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1. M Janet Adair 301 Janet Adair 301 _ lt gt Abigail Adams 1604 Abigail Adams 1604 _ 9 Charles Adams 1606 Charles Adams 1606 C Charles Francis Adams 1627 Charles Francis Adams 1627 Edna Earl Adams 2039 Edna Earl ADAMS 2039 _ Elihu Adams 1623 Elihu Adams 1623 _ George Washington Adams 1625 George Washington Adams 1625 Grey alternating lines View after Help M Show file 1 information V Show file 2 information X cancel Options for all reports Select the report s page orientation Preview the selected report Use this to quickly check the report to verify that it will look the way you want it before printing or saving it to a file Print the selected report See How to Print a Range of Pages for more information Save the selected report to a file The following file formats are supported 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Reports 40 e PDF Adobe Acrobat file e HTML HTML Web pages e RTF Rich Text Format These files can be read by Microsoft Word and WordPerfect e JPEG Image format that is very popular on web pages e BMP Window s Bitmap file format e EMF Enhanced Meta File format These files can be imported into drawing programs such as CorelDraw Tip to copy one faa into the Windows Clipboard which is the EMF format click Copy Ba screen in
2. GENMatcher User Manual Version 1 03 MudCreek Software Inc MudCreek GENMatcher Table of Contents Part a fF WN Part Il O OON OA BOON mk Part II aoa fF WN Part IV a fF WN Part V Foreword 0 Overview 3 Welcome to GENMatcher EER KEER ER DER NE ERK ROER Ee EN RR eoin a naaa ae a aana aa iara an AA aR aana 3 Ordering GENMatchef sees ee RR GE RE RR GR KEER RE unnan ninna ER ROER Ee NRS GR Ke ER KOR Re ERROR Ke ERROR Re ek RS GR KEER KS GE Re ee Ge 3 Installing GENMatcher sis issie ee KERSE REKE E ER KEER EERDER EE KE RTIRA AAAA EE KEER FREEK EER KEER EE EER GE REKE EER EREE EE DE REE 3 Uninstalling GENMateher ie esse Ekke RE EE EK RE be Se NARKA AARNEN ARANNA EE Ee Se NANANA NEPARAN AARRE EE be de 5 QUIGKHEIP N EE RE N N 5 User Interface 7 Session ELE OE EE EE EE 7 Main SCO EE EE RE N EE EE ED 9 Main TR EE EE EE EE N EE 10 Toolbar EE OR EE EA OE EE OR WE EE ARE AR OE Ea 12 Matching Grid ER cotecccs cavecate cotectte cxtecdte a covestis cntesite cnsestee cntesate cntestiventeviiecntestoee 13 ET Te EE RE EE EE EE N 14 New Session Wizard EERS ROER EL SEEKS BARE ER RA KERE RE REEDS EER ER KERE KS BR GOD EER RA KERE RA EED RED EE ER ER BROER ER ER EER E REKEN 14 SESSION Prop ftieS RR EE OE EE RE EE OE Erra K asie 21 FUNG EE RA AE AE NA HO EE EA ER EN 25 PCOS EE EE ER EE RE HORE ER AT NE NET 26 Tab Views 32 1E ede TAS RE EE OE EE caeebtansdeadinn 32 el ME EE
3. When two individuals are tagged as a Match this option causes other comparisons to the individual to be marked as Non Matching O Help Display help text for this screen Save option changes and exit Options X Cancel Exit Options without saving changes 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 28 Display Tab Legacy TMG C Use LDS information Display around Surnames C Display Surnames in UPPERCASE Display Prefix and Suffix C Order by Difference on the Individual tab Ignore leading in place names After an Individual s name display the following value RIN ID Custom ID Use LDS information If this option is checked GENMatcher will display LDS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints information for individuals Y Display around Surnames If checked GENMatcher will display characters before and after an individual s surname M Display Surnames in UPPERCASE If checked GENMatcher will display surnames in uppercase letters M Display Prefix and Suffix This option displays an individual s prefix and suffix names M Order by Difference on the Individual tab This option allows events to be grouped together by difference that is data that matches data that doesn t match and data that is unique to a file are displayed together This is the same option as Order by Difference at the top of the Individual tab
4. Display all comparisons v Display all comparisons Display only matches Display only non matches Display only questionables Display only unknowns The number of displayed matches in the Matching Grid and the total number of matches The Matching Grid displays comparisons that is duplicates within one file or matches between two files Janet Adair 301 Abigail Adams 1604 Charles Adams 1606 Charles Francis Adams 1627 Grid Columns Name Birth Tag e E A match Abt 1714 Janet Adair 301 Abt 1714 B 14 Jul 1765 lt gt Abigail Adams 1604 14 Jul 1765 29 May 1770 Charles Adams 1606 29 May 1770 18 Aug 1807 2 Charles Francis Adams 1627 18 ug 1807 v Individual s name and ID from one or two open files Individuals s date of birth from one or two open files In the middle column of the Matching Grid comparison tags are displayed Anon match P A questionable Match e An unknown match 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 14 2 6 Sessions Sessions lets you save and recall your work later GENMatcher allows you to save named sessions Here is a list of what is saved from session to session e Left and right file selections e Comparison tags Match Non Match Questionable Unknown Working With Sessions e To add new sessions click New Session Wizard i e To manage change or
5. 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 37 MudCreek GENMatcher 3 6 General Individual Famity Pedigree Descendants Siblings 0 Children 1 c1755 William Siblings 0 pm gt 8 a amp el a gt 2 Children 1 c1755 William See Also Tabs Overview General Tab General Report Individual Tab Individual Report Family Tab Descendants Tab Descendants Tab This tab displays the descendants and their spouse of the selected individuals in the Matching Grid General individual Family Pedigree Descendants 1 Janet Adair 301 Samuel Holliday 300 2 William Holliday 302 Martha Patton 303 3 Joseph Holliday 304 Nancy R McCune 305 4 John James Holliday 306 Lucretia Green Foree 307 5 Nannie E Holliday 308 James Hutchenson Wear 506 6 Lucretia Loulie Wear 347 George Herbert Walker 3 7 Dorothy Walker 297 Prescott Sheldon Bush 296 8 Prescott Sheldon Bush 796 8 George Herbert Walker Bush 282 Barbara Pierce 9 Dorothy Walker Bush 805 9 Robin Bush 804 9 Marvin Pierce Bush 803 9 Neil Mallon Bush 802 9 John Ellis Bush 801 9 George Walker Bush 800 8 Nancy Bush 797 8 Jonathan James Bush 798 8 William Trotter Bush 799 1 Janet Adair 301
6. User Interface 26 Display help text for this screen Save changes and exit Session Properties OK is enabled once text is entered _X Cancel Exit Find Name without doing a search See Also Matching Grid 2 10 Options GENMatcher has general options that effect the way GENMatcher behaves or the way that information is displayed Navigation To display the Options screen 1 On the Tools menu on the main menu click Options Screen Display The default options are shown on the screens below General Tab 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 27 MudCreek GENMatcher Options Restore settings at startup C Automatically load last session Show splash screen at startup Matching Options C When setting a Match auto set other comparisons to Non Matching Restore settings at startup This option instructs GENMatcher to save the current settings when it is closed At startup GENMatcher will restore these values e Size and position of the main screen e Size and position of the report preview window e Size of the main screen s grid and tab sections Automatically load last session This option instructs GENMatcher to reload the last session used Show splash screen at startup If checked this option causes GENMatcher to display the splash screen at startup Turning this option off will make GENMatcher load faster When setting a Match auto set other comparisons to Non Matching
7. DAO Drivers 61 Descendants 52 Descendants Tab 37 Disabled Features 3 Display Options 26 Es Email 57 53 End user agreement license EULA 55 Evaluation Version 3 5 EF Family 51 Family Tab 35 Fax 57 Find Name 5 25 Es General File Information General Report 42 51 55 5 General Tab 33 GENMatcher 60 GENViewer 60 Ignore Blanks 21 Ignore Punctuation 21 Index Numbers 50 Individual Report 44 Individual Tab 34 Individuals 51 Installing GENMatcher 3 5 Installing New Version of GENMatcher 53 Introduction 3 Je Join Mailing List 52 ol s Landscape 38 LDS Information 53 Leave Mailing List 52 Legacy 61 Legacy Family Tree 61 Liability 55 License 55 Mail 57 Main Menu 10 Main Screen 9 10 12 13 Making Comments 53 Making Suggestions 53 Match Options 26 Matches Report 40 Matching Grid 13 Matching Tags 14 Menu 10 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 63 MudCreek GENMatcher N New Session Wizard 14 Notes 51 O Options 26 Ordering 3 Ordering GENMatcher 3 Overview 3 Overview of Tabs 32 P Page Orientation 38 Pedigree 52 Pedigree Tab 36 Portrait 38 Preview Reports 49 Preview screen size and position 26 saving 26 Previewing 38 Previewing Reports 38 Print 12 38 Printing 38 40 42 44 47 55 Printing a range of pages 55 Printing Reports 38 Q Quick Help 5 R REF Values 51 Understanding 51 Reference
8. Elihu Adams 1623 Elihu Adams 1623 yellow di amond George Washington Adams 1625 George Washington Adams 1625 show the matching Grey alternating lines in the report tag as set in the main screen grid neral Individual Sessions 1 Selected gt Iis Show file 1 information Show file 2 information In the list of individuals select the i ndividuals to be output on the report by clicking in the checkbox on the left By default only the selected matching pair from the main screen s matching gird is selected Other option features Select All By Unselect All g Inverse Selection Select All Matches Select All Non Matches 2 Select All Questionables S Select All Unknowns Grey alternating lines Select all individuals in the list This function is also available on the list s right click menu Unselect all individuals in the list This function is also available on the list s right click menu Inverse selections for all individuals in the list This function is also available on the list s right click menu Select individuals that are tagged as a match in the main screen s Matching Grid This function is also available on the list s right click menu Select individuals that are tagged as a non match in the main screen s Matching Grid This function is also available on the list s right click menu Select individuals that are tagged as
9. Options Ctrl J Options Displays the Options screen Help 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 12 User Manual Contents Reset Quick Help Dialog Boxes Purchase GENMatcher Enter License Make a Suggestion About User Manual Displays the user manual for GENMatcher that is Welcome to GENMatcher Contents Displays help for the main screen The hotkey for this is F1 Reset Quick Help Dialog Boxes Start displaying the Quick Help Dialog Boxes again Purchase GENMatcher Opens a dialog box to help you purchase GENMatcher This menu item only appears in the GENMatcher trial version Enter License Opens a dialog box to enter your GENMatcher license This menu item only appears in the GENMatcher trial version Make a Suggestion Displays a dialog box that allows users to email suggestions problems and questions to MudCreek Software About Displays the About dialog box which shows among other things GENMatcher s detailed version number 2 4 Toolbar The main screen toolbar is used to allow the user to have quick access to GENMatcher s most common features 2 BE so 2lelri Display all comparisons v Items 1 055 of 1 055 Toolbar Items 2 New Session Add a new Session using the New Session Wizard Session Properties Display the Session Properties dialog box E Session Manager Display the Session Manager to select and maintain add change delete Sessions Match Tag the
