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30 July 2012

GeneaNet: 'Connect with Facebook' Button

If you have a Facebook account, you can now easily and quickly sign in to GeneaNet with the 'Connect with Facebook' button.

The 'Connect with Facebook' API only reads the email address you have registered with Facebook to search for your existing GeneaNet account.

GeneaNet will never give your private information to Facebook.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 30 July 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | 2 comments

23 July 2012

The New GeneaStar Website Has Launched

The new GeneaStar website has launched. This is a website provided and owned by GeneaNet, and it's free for everyone!

On GeneaStar, you can:

- View the family tree of nearly 2,000 famous people (about 800 of them are from American, English and Irish descent, and new famous people are added every day)
- Automatically compare your GeneaNet family tree with the GeneaStar database
- Add a family link between you and a famous people
- Add some famous genealogies.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 23 July 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

16 July 2012

Download the Latest Original GEDCOM File You Have Imported into GeneaNet

You can now download the latest original GEDCOM file you have imported into GeneaNet.

This is your original GEDCOM file and not a new GEDCOM file exported from your actual GeneaNet Online Family Tree.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 16 July 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

9 July 2012

GeneaNet 'Guest' and 'Admin' Access Rights

'Guest' and 'Admin' Access Rights are available in your GeneaNet Public Online Family Tree (GeneWeb).

- Private data in your family tree is available (read only) to members with 'Guest' Access Rights.

- Members with 'Admin' Access Rights can edit your genealogy data.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 9 July 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

2 July 2012

Print your GeneaNet Online Family Tree

GeneaNet offers family tree printing and exporting on a number of genealogy charts and lists.

- Ascending/Descending chart and list into PDF file
- Elegant family tree into PDF and PNG file

These options are reserved for Club Privilege members.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 2 July 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | one comment

25 June 2012

New: Attach Contacts to your GeneaNet Online Family Tree

You can now attach family and genealogical cousins from your Address Book to your GeneaNet Online Family Tree, and view the family link between you and these persons.

When adding a new person to your Address Book, you can also quickly and easily attach them to your Online Family Tree.

This new feature will help you keep track of your family links.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 25 June 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

18 June 2012

Some New Sections on the Home Page of your GeneaNet Online Family Tree

Two new sections have been added to the home page of your GeneaNet Online Family Tree (GeneWeb):

- A family album of pictures uploaded to your family tree
- A calendar that shows latest events in your family tree

These sections are available for every GeneaNet member and they are optional.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 18 June 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

11 June 2012

Hide Living Individuals in your GeneaNet Online Family Tree

You can hide some selected living individuals in your GeneaNet Online Family Tree.

These individuals will remain hidden every time you import a new GEDCOM file to update your family tree.

We hope this will help you with privacy issues...

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 11 June 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

4 June 2012

Calculate and View the Family Link between Two Individuals in your GeneaNet Online Family Tree

You can easily and quickly calculate the family link between two individuals in your GeneaNet Online Family Tree with an improved interface.

You can also quickly calculate the family link between an individual and your family tree root (Sosa #1), and the common ancestor of an individual and their spouse.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 4 June 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | one comment

28 May 2012

New in Your GeneaNet Family Tree: The Ancestor Table and the Descendant Table

In your GeneaNet Online Family Tree, you can generate charts and lists in various ways.

You can now generate an Ancestor Table and a Descendant Table with full name, date and place of birth, spouses, date and place of marriage, date and place of death, and occupation.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 28 May 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

21 May 2012

Attach Archival Records & Pictures to your GeneaNet Online Family Tree

You can attach Archival Records, pages from Archival Registers, family pictures, pictures of headstones and memorials, and coats of arms to your GeneaNet Online Family Tree!

You can also attach documents uploaded by other GeneaNet members.

An easy way to source your genealogy data!

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 21 May 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

14 May 2012

Add a Slideshow of Family Pictures and Links to your Favorite Persons in your GeneaNet Online Family Tree

Club Privilege members can add up to 8 pictures that will be displayed in a slideshow in the home page of their Online Family Tree. These pictures can be linked to the page of an individual in the family tree.

Every GeneaNet member can add up to 8 Favorite Persons in the home page of their Online Family Tree to create a quick access to their individual page. Club Privilege members can also create a quick access to the charts and lists, and they can create two groups to organize their Favorite Persons.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 14 May 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

7 May 2012

The GeneaNet 'Individual Matches'

The GeneaNet 'Individual Matches' allow you to automatically search for individuals that may match with any of your ancestors in the GeneaNet database!

This powerful feature is reserved for GeneaNet Club Privilege members.

Other GeneaNet members can search for 'Individual Matches' in the Archival Records and Indexes but not in the collaborative family trees.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 7 May 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

30 April 2012

Some GeneaNet Changes and New Options

Here are the latest GeneaNet changes and new options:

- The 'Online Family Tree > Configure' and 'Online Family Tree > Privacy' menus have changed
- A new 'Family Tree Owner' option has been added
- The number of attached archival records & pictures in your family tree has been added to the 'Quick Access' section
- A new link has been added to the 'My GeneaNet' menu and to the 'Online Family Tree' tab to easily and quickly access your Public Online Family Tree (GeneWeb)

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 30 April 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

23 April 2012

Some New GeneaNet Online Family Tree Options

Some new options have been added to your GeneaNet Online Family Tree:

- Some new display options have been added: Display day of week in events date, Add an icon to identify Sosa-Stradonitz (Ahnentafel) numbered individuals on family tree pages, and Display individual in the list of siblings
- The 'Edit' menu now contains options to easily edit your genealogy data
- A new 'Edit Individual' icon has been added
- A new 'Archive' section has been added to the 'History of Updates'
- The 'Archival Record' upload form is now auto-filled.

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By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 23 April 2012, 08:00 | GeneaNet Tips | Permalink | no comment

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