.
  • When adding a same-sex partner or spouse, choose the correct gender.
  • If the spouse is already in the RootsMagic file, you can add them by clicking the Add Spouse form. Select the Existing Person tab on the left.


How To Add Facts In RootsMagic 8?

In the bottom left corner, select Customize this form.

  • Clicking on the Customize link.
  • First, you have to choose the category of facts that you want to add to the form and click the "Add Facts to Form" button.
  • Add the new field to the end of the field list click "Add Facts to Form" and choose the option from the list.
  • You can easily arrange the order of the fields.
  • Click a rectangle to highlight it, and use the on-screen arrow keys to move it up or down.
  • If there is a field you don’t want, highlight it in the list and click the Remove button.
  • Click the OK button after including the necessary fields and rearranging them as needed. Returning to the Add Person, RootsMagic


How To Upload My Tree In RootsMagic Ancestry?

Click the Ancestry.com button in the bottom left corner of the open RootsMagic file on your desktop.

Next, sign in to your Ancestry.com account when prompted.

You can upload RootsMagic files and attached media from your computer to your new family tree on Ancestry.com. Choose from

  • Select allow the option to view your tree to others.
  • Add people in this tree to Ancestry’s index.
  • Insert the file into your Ancestry tree.
  • Insert the source into your Ancestry tree.
  •  Add notes to your Ancestry tree.
  • Upload location details as part of the place field.
  • Add personal information to your Ancestry tree.
  • Upload private notes to your Ancestry tree.
  • Name your new Ancestry.com tree and make it public or private.


How Do I Use Groups In RootsMagic 8?

To create a group, click + in the group view and enter the Name of your group.

  • Select a person in the People to view and select the person.
  • Clicking the Edit Group button displays a form in which you can:
  • New – Creates a new group. Enter the name of the group. RootsMagic will bring up the RootsMagic explorer, where you can select the first person to include in the group.
  • Edit – Use the Select User form to change a group of users within a group. Check the ones you want to add and uncheck the ones you want to remove.
  • Delete – deletes the selected group.
  • Rename – Rename the selected group

How To Remove My Husband From RootsMagic 8?

Want to remove your husband from RootsMagic 8? Here are some steps –

Highlight the person (Husband) you wish to unlink from their spouse. Then do one of the following:

  • Click the Edit button and select “Unlink from spouse.”
  • Click the right mouse button, select Unlink, then Unlink from a spouse
  • The Unlink from Spouse dialog will appear with the person highlighted.
  • Confirm that you want to unlink the person as a spouse in the family.
  • Select “Unlink” to unlink the person or “Cancel” to cancel.


RootsMagic Support

Adding People in RootsMagic, hope this blog will help you. If you have any issue related to this blog or your RootsMagic Software like issues in installing, downloading, adding people, or removing from the tree, then you can call to RootsMagic Support Number at +1-888-652-9580. Also, you can visit our website for chat support.


collect
0
avatar
lisa brown
guide
Zupyak is the world’s largest content marketing community, with over 400 000 members and 3 million articles. Explore and get your content discovered.
Read more