10. 1 On the main toolbar click Reports 2 On the Reports screen click the Individual tab 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 45 MudCreek GENMatcher indicate that the selected to appear M Janet Adair 301 Janet Adair 301 Optionally on the Individual tab set the report options On the Reports screen preview the report by clicking Preview Or Print the report by clicking Print Or Save the report to a file by clicking Save to File To view a report saved to a file click the option View after before clicking Save to File Report Options Set the report options in the Individual tab on the Reports screen Checkmarks Matches General Individual Sessions Sesccescccssesscccesosscoe individuals are 4 Selected HE lt gt Abigail Adams 1604 Abigail Adams 1604 Charles Adams 1606 Charles Adams 1606 Charles Francis Adams 1627 Charles Francis Adams 1627 lt Edna Earl Adams 2039 Edna Earl ADAMS 2039 Elihu Adams 1623 Elihu Adams 1623 George Washington Adams 1625 George Washington Adams 1625 in the report lt gt or yellow diamond show the gt Data Item Types matching tag as Matching Missing Data set in the main Non Matching screen grid e Ee 5 C Order by difference Print notes amp sources Grey alternating lines Start eac
11. 2004 MudCreek Software Inc MudCreek GENMatcher id side a Match type as set id Individual Report Match Type J in the ee grid orge Washington Adams 1625 George Washington Adams 1625 for match lt gt for non match for USPRES FDB USPRE S PAF ione Type S Date Information N S Date Information Te diamond for Name George Washington Adams George Washington Adams unknown REFIAFNCustom RS AGE eh een i IA Birth 12 Apr 1801 Berlin Matching and lt gt 12Apr1801 Berlin Germany The N atching detail E EE Death 30 Apr 1829 Long Ede n we lt gt 30 Apr 1829 Long Island New Yo g nes are indicat i 4 Father b 11 Jul 1767 Johnqd ie F a lt gt b 11 Jul 1767 John Quincy Adam REF AFN Custom 1767 wi an 1767 Quincy Massa fields always appear 23 Feb 1848 Speakers Room Feb 1848 Speakerg a ed to identi Congress Washington D C Room Congress Wa Mother ee o identify Louisa Catherine Johnson b 12 lt gt 12Feb 1775 Louisa Catherine Johnson b 12 Notes and Sources Feb 1775 London England d 15 Feb 1775 London England d 15 May 1852 Washington D C May 1852 Washington D C Notes USPRES FDB Notes USPRES PAF Notes a GENERAL NOTES Had fallen into dissipation and debt a Had fallen into dissipation and debt Committed suicide Committed suicide b GENERAL NOTES Was elected in
12. X perte 2 nep cose 7 GENMatcher is now up and running and displaying the main screen See Also Quick Help Sessions Session Manager Session Properties Ordering GENMatcher Uninstalling GENMatcher To uninstall GENMatcher please follow the following steps 1 Click the Windows Start button and select Control Panel 2 Double click on Add Remove Programs This will display a list of all of the programs installed on your computer 3 Search this list for GENMatcher and select it 4 Click the Change Remove button to remove GENMatcher from you computer Quick Help This is a quick help page for users that want to get an idea of the features of GENMatcher Please refer to rest of this user manual for a more complete description of GENMatcher s features 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Overview 6 What GENMatcher Does e Reads all popular file formats e GEDCOM which is used by all popular genealogy programs e Personal Ancestral File PAF 3 4 and 5 e The Master Genealogist TMG 4 x e Family Tree Maker FTW FBK e Legacy FDB e Temple Submission File SUB XXX e Compare files between any of the supported file formats Files do not have to be the same format to be compared No other software required e No risk to your data Compare without needing to import or change your data e Use GENMatcher to analyze genealogy data e Tag found matches or duplicates as a confirmed match a non matc
13. Samuel Holliday 300 2 William Holliday 302 Martha Patton 303 3 Joseph Holliday 304 Nancy R MMcCune 305 4 John James Holliday 306 Lucretia Green Foree 307 5 Nannie E Holliday 308 James Hutchenson Wear 506 6 Lucretia Loulie Wear 347 George Herbert Walker 346 7 Dorothy Walker 297 Prescott Sheldon Bush 296 8 Prescott Sheldon Bush 796 8 George Herbert Walker Bush 282 Barbara Pierce 28 9 Dorothy Walker Bush 805 9 Robin Bush 804 9 Marvin Pierce Bush 803 9 Neil Mallon Bush 802 9 John Ellis Bush 801 9 George Walker Bush 800 8 Nancy Bush 797 8 Jonathan James Bush 798 8 William Trotter Bush 799 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Tab Views 38 See Also Tabs Overview General Tab General Report Individual Tab Individual Report Family Tab Pedigree Tab 4 Reports 4 1 Reports Overview GENMatcher allows you to print several report using the Reports screen Matches Report General File Information Report Individual Report Sessions Report Navigation To display the Reports screen 1 On the main toolbar click Reports 5 Screen Display To select a report click on one of the tabs on the Reports screen Report specific options are located on their own tabs 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 39 MudCreek GENMatcher
14. changing one will change the other Unchecking this option causes GENMatcher to display events in the following order 1 Virtual Events Birth Christening Death and Burial events 2 LDS events if the option Use LDS Information is set on the Options screen 3 User Events 4 Parents 5 Marriages spouses and children Ignore leading in place names If checked any leading comma characters will be ignored in place names 2004 MudCreek Software Inc MudCreek GENMatcher After an Individual s name display the following value If checked GENMatcher will display one of these choices RIN RIN value displayed in square brackets ID ID or Index value displayed in brackets Custom ID Custom ID displayed in curly brackets Hep Display help text for this screen Save option changes and exit Options X Cancel Exit Options without saving changes Colors Tab Options Legacy TMG Matching Grid Colors Reset Colors Match Sample Non Match Sample Questionable Sample Unknown Sample Alternate row highlighting Sample Individual Tab Colors Same information Sample Different information Sample Click on the color buttons to Non matching information Sample modify colors 2 He ye x cove To select a color click Sample Sample for each option Matching Grid Colors Match Set the color for matches E in the matching grid
15. compare Click Open File to help you select a file You can also type the file path and name or select a previous entry from the dropdown list by clicking The files must already exist e Click Back Eed to return to the previous step e Click Next Next gt when ready to go to the next step X Cancel e Click Cancel to exit the New Session Wizard without adding a new session File Selection 1 File Finding Duplicates in a File 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 17 MudCreek GENMatcher GENMatcher New Session Wizard File Selection Please select the genealogy file Enter file to compare e Ifthe option Find duplicate individuals in a file was selected in the first step here you need to select the genealogy file to process Click Open File to help you select a file You can also type the file path and name or select a previous entry from the dropdown list by clicking The file must already exist Click Back ist to return to the previous step Click Next Next gt when ready to go to the next step X Cancel Click Cancel to exit the New Session Wizard without adding a new session Matching Options 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 18 GENMatcher New Session Wizard Matching Options Please select the matching criteria genecesconescsscsssecssecssceseeessess Surname Use exact na Use soundex to match _ Use
16. if checked comparisons will ignore punctuation amp 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 25 MudCreek GENMatcher 2 9 J lt gt _ in the data _ 2 tee Display help text for this screen Save changes and exit Session Properties _X Cancel Exit Session Properties without saving changes See Also Sessions New Session Wizard Session Manager Find Name Search for individuals using Find Name You can enter a full or partial name to search Search again for the name using the hotkey F3 The factors regarding searching for a name are e Only names visible in the main grid are searched Names can be hidden when the comparison display option that is the dropdown list on the main toolbar limits the displayed items to a comparison type e Searching is done ignoring upper and lower case letters e The first name searched is the one after the current position e Searching continues to the bottom of the grid and then continues from the top down to the original position e Ifthe name is not found the main grid s position does not move e Spaces before and after the name to be searched are ignored Navigation To display Find Name 1 On the main toolbar click Find Name i Screen Display Find Name Name to find Name to find Enter a full or partial name to search Click to select a previous entry from the dropdown list 2004 MudCreek Software Inc
17. number of marriages Notes number of notes Sources number of sources This is the individual that created the genealogy file Displays information about the genealogy file such as source date created character set Each file format has different header information 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Tab Views 34 3 3 See Also Tabs Overview General Report Individual Tab Individual Report Family Tab Pedigree Tab Descendants Tab Individual Tab The Individual tab displays detailed information about the selected individuals of the Matching Grid Use the Options screen to change the colors used on this tab The Individual tab is divided into four sections 1 The top section displays rows of detailed information about the individual such as name birth death parents and marriage information 2 The bottom left of the Tab displays the text of any notes for the individual The detailed section has a column labeled N On a row of information if there is a note for that event or information N is displayed To see the text of the note use the mouse cursor to select this row The general note for the individual is indicated in the first row titled REF AFN Custom 3 The bottom right of the tab for an individual displays the source information The detailed section has a column labeled S On a row of information if there is a source for that event or information S is displayed To see the text of the so
18. 1824 by a popular vote of b Was elected in 1824 by a popular vote of 108 740 and an 108 740 and an d Notes for left side file Jackson his electoral vote of d Notes for Es file hccessor hat successor hat ga did 99 electoral votes garnerd 153 544 popura otes However no However no candidate had a des sed election was decided candidate had a majority ene election was decided in the in the House of Representatives During his single term of Representatives During his single term 1825 1829 John C 1825 1829 John C Calhoun served as his vice president Was Calhoun served as his vice president Was elected in 1830 as elected in 147 Sources for left side file follow pets ans Representa Sources for right side file follow served 17 ye after the Notes Congress after the Notes No sources shown here No sources shown here See Also Reports Overview Individual Tab Preview Reports How to Save Reports to a File How to Print a Range of Pages Sessions Report The Sessions Report shows information about all GENMatcher Sessions Navigation To run the Sessions Report On the main toolbar click Reports B On the Reports screen click the Sessions tab Optionally on the Sessions tab set the report options On the Reports screen preview the report by clicking Preview Or Print the report by clicking Print Or Save the report to a file by clicking Save to File To view a report saved to a
