Family Tree Maker brought you a surname report, numbering systems in the descendant report, and new report settings. It also enables you to save preferences for each report. This video is the best way to learn about all these report changes.
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What All Reunion 9 for Mac Users Must Know About Surname Prefix Sorting
Surely somewhere in your genealogy there’s at least one ancestor with a surname prefix. You know, those names that start with “Mc,” “von,” and so on? If you do, you need to know that Reunion has special rules for sorting names with these prefixes. If you don’t set it to sort the way you want, your index may not be sorted as you think it is. This can make finding a person in a list difficult including the index that is included on some reports.
Have no fear! I’ve dug into all the intricacies to figure it out and simplify it for you. In this video from the MacGenealogist Archives, Surname Prefix Sorting in the Reunion for Macintosh Genealogy Software, I point out the pitfalls and show you what your options are, including one you may not know about even if you are familiar with the prefix words preference options.
Using Ditto Shortcuts to Enter Surnames and Place Names with One Keystroke
How efficient are you at entering surnames and place names in genealogy software, Reunion 9 for Mac? Did you know you can enter even very long names in only one keystroke? You can with the ditto shortcut feature and a little help from me.
The help comes by way of this video from the MacGenealogist Archives, Using Ditto Shortcuts to Enter Surnames and Place Names in the Reunion for Macintosh Genealogy Software, in which I show you how to master this efficiency feature. I also share a couple gotchas, so you’ll want to watch this short video even if you already use ditto shortcuts.
Last Name First in Reunion 9
Are you a Reunion 9 user? If so, here’s a little tip for you: Reunion 9 has an appearance preference setting that will change the order of names on family cards (including the web family cards) and cascading pedigree chart to last name first. [Read more…] about Last Name First in Reunion 9