19. EE EE N 33 Belle ENE RE EO RR EE 34 Ti AE E E 35 dele ME EE RE EE EE EE EE EE OE EE RANA ARAS 36 Descendants Tab isch eaae a ED ESE KERE Re GR onus GEKEER EE ESE Se RE BERE EER ERK EER Ee DEER EER RE ER 37 Reports 38 Teel g AO nd EE OE EE EE OE OR N OE EE EO OE 38 Matches Report RE ERENS RO EER RE SKKE RS WEEN ER ER RERNR RSG See RR ERA KANER RE DER ER EER EE KRE Re ERNS EER RES KNE EE EEN DR ER RES aait 40 General File Information Report iss see ee ee ER EER RAGE Ee AR AR ER AR RR Re Ge Ee AR Re ER RR RA Re Ge Ge AR RR ER RR RA Re Ge Ee ee ee ee 42 Individ al RO Ge ER OE OR ORE OR ER nie 44 Sessions Report RR RE OE EE EE EE 47 Preview eie KO EE EE N OR N 49 Tutorials 50 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Contents Il OO N Oa BOON AA Ad mk N a O GO 13 14 15 16 17 18 Part VI OO N OO BOON Tutorial OVervleW see RE EE REGEER GR RE ER TREE GREG ER ERGE DEERE EE EER N REED TREE GEREEN ARENDE RR EE EG EN AR REED sabe EE EBER SWEER ER KERE EE EE ER 50 How to Understand Index Numbers uses ee ee ee Ra Re Ee RR RR ER RE RA Re Ge ER AR RR RR RE Rae Ge Ee AR RR RR RE Re Ge Ge Ke AR nnmnnn nna 50 How to Understand RIN REF Values uses ee ee ees ka seek ee ee ek RR RE Ra Re Ge Ee AR RR RR RE Rae Ge Re ee RR RR RE Re Ge Ge Re AR ER RR RR ee 51 How to View General Information About a File sesse ee esse see Ee Re Ek RR RE Rae Ge Ee ER RR RR Re Ge Ge Ke RR ER EER ae 51 How to View Detailed In
20. Individual Report Family Tab Pedigree Tab Descendants Tab General Tab Information about the file s you are viewing Detailed individual information Family group view father mother parents and children Pedigree chart displaying 4 generations Descendants All of the descendants of an individual The General tab displays general information about the genealogy file s General individual Family Pedigree Descendants Date Individuals Marriages Notes Sources Submitter Information Name Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Address Line 3 Web Site Phone Email Header Information File Type Database Version 2 145 1 042 0 1 Legacy Genealogy Database 3s C Mudcreek Data USA Presidents All Format 3 915 776 09 Jan 2002 1 29 AM C Mudcreek Data USA Presidents All Formats Size 3 895 296 E Date 12 Mar 2002 5 45 PM Individuals 7 999 Marriages 3 263 Notes 713 Sources 111 Submitter Information Name Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Address Line 3 Country Phone Email Header Information Source PAF Oldest Version 500 Version 500 aw Individuals 0 K IT lt v This tab has three sections File Information Submitter Header Information Displays information about the file Name name of the file Size size of the file in bytes Date date and time of file s last update Individuals number of individuals Marriages
21. Matching Grid Colors Non Match Set the color for non matches in the matching grid 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 30 Matching Grid Colors Questionable Set the color for questionable matches 2 in the matching grid Matching Grid Colors Unknown Set the color for unknown matches in the matching grid Matching Grid Colors Alternate row highlighting Set the background color for alternate rows in the Matching Grid Individual Tab Colors Same information Set the color for identical information on the Individual tab Individual Tab Colors Different information Set the color for different information on the Individual tab Individual Tab Colors Non matching information Set the color for unique that is non matching information on the Individual tab Reset Colors Reset all colors to their defaults Help Display help text for this screen Save option changes and exit Options X Cancel Exit Options without saving changes Legacy Tab 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 31 MudCreek GENMatcher Options General Display Colors Cache Names of Individuals for faster displaying Caching individual names causes slower loading time but speeds up the displaying of information However it requires more memory for this option Cache Names of Individuals for faster displaying This option allows GENMatcher to cache individual n
22. Viewing Tabs Reference Information System Requirements Contact Information Ordering Information Contacting MudCreek Software Ordering GENMatcher The GENMatcher trial version differs from the full version in three ways e A maximum of four matches are displayed e Finding duplicates is disabled e Printing and saving reports are disabled To purchase a full license of GENMatcher please go to www mudcreek ca for more information Installing GENMatcher Web Site Download instructions The file that is downloaded from the web genmatchersetup exe is an installation program for GENMatcher After you have downloaded this file from the web you need to run it in order to install GENMatcher on your computer If you don t know where it has been downloaded please follow these steps 1 Right click with your mouse on the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop 2 Select the Find item 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Overview 4 3 Type genmatchersetup exe in the Named section 4 Press the Find now button It will display where the genmatchersetup exe file is located on your computer Double click on this file to start installing GENMatcher Installation Steps The install program will go through the following steps 1 The first screen is a small message box asking you if you want to install GENMatcher on your computer Click Yes to continue You can exit or cancel at any time 2 Next is a welcome scree
23. Windows program e 5MB of hard drive space is required for the application and data files More free space is required while viewing genealogy files The size of free space requires depends on the size of the genealogy file Reading Legacy files e To view Legacy files GENMatcher requires the Microsoft Access DAO drivers to be installed You can install Legacy version 3 0 in order to install the correct drivers required Legacy is a free 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Reference 60 download at www legacyfamilytree com 6 5 What is GENMatcher GENMatcher quickly compares two genealogy files for matches or one genealogy file for duplicates Features e Reads all popular file formats e GEDCOM which is used by all popular genealogy programs e Personal Ancestral File PAF 3 4 and 5 e The Master Genealogist TMG 4 x e Family Tree Maker FTW FBK e Legacy FDB e Temple Submission File SUB XXX e Compare files between any of the supported file formats Files do not have to be the same format to be compared No other software required e No risk to your data Compare without needing to import or change your data e Use GENMatcher to analyze genealogy data e Tag found matches or duplicates as a confirmed match a non match a questionable match or an unknown match e Save and recall any number of work sessions e Run reports e Matches Report e Generation Information Report e Individual Report e Sessions Report
24. blank surnames Given Names IE coal Length 5 Birth Dates F Days 180 Blank dates Use places _ Use blank names Chr Dates Days Blank dates Use places Death Dates Days C Blank dates Use places Burial Dates Days 180 Blank dates Use places Compatible Gender C Ignore Spaces _ ignore Punctuation me ES 2 co e On this step the matching criteria options are specified They are saved as part of the session s definition and are used when the data is compared e All selected matching criteria are cumulative For example by default as show above surnames are matched using exact names the first 5 letters of the given names must match and the birth dates must be within 180 days of each other Match comparisons are based on e Surname this criteria is always used and can be modified using these options e Use exact name match on all letters that is surnames names must match exactly e Use soundex to match match names using a soundex comparison which tries to match on similarly spelled names For example both Smith and Smythe would match Use blank surnames this option allows a match to be made for individuals that do not have a surname For example Abe with no surname will potentially match with Abe Smith e LY Given Names check this option to match on given names e Length by default only the first 5 letters is used for comparing given n
25. delete sessions click Session Manager EI See Also New Session Wizard Session Manager Session Properties 2 7 New Session Wizard The New Session Wizard is used to add Sessions There are several steps wizard pages needed when adding a Session Navigation To display the New Session Wizard 1 On the main toolbar click New Session Wizard 2 f The New Session Wizard can also be run from the Session Manager Screen Display Type of Session 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 15 MudCreek GENMatcher GENMatcher New Session Wizard Type of Session Please select the type of session to create Find duplicate individuals in a file e On the New Session Wizard s startup screen you need to select the type of session to create Sessions can be used to either compare two files for matches or to find duplicates in a file e Choose between comparing two files for matches or one file for duplicates e Click Next Next gt when ready to go to the next step e Click Cancel _X Cancel to exit the New Session Wizard without adding a new session File Selections 2 Files Comparing Two Files 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 16 GENMatcher New Session Wizard File Selections Please select files to compare Enter Left File Enter Right File If the option Compare two files was selected in the first step here you need to select the two files to
26. e Print preview or save reports as a e Adobe Portable Document Format PDF file e HTML file e Rich Text Format RTF file e JPEG JPG file e Bitmap BMP file e Enhance Meta File EMF file e Works incredibly fast See Also Quick Hel 6 6 What is GENViewer GENViewer is another Mudcreek utility that is used to view search and analyze genealogy files Features Reads all popular file formats e GEDCOM which is used by all popular genealogy programs e Personal Ancestral File PAF 3 4 and 5 e The Master Genealogist TMG 4 x e Family Tree Maker FTW FBK e Legacy FDB e Temple Submission File SUB XXX Incredibly fast Reads genealogy files in seconds not minutes without having to import data into your genealogy program 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 61 MudCreek GENMatcher 6 7 6 8 e Analyze genealogy data e Highlight individuals based on one or more conditions Select from over 80 unique conditions such as Sibling Surname and Has No Birth Date Combine them using AND or OR conditions e Display independent family groups within a genealogy file called Islands e Search Internet genealogy web sites for your ancestors at a click of a button e Search your computer for individuals in genealogy files e Create self viewing GEDCOM files that you can email so that others can see exactly what you see on your screen For more information about GENViewer please visit our web site www mu
27. file click the option View after before clicking Save to File PONS Report Options Set the report options in the Sessions tab on the Reports screen 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Reports 48 Matches General Individual M Grey alternating lines Options Grey alternating lines This option adds a grey shaded background to alternating rows of the report Report Layout Indicates if the session s data is out of date Sessions Report compared to the file s Name Type Left File Right File Last Update Items Outdated Default Session File to File C Mudcreek Data Tuttle C Mudcreek Data Tuttle 04 Dec 2003 09 57 PM 2 588 Tuttle 2000 08 ged Tuttle 2003 05 ged Paks Sas ok uspres fdb Duplicates Duplicates C Mudcreek Data USA Ns i the session s Presidents All last update Formats uspres fdb TESE EF uspres fdb VS uspres ged File to File C Mudcreek Data USA C Mudcreek Data USA 05 Dec 2003 10 35 P Presidents All Presidents All Formats uspres fdb Formats uspres ged uspres ged Duplicates Duplicates C Mudcreek Data USA 04 Dec 2003 03 58 PM Presidents All Formats uspres ged comparison matches in the session See Also Reports Overview Preview Reports How to Save Reports to a File How to Print a Range of Pages 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 49 MudCreek GENMatcher 4 6 Preview Reports Use the Report screen s Preview function to
28. names set this option to 0 to make full comparisons Use blank names this option allows a match to be made for individuals that do not have given names For example Smith with no given names will potentially match with Abe Smith Birth Dates check this option to match on birth dates e Days set how close dates can be in days for them to considered a match set this option to 0 to make exact date comparisons e Blank dates if checked a blank date will be considered a match with another date or blank date Use places if checked the birth place will be used for comparing births e Length when Use places is checked this is the length used to compare locations Blank places when Use places is checked if this option is checked blank locations will be considered a match with other another locations or blank location e LY Chr Dates check this option to match on christening dates e Days set how close dates can be in days for them to considered a match set this option to 0 to make exact date comparisons e Blank dates if checked a blank date will be considered a match with another date or blank date e Use places if checked the christening place will be used for comparing christenings e Length when Use places is checked this is the length used to compare locations Blank places when Use places is checked if this option is checked blank locations will be considered a match with other anothe
29. refer to the text below GENMatcher can be used to find duplicates in a file or to find matches in two files This screen shows the layout when finding matches in two files MudCreek GENMatcher 1 03 uspres fdb VS uspres paf File Edit View Tools Help 2 EE Bes lt gt gt G B ETE v Items 1 097 of 1 097 Janet Adair 301 a 1714 Janet Adair 301 EE 1714 Abigail Adams 1604 14 Jul 1765 AFR Adams 1604 14 Jul 1765 Charles Adams 1606 29 May 1770 Charles Adams 1606 29 May 1770 Charles Francis Adams 1627 18 Aug 1807 Charles Francis Adams 1627 18 Aug 1807 _ General Individual Family Pedigree Descendants C Order by Difference Sex Female E TYPE nN fs Date information NGS f Date information 301 Bush 241 Janet Adair Janet Adair Roth Down Ireland Roth Down Ireland Samuel Holliday m Samuel Holliday m William Holliday b Abt 1755 Rat William Holliday b Abt 1755 Rath 301 Bush 241 301 Bush 241 Left C Mudcreek Data USA Presidents All Formats uspres fdb F 1 042 D 09 Jan 2002 12 29 AM Right C Mudcreek Data USA Presidents All Formats uspres paf Eg F 3 263 D 12 Mar 2002 4 45 PM 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 10 Toolbar The main toolbar allows you to have quick access to some features such as printing reports or selecting a comparison
30. than 10 emails per week This mailing list is used by GENMatcher users to share guestions ideas and problems about working with GENMatcher Any member of the mailing list can post a message To join email GENMatcher subscribe yahoogroups com To leave email GENMatcher unsubscribe yahoogroups com To post a message email GENMatcher yahoogroups com How to Make Suggestions or Comments about GENMatcher MudCreek Software welcomes all user comments e Fora suggestion send an email to suggest mudcreek ca e Fora question or help send an email to service mudcreek ca How to Display LDS Information To display LDS information in GENMatcher 1 On the main screen click the Options menu item on the Tools menu This will display the Options dialog box 2 Enable the option Use LDS Information See Also Options Overview How to Customize GENMatcher To customize GENMatcher 1 On the main screen Options menu item on the Tools menu This will display the Options dialog box 2 Enable or disable options by clicking on their check boxes See Also Options Overview How to Install a Newer Version of GENMatcher To install a newer version of GENMatcher on your computer 1 Download the latest version of GENMatcher from www mudcreek ca The file will be named genmatchersetup exe 2 Run this latest version of GENMatcher that you downloaded The installation process will ask you for different options and directory locations please
31. Descendants All of the descendants of an individual Sessions Sessions let you save and recall your work later e Create new sessions using the New Session Wizard B F e The Session Manager E is used to select and manage sessions e Session Properties let you edit session criteria Finding Individuals Use Find Name Gi to quickly find individuals in the main grid See Also Matching Grid Sessions Session Manager Session Properties Tab Views Find Name User Interface Session Manager The first time that you run GENMatcher the Session Manager is displayed The Session Manager is used to Open a saved session Create new sessions Edit sessions e e e e Delete sessions To automatically load the last session without using the Session Manager set the option Automatically load last session on the Options screen Navigation To display the Session Manager 1 On the main toolbar click Session Manager B 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 8 Screen Display GENMatcher Session Manager Session Name type Last Update uspres fdb VS uspres paf Files 04 Jan 2004 07 48 PM l 1 055 Session name uspres fdb V S uspres paf Last update 04 Jan 2004 07 48 PM Session type Files Possible matches 1 055 Left side file C Mudcreek Data USA Presidents All Formats uspres fdb Right side file C Mudcreek Data USA Presidents All Formats uspres paf E New Session Ep eot X
32. Information 3 Refresh 14 losing matching tags 14 Releases 52 58 Reload 14 Report Preview 49 Reports 12 38 49 54 55 Reports Overview 38 Restore settings at startup 26 RIN Values 51 Understanding 51 S Save to File 38 Saved Sessions 14 Saving Reports toa File 54 Saving screen size and positions 26 Saving to File 38 Screen position 26 saving 26 Screen size 26 saving 26 Service 57 Session Manager 7 Session Properties 21 Sessions 7 14 21 Sessions Report 47 Sources 51 Splash Screen 26 Startup 26 Subscribe to Mailing List 52 Suggestions 53 Support 57 System Requirements 3 59 Ts Tabs 3 32 33 34 35 36 37 Tags 14 The Master Genealogist 61 Tips 50 53 54 55 TMG 61 Toolbar 12 Trial Version 3 55 Tutorial 50 U Uninstalling GENMatcher 3 5 Unsubscribe to Mailing List 52 Updates 58 Use LDS Information 26 53 User Agreement 55 User License 55 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Index Using GENMatcher 3 V Version 52 Versions 58 View After 38 View Reports 49 54 Views 32 W Warning about losing matching tags 14 Warranty 55 Web Site 57 Welcome 3 What is GENMatcher 60 What is GENViewer 60 64 2004 MudCreek Software Inc
33. OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES In no event shall MudCreek s total liability to Licensee for all damages losses and causes of action whether in contract tort including negligence or otherwise exceed the amount paid by Licensee for the Software and its documentation 5 Language It is the express wish of the parties that this Agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English C est la volont expresse des parties que la pr sente convention ainsi que les documents qui s y rattachent soient r dig s en anglais Copyright 1999 2004 MudCreek Software Inc All rights reserved MudCreek Software Inc 12 Archibald Dr Fall River NS Canada B2T 1E8 Web http www mudcreek ca Email General Information info mudcreek ca Customer Service service mudcreek ca 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 57 MudCreek GENMatcher 6 2 Contact Information Internet Email Mail Fax www mudcreek ca e General Information info mudcreek ca e Customer Service service mudcreek ca MudCreek Software Inc 12 Archibald Dr Fall River Nova Scotia B2T 1E8 Canada 253 276 3880 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Reference 58 6 3 Updates and Releases Version 1 03 January 14 2004 Matching Fixed matching based on places General New menu item Enter License New Menu item Purchase GENMatcher New dialog box to display trial information Added Trial Version i
34. Tabs Overview General Tab General Report Individual Report Family Tab Pedigree Tab Descendants Tab Family Tab Unchecking this option causes GENMatcher to display events in the following order 1 Virtual Events Birth Christening Death and Burial events 2 LDS events if the option Use LDS Information is set on the Options screen 3 User Events 4 Parents 5 Marriages spouses and children Sex of the individual Male Female or Unknown Description of the event type or item N indicates that a note is assigned to the event or information Here George Washington has a note assigned to him indicated by the N in the row that has RIN AFN Custom The text in the note is displayed in the bottom left section of the tab S indicates that a source is assigned to the event or information The source is displayed in the bottom of the tab to the right of the note This column displays the date of the event or information in the row The information column displays a detailed description of the event Any notes and sources for the selected item in the grid are displayed below the grid At the bottom of the screen for each file the status bar displays full text of the Information fields from the left and right sides The Family Tab displays the family information for the selected individuals in the Matching Grid The individual is displayed in the top left along with the their parents Beneath the individual s
35. WordPerfect JPEG Image format Can be used in a web page BMP Window s Bitmap file format EMF Enhanced Meta File format These files can be imported into drawing programs such as CorelDraw 5 Click Save to save the report to a file See Also Reports Overview Matches Report General File Information Report Individual Report Sessions Report 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 55 MudCreek GENMatcher How to Print a Range of Pages 5 18 How to Print a Range of Pages To print a range of pages 1 On the main toolbar click Reports 2 On the Reports screen click one of the tabs Each tab represents a report 3 On the Reports screen click Print 4 On the Print screen click Pages and set the page range Name ESE Properties Ready Type HP LaserJet 3100 Where HPLJ3100 Comment Print range See Also Reports Overview Matches Report General File Information Report Individual Report Sessions Report How to Save Reports to a File 6 Reference 6 1 GENMatcher End User License Agreement EULA Software License Agreement for GENMatcher 1 Copyright This Software is owned by Mudcreek Software Inc MudCreek and is protected by Canadian copyright law and international copyright treaty 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Reference 56 1 1 Trial Version Trial free evaluation versions of the software can be copied and given to other individuals Tr
36. abs The General Information tab has two versions one where the session is for finding duplicates in a file the other where the session is for comparing two files The Session Properties screen cannot be used to change the type of session that is change between finding duplicates in one file and finding matches in two files Navigation To display the Session Properties screen 1 On the main toolbar click Session Properties ES Screen Display General Information Tab 1 File Finding Duplicates in a File The General Information tab is used to set the session s name and the data file s Here when finding duplicates just one file is used Session Properties ion Comparison Options Session Name uspres paf Duplicates Enter file to compare C Mudcreek D ata USA Presidents All Formats uspres paf Session Name Description of each saved session The session names are unique ar Enter file to compare Click Open File to help you select a file You can also type the file path 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 22 and name or select a previous entry from the dropdown list by clicking The file must already exist Help Display help text for this screen Save changes and exit Session Properties _X Cancel Exit Session Properties without saving changes General Information Tab 2 Files Comparing Two Files The General Information tab is used to set the s
37. ames set this option to 0 to make full comparisons e Use blank names this option allows a match to be made for individuals that do not have given names For example Smith with no given names will potentially match with Abe Smith e Birth Dates check this option to match on birth dates e Days set how close dates can be in days for them to considered a match set this option to 0 to make exact date comparisons Blank dates if checked a blank date will be considered a match with another date or blank date 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 19 MudCreek GENMatcher e Use places if checked the birth place will be used for comparing births e Length when Use places is checked this is the length used to compare locations e Blank places when Use places is checked if this option is checked blank locations will be considered a match with other another locations or blank location Chr Dates check this option to match on christening dates e Days set how close dates can be in days for them to considered a match set this option to 0 to make exact date comparisons Blank dates if checked a blank date will be considered a match with another date or blank date e Use places if checked the christening place will be used for comparing christenings e Length when Use places is checked this is the length used to compare locations e Blank places when Use places is checked if this optio
38. ames while viewing a Legacy database This increases displaying speed but increases loading time Help Display help text for this screen Save option changes and exit Options X Cancel Exit Options without saving changes TMG Tab 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 32 Options Display Tag Sentence Construction Rules on the Individual Tab C When constructing marriages include the Engagement Tag The TMG database must be re loaded when changed X Cancel Display Tag Sentence Construction Rules on the Individual Tab If checked GENMatcher will display construction sentences of events in the Notes area of the Individual Tab When constructing marriages include the Engagement Tag This option indicates that engagement tags should be used as if the individuals are married Help Display help text for this screen H Save option changes and exit Options X Cancel Exit Options without saving changes 3 Tab Views 3 1 Tabs Overview In GENMatcher you can open either just one file to check for duplicates or open two files to check for matches between the two files The Tab Views show information about the open file s General Individual Family Pedigree Descendants 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 33 MudCreek GENMatcher 3 2 General Individual Family Pedigree See Also General Tab General Report Individual Tab
39. ave Reports to a File esse see ee ee Ek ER RE RA Re Ge Ee Re Ek RR RE RA Re Ge Ee RR RR RR RA nannaa RR Rae Ge Ke Re ERK ER ee 54 How to Print a Range of Pages cccccssecccesseeceeeeneeeeeeeneeseeeseeeeeesuaeseseseaeeesesaeseeeseaesesesnneeeesaes 55 Reference 55 GENMatcher End User License Agreement EULA ee ee esse ee ee ee ee RR Re RR RR Re RR RR Re RR RR Re Re ER EE 55 Contact Information EER REKE SG SERE ER KERE EE Se RARR KEER RE RR EE Ee RaDa ER REKE ES RARR EE ENE A GR EE Ee De KERE ER Re ER EE Gee Geb Ee 57 Updates and Releases EER aa E EER RR EES DE ERA AE EER GER RR NEKKE EED EKS e NAG DR AEEA 58 System R guiremMentS issis EN OR OE EE EE ER OE ARRIBAA 59 What is ed El ES OR N OE EE 60 What is Ed MS IE EE ER EE EE Ee EE aE nania 60 Reading TMG Databases eie see ee EE RR RR RE RAGE AR RE ERG RR RE RARR RR RE RARR RR RR Ra GR RR RE Re GR RR RE Ra GR RR RE Re GR RR RE Ee ae RR RE Ee ae 61 Reading Legacy dl EE neinna nEn RAAN AAOEN EEEa AEAEE EAEn E ES 61 Index 62 2004 MudCreek Software Inc MudCreek GENMatcher 1 1 1 2 1 3 Overview Welcome to GENMatcher Overview What is GENMatcher End User License Agreement EULA Updates and Releases Information for TMG users Information for Legacy users Using GENMatcher Installing GENMatcher on your computer Quick Help for starting to use GENMatcher quickly Main Screen Menu Items Options Reports Searching for Individuals
40. cked comparisons will ignore spaces in the data e LY Ignore Punctuation if checked comparisons will ignore punctuation amp J3 lt gt _ in the data e Click Back lt Back to return to the previous step e Click Next Next gt when ready to go to the next step X Cancel e Click Cancel to exit the New Session Wizard without adding a new session Tip you can also select values by right clicking on the Days fields to display a popup menu 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 20 Exact date 6 Months 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 10 Years Session Name GENMatcher New Session Wizard Session Name Please select the name of the session Session Name luspres paf Duplicates e Accept or change it the name that you want to save this session as Session names must be unique This is checked when Finish is clicked lt Back e Click Back to return to the previous step Click Finish to save the session s definition to exit the New Session Wizard Click Cancel _X Caneel to exit the New Session Wizard without adding a new session See Also Sessions Session Manager Session Properties 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 21 MudCreek GENMatcher 2 8 Session Properties The Session Properties screen is used to view and change session definitions This screen has two t
41. current pair of individuals in the Matching Grid as a match which is displayed as lin the grid If the current row in the matching grid is tagged as a match this button is displayed as depressed The hotkey for this is F6 O Non Match Tag the current pair of individuals in the Matching Grid as a non match which is displayed as 2 in the grid If the current row in the matching grid is tagged as a non match this button is displayed as depressed The hotkey for this is F7 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 13 MudCreek GENMatcher 2 5 Questionable 2 Unknown i Find Reports Display Comparisons Items Matching Grid Tag the current pair of individuals in the Matching Grid as a questionable match which is displayed as 2 in the grid If the current row in the matching grid is tagged as a questionable match this button is displayed as depressed The hotkey for this is F8 Tag the current pair of individuals in the Matching Grid as an unknown match which is displayed as lin the grid If the current row in the matching grid is tagged as an unknown match this button is displayed as depressed The hotkey for this is F9 Displays the Find screen which is used to find individuals based on name See the Find dialog for more information The hotkey for this is Ctrl F Display the Reports dialog box Select a comparison display option for the Matching Grid Click or on the name to display the list
42. dcreek ca Reading TMG Databases This section outlines the features in the shareware version of GENMatcher in viewing TMG databases Important Because TMG 4 x is an 16 bit application GENMatcher and TMG can not view the same database at the same time e Only version 4 x TMG databases can be viewed e GENMatcher uses the sort dates of events when the chronological option is used in the Individual Tab e In order to manage child to parent relationships GENMatcher might be required to create temporary families This means that the family count that GENMatcher indicates for a TMG database will be greater that the actual number in the database Reading Legacy Files This section outlines the features in the shareware version of GENMatcher in viewing Legacy databases Important GENMatcher requires Microsoft Access DAO drivers to be installed on your computer before GENMatcher can read Legacy files If you are having problems reading Legacy files with GENMatcher please download a free version of Legacy from www LegacyFamilyTree com and install iton your computer This will install the required Access drivers to allow GENMatcher to read your Legacy files 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Index 62 Index A About GENMatcher 3 About GENMatcher Quick Help Access Database 61 C Colors 26 Comments 53 Company Information 57 Contact Information 3 57 Copyright 55 Current Version 52 Customizing GENMatcher D
43. diate Exercise How to Customize GENMatcher Exercise How to Install a Newer Version of GENMatcher on your Computer Reports Exercise How to View Reports Exercise How to Save Reports to a File Exercise How to Print a Range of Pages in a Report 5 2 How to Understand Index Numbers GENMatcher gives each individual in a genealogy file a consecutive number starting with the value of one They are assigned in the order found in the genealogy file This value is independent of the RIN 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 51 MudCreek GENMatcher 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 values used by some genealogy programs See Also How to Understand RIN REF Values How to Understand RIN REF Values RIN Numbers RIN numbers are used by several genealogy programs They are used to give each individual a unique ID When viewing a genealogy file that supports RIN numbers GENMatcher will display the RIN number REF Values Reference values are used in GEDCOM files They give each individual and marriage a unique reference They are alphanumeric When viewing a GEDCOM file GENMatcher will display the REF value See Also How to Understand Index numbers How to View General Information About a File 1 Click on the General tab 2 This tab displays general information about the genealogy file The submitter and the number of individuals marriages notes and sources are displayed See Also General Tab Tabs Overview Ho
44. display option Matching Grid The matching grid lists pairs of individuals Each pair can be tagged as a Match E Non Match 2 Questionable 2 or Unknown 2 Tabs Each tab is used to display a different type of information found in the genealogy data file s you are viewing In the above example the General tab is selected Status Bar At the bottom of the screen for each file the status bar displays the total number of individuals l and families F and the file s last modified date D If only one file is used for finding duplicates in a file the status bar shows just that one See Also Quick Help Main Menu Toolbar Matching Grid Tabs 2 3 Main Menu This section outlines GENMatcher s main menu File gm Edit View Tools Help New Session Ctri N Session Properties Session Manager Ctrl M Reports Ctrl P Exit New Session Creates a new session using the New Session Wizard The hotkey for this is Ctri N Session Properties Display the Session Properties dialog box Session Manager Display the Session Manager to select or maintain add change delete Sessions The hotkey for this is Ctrl M Reports Reports dialog box The hotkey for this is Ctrl P Exit Exit GENMatcher Edit 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 11 MudCreek GENMatcher View Tools Help Find Name Search Again Set as a Match lt gt Set as a Non Match Set as Questionable Set as U
45. ession s name and the data file s Here when comparing files for matches two files are used Session Properties ipa re a General Information Comparison Options Session Name uspres fdb VS uspres paf Left side file C Mudereek Data USA Presidents All Formats uspres fdb Right side file gt es i C Mudcreek D ata USA Presidents All Formats uspres paf Session Name Description of each saved session The session names are unique Left side file Set the left side file Click Open File to help you select a file You can also type the file path and name or select a previous entry from the dropdown list by clicking The file must already exist Right side file Set the left side file Click Open File to help you select a file You can also type the file path and name or select a previous entry from the dropdown list by 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 23 MudCreek GENMatcher clicking The file must already exist Peer Display help text for this screen Save changes and exit Session Properties _X Caneel Exit Session Properties without saving changes Comparison Options Tab The Comparison Options tab is used to specify the comparison criteria that GENMatcher uses for finding duplicates in a file or comparing two files These are the same criteria as when defining a session using the New Session Wizard All selected matching criteria is cumulati
46. formation About an Individual ese ee Re ee Ee RE ER RR RE RE AE Ee Ke RR ER RR ee 51 How to View Notes and Sources of an Individual esse ss ee ee Ek RE RE RA Ee Ee AE ER RR RR Re AE Ge Ke ER KERK 51 How to View Family Information ee esse ee ee Rae RR RE RR RR RE RR RR RE RAAR RR KERR GR RR RE Re Ge RR RE Re GR RR RE Re GR RR RE Ke ae RR RE Ee ae 51 How to View Pedigree Information ee see ee EE RE RR RE RR RR RE ERGE RR EE REG RR RE ERG R RR RE ERGER RR RE Re GR RR RE Re ae RR RE Ee ae 52 How to View Information About Descendants e ese esse see Ee ee ER RE RE Rae Ge Ee AE RR RR Re Ge Ge Ke Re ER EER ae 52 How to View the Current Version of GENMatcher esse see ee ee ek RR Rae Ge Ee RR RR RR Re Ge Ge Re RR ER ER RE ee 52 How to Join or Leave GENMatcher Mailing Lists ees ee EER RR RE RR RR RE ERGE RR RE RR Ge RR KEER Ge RR RE Ee ae 52 How to Make Suggestions or Comments about GENMatcher ees see ee EE Rae RR EE RR RR RR ER ER 53 How to Display LDS Information sees ee Re EE RE RR RR RE RR RR RE REG RR KERR GR RR RE Re GR AR RE ERGER RR RE Re GR RR RE Re ae RR RE Ee ae 53 How to Customize GENMatcher iseer ee ee ee ee Ra Re Ge Ee Re Ek ER RE RA Re Ge Ee ER sees Rae Ge Ee ee ER RR RR Re Ge Ge Re Re ER EER ae 53 How to Install a Newer Version of GENMatcher uie se see ee ee ek RR RE Rae Ge Ee AE RR RR Re Ge Ge Ke Re ER ER ee 53 Howto VIEW deel OE RE EE RA OE AE RA OE EA RE EE EE 54 How to S
47. h a questionable match or an unknown match e Save and recall any number of work sessions e Run reports e Matches Report e Generation Information Report e Individual Report e Sessions Report e Print preview or save reports as a Adobe Portable Document Format PDF file HTML file Rich Text Format RTF file JPEG JPG file Bitmap BMP file e Enhance Meta File EMF file e Works incredibly fast What GENMatcher Doesn t Do e GENMatcher can t edit or make any changes It is a tool for analyzing your genealogy information not for changing it Matching Grid The grid located at the top of the main window displays match comparisons Individual comparisons can be tagged using the toolbar buttons o and o The matching grid also shows the tags EI D 2 and 2 Tags can be cleared by clicking on the toolbar button that is depressed which corresponds to the current tag Tab Views In GENMatcher you can open either just one file to check for duplicates or open two files to check for matches between the two files The Tab Views show information about the open file s General Individual Family Pedigree Descendants 2004 MudCreek Software Inc MudCreek GENMatcher 2 1 General Information about the file s you are viewing Individual Detailed individual information Family Family group view father mother parents and children Pedigree Pedigree chart displaying 4 generations
48. h individual at page 1 Show file 1 information Show file 2 information In the list of individuals select the individuals to be output on the report by clicking in the checkbox on the left By default only the selected matching pair from the main screen s matching gird is selected Other option features Select All Y Unselect All g Inverse Selection Select All Matches Select all individuals in the list This function is also available on the list s right click menu Unselect all individuals in the list This function is also available on the list s right click menu Inverse selections for all individuals in the list This function is also available on the list s right click menu Select individuals that are tagged as a match in the main screen s Matching Grid This function is also available on the list s right click menu 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Reports 46 select All Non Matches 2 Select All Questionables S Select All Unknowns Data Item Types Y Matching Y Non Matching M Missing Data Order by difference Print notes amp sources M Grey alternating lines Y Start each individual at page 1 M Show file 1 information M Show file 2 information Report Layout Select individuals that are tagged as a non match in the main screen s Matching Grid This function is also available on the list s right click menu Select individ
49. ial versions are feature limited Only four 4 matches are displayed and printing and saving to a file is disabled You may continue to use the software in its limited form 1 2 User License Registered paid versions of this software can be copied and installed without restriction as long as only one individual accesses the software at a time Otherwise each individual must have a separate license 2 Restrictions You may not copy lend sublicense time share rent or lease a registered paid version of this software to other individuals You may not disassemble reverse engineer or decompile this software You may not distribute registration keys for this software to other individuals 3 Disclaimer of Warranty Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the use of the Software and all accompanying documentation is at Licensee s sole risk The Software and documentation are provided AS IS and without warranty of any kind 4 Limitation of Liability TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE SHALL MUDCREEK AND ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF MUDCREEK OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED
50. le How to Print a Range of Pages 4 3 General File Information Report The General File Information Report shows file information data that corresponds to the General Tab on the main screen Navigation To run the General File Information Report 1 On the main toolbar click Reports B 2 On the Reports screen click the General tab 3 Optionally on the General tab set the report options 4 On the Reports screen preview the report by clicking Preview Or Print the report by clicking Print Or Save the report to a file by clicking Save to File To view a report saved to a file click the option View after before clicking Save to File Report Options 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 43 MudCreek GENMatcher Set the report options in the General tab on the Reports screen Matches General individual ED V Show file 1 Sessions information Show file 2 information Options Show file 1 information Show file 2 information Report Layout Set this option to have the left side file 1 data included in the report Set this option to have the right side file 2 data included in the report 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Reports 44 Information File 1 File Type Database Version File Description Information Name Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 Web Site Country Phone Email Stats File Name File Size File Date Individuals Families No
51. n for GENMatcher Press the Next button 3 The following screen is used by the installation program to know where you want GENMatcher to be installed on your computer The default directory is c program files mudcreek GENMatcher It is recommended to use this directory by pressing the Next gt button However you can change this location by selected a different directory 4 Next the program group where GENMatcher will be located in the Windows Start Programs Menu of your computer is displayed For example If you select the default name of MudCreek you will find a MudCreek folder when you click the Windows Start button and then the All Programs or Programs menu item In the MudCreek folder you will find GENMatcher 5 Finally press the Install button to start installing GENMatcher on your computer 6 After GENMatcher is installed on your computer it will display the Session Manager which is used to create or select a session 2004 MudCreek Software Inc MudCreek GENMatcher 1 4 1 5 GENMatcher Session Manager Session Name liye Last Update uspres fdb VS uspres paf Files 04 Jan 2004 07 48 PM 1 055 Session name uspres fdb VS uspres paf Last update 04 Jan 2004 07 48 PM Session type Files Possible matches 1 055 Left side file C Mudcreek Data USA Presidents All Formats uspres fdb Right side file C Mudcreek Data USA Presidents All Formats uspres paf new session Ep eat
52. n is checked blank locations will be considered a match with other another locations or blank location e Death Dates check this option to match on death dates e Days set how close dates can be in days for them to considered a match set this option to 0 to make exact date comparisons Blank dates if checked a blank date will be considered a match with another date or blank date e Use places if checked the place of death will be used for comparing deaths e Length when Use places is checked this is the length used to compare locations Blank places when Use places is checked if this option is checked blank locations will be considered a match with other another locations or blank location Burial Dates check this option to match on burial dates e Days set how close dates can be in days for them to considered a match set this option to 0 to make exact date comparisons Blank dates if checked a blank date will be considered a match with another date or blank date e Use places if checked the burial place will be used for comparing burials e Length when Use places is checked this is the length used to compare locations Blank places when Use places is checked if this option is checked blank locations will be considered a match with other another locations or blank location e Y Compatible Gender if checked comparisons will use genders male female and unknown e LY Ignore Spaces if che
53. n the title bar Added Buy now in the toolbar Version 1 02 January 12 2004 Matching Matching tags are now persistent They are no longer lost when refreshing the session data Also minor changes to the source data files will no longer cause the matching tags to be lost Fixed problems with matching Fixed matching grid color now displayed as set in Options Fixed problem with the tab view not updated as the display options on the main toolbar were changed Matches Report Fixed landscape output position of unknown tag Version 1 01 January 5 2004 ne Quick Help added Each one only appears once To see them again on the Help menu click on Reset Quick Help Dialog Boxes Help buttons added to dialog boxes and on report previewer Make a Suggestion to MudCreek menu item added to Help menu Matching Replaced Possible Match button with Questionable question mark button to tag matches Added Unknown button yellow diamond to the main toolbar It s used for the initial comparison state In version 1 00 this state was displayed as a blank in the matching grid now it is a yellow diamond In Options can now set the color of unknown matches 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 59 MudCreek GENMatcher 6 4 On exit of Session Properties can now press Cancel when warned about losing matching tags This allows a return back to the Session Properties screen to cancel all session changes so
54. nknown Find Name Search Again Set as a Match Set as a Non Match Set as Questionable Set as Unknown View Refresh General Tab Individual Tab Family Tab Pedigree Tab Descendant Tab Displays the Find screen which is used to find individuals based on name See the Find dialog for more information The hotkey for this is Ctrl F Searches again for the name The Find dialog is displayed if no name was searched for previously The hotkey for this is F3 Tag the current pair of individuals in the Matching Grid as a match which is displayed as Elin the grid The hotkey for this is F6 Tag the current pair of individuals in the Matching Grid as not a match which is displayed as K4in the grid The hotkey for this is F7 Tag the current pair of individuals in the Matching Grid as a questionable match which is displayed as 2 in the grid The hotkey for this is F8 Tag the current pair of individuals in the Matching Grid as unknown which is displayed as SJ in the grid The hotkey for this is F9 Refresh All data of the current Session is refreshed Matching is done again The hotkey for this is F5 General Tab Moves to the General Tab in the main screen Individual Tab Moves to the Individual Tab in the main screen Family Tab Moves to the Family Tab in the main screen Pedigree Tab Moves to the Pedigree Tab in the main screen Descendants Tab Moves to the Descendants Tab in the main screen Tools at N Help
55. om The hotkey for this is Del Go to the first page The hotkey for this is Ctrl PgUp Go to the previous page The hotkey for this is PgUp Go to the next page The hotkey for this is PgDn Go to the last page The hotkey for this is Ctrl PgDn 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Reports 50 Zoom To Fit Set the preview zoom so that the whole report page is visible Zoom 100 Set the preview zoom to 100 Zoom To Width Set the preview zoom so that the report page fits the width of the window 2 Help Display help text for this screen Close Preview Exit Preview Reports See Also Reports Overview How to Save Reports to a File How to Print a Range of Pages 5 Tutorials 5 1 Tutorial Overview This following tutorials will help you to quickly learn the features of GENMatcher The Basics Exercise How to Understand Index numbers Exercise How to Understand RIN REF Values Exercise How to View General Information about a File Exercise How to View Detailed Information about an Individual Exercise How to View Notes Sources of an Individual Exercise How to View Family Information Exercise How to View Pedigree Information Exercise How to View Information About Descendants Exercise How to View the Current Version of GENMatcher Exercise How to Join Leave GENMatcher Mailing Lists Exercise How to Make Suggestions or Comments about GENMatcher Exercise How to Display LDS Information Interme
56. perte Pte Prae The Session Manager has these grid columns Session Name T Last Update Matches Session Name Description of each saved session The session names are unique GENMatcher makes sure of this You can change the session name from the main screen by selecting Session Properties Type Sessions can be File comparing two files for matches or Duplicate finding duplicates in a file Last Update Date and time that the session matching data was last updated Matches Number of items in the session comparison The Session Manager buttons iB New session Creates a new session using the New Session Wizard After making a new session the Session Manager is closed and the new session is opened Ea _ Dist Edit a session s definition using the Session Properties screen 2004 MudCreek Software Inc MudCreek GENMatcher 2 2 i x Delete the currently selected session Confirmation is asked to make sure you want to permanently delete the selected session The Default Session can not be deleted The hotkey for Delete is Del Help Display help text for this screen v Open Open the currently selected session Jin Close the Session Manager screen This will exit GENMatcher when run on startup See Also Sessions New Session Wizard Session Properties Options Main Screen GENMatcher s main screen is divided into several sections For more information click on a screen section or
57. questionable matches in the main screen s Matching Grid This function is also available on the list s right click menu Select individuals that are tagged as unknowns This function is also available on the list s right click menu This option adds a grey shaded background to alternating rows of 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Reports 42 the report Show file 1 information Set this option to have the left side file 1 data included in the report Show file 2 information Set this option to have the right side file 2 data included in the report Report Layout USPRES FDB USPRES GED Name Birth Death Birth Death Janet Adair 301 Abt 1714 Abt 1714 AbigajitAdcannt148n4 Aba 328K SA han SDA i eer Ed om Er me read Individuals j Individual s Individual s Individuals Individual s Charl Name s 1627 Birth Date Death Date Birth Date Death Date Edna Earl ADAMS 2039 19 Apr 1878 8 Aug 1952 Edna Earl Adams 2039 19 Apr 1878 8 Aug 1952 Elihu Adams 1623 1741 1776 Elihu Adams 1623 1741 1776 George Washington Adams 12 Apr 1801 30 Apr 1829 George Washington Adams 12 Apr 1801 30 Apr 1829 1625 A John Adams 1614 1691 lt gt or diamond 1691 1761 John Adams 1601 30 Oct 1735 show the matching tag as 30 Oct 1735 4 jul 1826 set in the main screen grid See Also Reports Overview Matching Grid Preview Reports How to Save Reports to a Fi
58. r locations or blank location e Death Dates check this option to match on death dates e Days set how close dates can be in days for them to considered a match set this option to 0 to make exact date comparisons e Blank dates if checked a blank date will be considered a match with another date or blank date Use places if checked the place of death will be used for comparing deaths e Length when Use places is checked this is the length used to compare locations e Blank places when Use places is checked if this option is checked blank locations will be considered a match with other another locations or blank location e Burial Dates check this option to match on burial dates e Days set how close dates can be in days for them to considered a match set this option to 0 to make exact date comparisons e Blank dates if checked a blank date will be considered a match with another date or blank date e Use places if checked the burial place will be used for comparing burials e Length when Use places is checked this is the length used to compare locations e Blank places when Use places is checked if this option is checked blank locations will be considered a match with other another locations or blank location Compatible Gender if checked comparisons will use genders male female and unknown e Y Ignore Spaces if checked comparisons will ignore spaces in the data e V Ignore Punctuation
59. spouse and spouse s parents are display Children in the bottom grid are sorted by birth date 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Tab Views 36 General individual Family Pedigree Descendants Active Individual Active Individual Janet Adair 301 Janet Adair 301 eS Samuel Holliday 300 Samuel Holliday 300 s Jane Macomson 299 Jane Macomson 299 William Holliday 302 M Abt 1755 William Holliday 302 M Abt 1755 Abigail Adams 1604 F 14Juli765_ _ 10 Jun 1816 i John Quincy Adams 1602 11 Jul 1767 23Feb 1848 Louisa Catherine Johnson 1624 m Susanna Adams 1605 28Dec 1768 4Feb1770 M F Charles Adams 1606 M 29May1770 30Nov1800 Sarah Smith 1609 Thomas Boylston Adams 1607 M 15 Sep 1772 13 Mar 1832 Ann Harrod 1610 Children x In the grid this field displays the child s name In the title the number of children is displayed in parenthesis Sex Sex of the child F for female M for male U for unknown Birth Birth date Death Death date Spouse Spouse of the child See Also Tabs Overview General Tab General Report Individual Tab Individual Report Pedigree Tab Descendants Tab 3 5 Pedigree Tab This Pedigree tab displays 4 generations of the selected individuals in the Matching Grid Also the siblings and children of the individual are listed to the left they are sorted by birth date
60. tes Sources See Also Reports Overview General Tab Preview Reports General File Information Report Header Information Description File 1 Legacy Genealogy Database Information about the genealogy file 3s Information File 2 Application Application Name Application Version Application Corp Application Address Description File 2 PAF Personal Ancestral File 5 1 12 0 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints 50 East North Temple Street Destination Date File name GEDC Version GEDC Form Char Set Submitter Description File 1 Information about the individual that created the genealogy file File Information Description File 1 C Mudcreek Data USA Presidents All Formats uspres fdb Information about the data file 3 915 776 bytes 09 Jan 2002 12 29 AM 2 145 1 042 0 Other 8 Jan 2002 22 53 33 uspres ged 5 5 LINEAGE LINKED ANSEL Description File 2 Luc Comeau 12 Archibald Drive Fall River NS B2T 1E8 Canada 123 1232 luc mudcreek ca Description File 2 C Mudcreek Data USA Presidents All Formats uspres ged 693 140 bytes 08 Jan 2002 11 53 PM 2 145 1 042 0 1 How to Save Reports to a File How to Print a Range of Pages 4 4 Individual Report The Individual Report shows detailed information about individuals that corresponds to the Individual Tab on the main screen Navigation To run the Individual Report i
61. that tags are not lost Individual Tab better matching of marriages and children Sessions In the Session Manager added a confirmation message before deleting a session In the Session Manager after using the New Session Wizard to create a new session the Session Manager is closed and the new session is opened Changed default for new sessions ignore spaces and punctuation are now on by default Session Properties fixed problem with the check for a valid file causing a Cannot Focus a disabled or invisible window error Session Properties fixed problem with renaming the session to an existing name Individual Report Added Match Type to top right of report to show the matching tag for the individual pair Now display the two individual names with IDs instead of just the left one with the two IDs Now shows whether each detail line is a match or non match lt gt This is the same comparison criteria as used in the Individual tab on the main screen Now using same technique as on main screen to check for match type matching non matching missing data This means that comparison settings such as ignoring blanks or punctuation are also used for the report Lining up Notes and Sources of different lengths fixed Sessions Report Fixed problem with blank output Version 1 00 January 2 2004 Initial release System Requirements System Requirements e Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP GENMatcher is a 32 bit
62. the Preview Reports View after Click this option to view the file after it has been saved Peer Display help text for this screen _X Cancel Exit this screen See Also Matches Report General File Information Report Individual Report Sessions Report Preview Reports How to Save Reports to a File How to Print a Range of Pages 42 Matches Report The Matches Report shows matching data that corresponds to the Matching Grid on the main screen Navigation To run the Matches Report On the main toolbar click Reports On the Reports screen click the Matches tab Optionally on the Matches tab set the report options On the Reports screen preview the report by clicking Preview Or Print the report by clicking Print Or Save the report to a file by clicking Save to File To view a report saved to a file click the option View after before clicking Save to File RON Report Options Set the report options in the Matches tab on the Reports screen 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 41 MudCreek GENMatcher Ee Checkmarks Matches Ge indicate that the individuals are selected to appear v Janet Adair 301 Janet Adair 301 lt gt Abigail Adams 1604 Abigail Adams 1604 Charles Adams 1606 Charles Adams 1606 i Charles Francis Adams 1627 Charles Francis Adams 1627 Edna Earl Adams 2039 Edna Earl ADAMS 2039 lt gt ores
63. uals that are tagged as questionable matches in the main screen s Matching Grid This function is also available on the list s right click menu Select individuals that are tagged as unknowns This function is also available on the list s right click menu Set this option to output data items that match exactly between the two files This is indicated by on the report Set this option to output data items that do not match between the two files This is indicated by lt gt on the report Set this option to output data items that are missing in the other file This option allows events to be grouped together by difference that is data that matches data that doesn t match and data that is unique to a file are displayed together Unchecking this option causes GENMatcher to display events in the following order 1 Virtual Events Birth Christening Death and Burial events 2 LDS events if the option Use LDS Information is set on the Options screen 3 User Events 4 Parents 5 Marriages spouses and children Set this option to output notes and sources for each individual This option adds a grey shaded background to alternating rows of the report Set this option to restart page numbering for each individual so that each individual starts as page 1 Set this option to have the left side file 1 data included in the report Set this option to have the right side file 2 data included in the report
64. urce use the mouse cursor to select this row The general source for the individual is indicated in the first row titled REF AFN Custom 4 At the bottom a two line comparison of the data is displayed This makes it easier to compare and find differences General Individual Family Pedigree Descendants C Order by Difference Sex Male Sex Male pe N s Date information Nfs Date Information _ _ REF AFN Custom 2125 1 21257 1 Robert Crooke Wood Matching data is Robert Crooke Wood 23 Sep 1801 Rhode Island shaded green Rhode Island 28 Mar 1869 War TEES Occupation MD N 20 Sep 1829 Ann Margaret Mackall Taylor m 20 Sep 1829 Ann Margaret Mackall Taylor m 2 Non matching data is shaded red Unique data not shown is shaded yellow lis Ann Margaret Mackall Taylor m 20 Sep 1829 Fort Crawford Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin Ann Margaret Mackall Taylor m 20 Sep 1829 Fort Craw ford Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Tab Header Order by Difference This option allows events to be grouped together by difference that is data that matches shaded green data that doesn t match shaded red and data that is unique to a file shaded yellow are displayed together 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 35 MudCreek GENMatcher 3 4 Sex Grid Columns Type N Date Information Notes and Sources Comparison Lines See Also
65. use all the default values during the installation process 3 Your license information will not have to be re entered You do not need to uninstall your old 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Tutorials 54 version first See Also Installing GENMatcher 5 16 How to View Reports To view GENMatcher s reports 1 On the main toolbar click Reports 5 2 On the Reports screen click one of the tabs Each tab represents a report 3 On the Reports screen preview the report by clicking Preview Or Print the report by clicking Print Or Save the report to a file by clicking Save to File To view a report saved to a file click the option View after before clicking Save to File See Also Reports Overview Matches Report General File Information Report Individual Report Sessions Report How to Print a Range of Pages How to Save Reports to a File 5 17 How to Save Reports to a File To save GENMatcher s reports to a file 1 On the main toolbar click Reports E 2 On the Reports screen click one of the tabs Each tab represents a report 3 On the Reports screen click Save to File To view a report saved to a file click the option View after before clicking Save to File 4 On the Save to File screen select the file name and the file type of the report The supported file types are PDF Adobe PDF Acrobat file HTML HTML Web pages RTF Rich Text Format These files can be read by Microsoft Word and
66. ve For example by default as show below surnames are matched using exact names the first 5 letters of the given names must match and the birth dates must be within 180 days of each other Session Properties Surname Use exact name Use soundex to match C Use blank surnames Given Names Length 5 C Use blank names Birth Dates Days 185 mel C Blank dates Use places Chr Dates r 7 Days 180 med C Blank dates Use places Death Dat yor all D aes Days 160 C Blank dates C Use places Burial Dat fon al EO Days 180 C Blank dates C Use places Compatible Gender C Ignore Spaces C Ignore Punctuation The Comparison Options that can be changed are e Surname this criteria is always used and can be modified using these options e Use exact name match on all letters that is surnames names must match exactly e Use soundex to match match names using a soundex comparison which tries to match on similarly spelled names For example both Smith and Smythe would match 2004 MudCreek Software Inc User Interface 24 Use blank surnames this option allows a match to be made for individuals that do not have a surname For example Abe with no surname will potentially match with Abe Smith e Given Names check this option to match on given names e Length by default only the first 5 letters is used for comparing given
67. vidual that is displayed in the pedigree by double clicking on their name Soh gt aun See Also Pedigree Tab Tabs Overview 5 9 How to View Information About Descendants Click on the Descendants tab This tab displays descendant information about individuals The individual is the first one in the descendency list An individual s spouse is displayed on the same line in the list Multiple spouses are indicated with the text 1 of 2 meaning that this spouse is the one of the two marriages for the individual 5 In square brackets the individual s Index number is displayed after their name PONS See Also Descendants Tab Tabs Overview 5 10 How to View the Current Version of GENMatcher To find GENMatcher s current version 1 On the main screen click About on the Help menu 2 GENMatcher s version is displayed at the top 5 11 How to Join or Leave GENMatcher Mailing Lists There are two Internet mailing lists to help keep you informed about GENMatcher 1 MudCreek Mailing List Usually 1 to 2 emails per month This mailing list is used to make announcements of new products and releases from MudCreek Software Only the MudCreek moderator can post emails to this list To join email MudCreek subscribe yahoogroups com 2004 MudCreek Software Inc 53 MudCreek GENMatcher 5 12 5 13 5 14 5 15 To leave email MudCreek unsubscribe yahoogroups com 2 GENMatcher Mailing List Usually less
68. view reports without printing or saving them to a file The Preview screen s size position and zoom are saved To reset them to their defaults go to the Options screen and uncheck the option Restore settings at startup Navigation To preview a GENMatcher report 1 On the main toolbar click Reports E 2 On the Reports screen click one of the tabs Each tab represents a report 3 On the Reports screen click Preview Screen Display Marriage z Print Copy Zoom In Zoom Out First Page B previous Page D I Next Page DI Last Page MudCreek GENMatcher Individual Report Page 1 1 Janet jAdairi 301 USPRES FDB USPRES PAF Type N S Date Information N S Date Information Name Janet Adair Janet Adair REFAFNCustom EE OE ST RGA HEER SN aa Birth Abt1714 Roth Down keland Abt1714 Roth Down Ireland _ Abt 1755 pilian Holliday b b Abt 17 1755 wre EEN William Holliday b Abt 1755 M pen made ee OER We Individual Report Samuel Holliday m Samuel Holliday m Paw nig Print the report This brings up the default Windows print dialog screen The hotkey for this is Ctrl P Copy the current page to the Windows Clipboard The contents can be pasted into applications such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook set the message format to RTF The hotkey for this is Ctrl C Increase the preview s zoom The hotkey for this is Ins Decrease the preview s zo
69. w to View Detailed Information About an Individual 1 Click on the Individual tab 2 This tab displays detailed individual information See Also Individual Tab Tabs Overview How to View Notes and Sources of an Individual See How to view detailed information about an individual See Also Individual Tab Tabs Overview How to View Family Information Click on the Family tab This tab displays family information about individuals The individual s information is displayed at the top left of the tab along with the their parents The individual s spouse and spouse s parents are display beneath If the individual has more than NS 2004 MudCreek Software Inc Tutorials 52 1 marriage a small down arrow is displayed on top of the spouse s information Use the mouse cursor to rotate through the marriages 5 Atthe bottom the children are displayed See Also Family Tab Tabs Overview 5 8 How to View Pedigree Information Click on the Pedigree tab This tab displays pedigree information about individuals The individual is the root of the 4 generation pedigree The individual s spouse is displayed beneath the individual If the individual has more than 1 marriage a small down arrow is displayed on top of the spouse s information Use the mouse cursor to rotate through the marriages To the left the individual s siblings and children are displayed Using the mouse cursor you can navigate to any indi

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