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Frequently Asked Questions
Getting Started : Creating a simple Family Tree siteLet us create a family tree starting with your name:
Adding Grandparents and GrandchildrenGrandparents- Say you want to add your father's parents. We will assume you have already added your father (see above).
Adding PhotosNow let's add a couple of photographs.
Note: You can attach multiple names to a name at selecting each name and clicking the "Attach" button (described above). Your FamilyTree WebsiteYou can view your website by entering your UserID in the "My Family Tree" section in TribalPages' Homepage (http://www.tribalpages.com). A detailed description of your website is provided in the "Browsing a WebSite at TribalPages" section of our Features PageConnecting Families - MarriagesSay you have already created two families. You would like to marry a member of one family to one in the other. Here's how:
Fixing Relationships - parents/children/spousesSay you have the wrong names connected as a parent or child or spouse. Here's how to fix this:
Fixing Mistakes - Deleting a Name
Notes: Adding some text to a personIn the person's Edit page, enter some text in the "Notes" section. About 60 words (300 characters) may be entered for each person in your family tree. This information is displayed on that person's page on your site.You can add links in your pages. You do this by placing the link in the notes section of that person's page. Say you wanted to place a link to http://www.geocities.com in John Doe's page and you would like to call the link "Favorite Site". Just enter the text<a href="http://www.geocities.com">Favorite Site</a>in the notes section of John Doe's page. You can include links that let people send email to a particular address. This type of link is known as a "mailto". You do this by placing the mailto link in the notes section of that person's page. Say you wanted to place a mailto link to marydoe@hotmail.com in Mary Doe's page and you would like to call the link "Contact Mary". Just enter the text<a href="mailto:marydoe@hotmail.com">Contact Mary</a>in the notes section of Mary Doe's page. Events: Date of Birth, Death and Marriage.The format for Dates is Month followed by Day and finally Year. The Year must be 4 digits (e.g 1943). All event fields are optional. You may enter only the Year or Month if you wish. Birthdays and Anniversaries for living persons will appear in the Events page of your site. Any person born after 1900 and without a death year is considered living. The Year of birth is not displayed in the events section of your website. You may enter the place of Birth and Death.Photographs: Import GIF or JPG file into your site.You can display a photograph for each person in your Tribe. Additionally, photographs are organized into your Tribes Photo Album. You can upload any number of photographs of any size (upto 5Mb Each) form your computer into your web site as long as you do not exceed your allocated limit (50 photos for free sites, 250 for Standard, 1000 for Premium and 5000 for Deluxe sites). If you need to upload more photographs you will need to upgrade your site from a free site for a small fee.Sending photos to your TribalPages' site.
Creating a photo album.
Moving Photos from one Album to another.
Deleting Photos
Deleting an Album
Changing an Album's Title
Finding a Person's Photo
Deleting a Person's Photos
Choosing a Favorite photoIf a person has more that one photo, you can select which one is the favourite photo for that person. This is the photo that will be displayed first for that name.
Personalizing your Web PagesClick Edit and log into your site and select Tools from the menu. The settings have been divided into 3 categories:
You can change the default colors for your Web Site. If you choose a light color background, the text appears in Black (links are in Blue). If you choose a dark color, the text appears in White (links are in Yellow). This is the title that is displayed on the top of your web site. The Visitor password is used to authenticate admission into your site. If you set the Visitor password, visitors to your site will be asked to enter it before they can browse your site. If you want to admit only those you know, please enter a password here. The Start Name is the first name displayed when one visits your family tree. By default it is the name of the first person you entered when you began building your Family Tree. To change the Start Name to begin with a different person ... By default all the names in your Family Tree are sorted and displayed by Last Name. But you can change this to FirstName. You can setup your Web site to hide or display information of living persons. First make sure that you have set the Living persons to "Alive". You can do this by selecting a name in the "Edit Tree" page and clicking the "Edit" button. In certain countries, the name, date of birth and mother's maiden name is used to establish one's identity. Hence for security reasons you may wish to not disclose such information for living persons. By default all the information is displayed. However, by going to your settings page, you can setup your site to hide the names, or date of birth etc. of living persons. To change the display settings for living persons The Login password is the one that you entered along with your user ID when you signed up with TribalPages. You use this password to modify your site. To change your login password .. Your name is displayed in your Web Site's homepage. To update your Name .. You email address serves several purposes: Is this Free ?TribalPages is a Genealogy service dedicated to helping you build, maintain and share your Family Tree online. Websites can be free or members can pay an annual fee for more space and advanced features. Website Pricing How do I send an Upgrade payment by Check ?Make the check out in US$ and made payable to TRIBALPAGES. Write your UserID in the bottom of the check and mail it to TribalPages INC I have lost my UserId or password. Help!Click here for the userId and password help page. Security: Can anybody view my web site ?Only if you want them to. You can make your site completely private or you can open it up to all visitors. Please see Website Privacy for more details.Security: Website PrivacyYou can make your site completely private or you can open it up to all visitors. The settings can be found in the "Privacy" option under Tools in the menu, once you have signed in as administrator. Security: By Invitation OnlyOnly those you invite to your site will acces to your private data. They will be asked to create their own password. Security: Access Code (Visitor Password)The Access Code is a alternate to the "By Invitation Only" privacy option. Instead of sending invitations, you setup a common visitor password (access code) for your website that you share with family members. Anybody knowing you access code will be allowed into your website. They can view your site but cannot make any updates. Security: Can my web site be edited from another computer ?As long as you know your userID and password, you can login from any computer connected to the Internet and update your Family Tree. Members use the Login Screen to get administrative access to their web site.Security: Can I change my login password ?Absolutely ! Once you have logged in, click on the "Settings" option in the menu bar. In the Settings screen click the "Change Settings" button. This will bring up the "Change Settings" form. In the "Login Password" section, type in a new password in the "password" and the "confirm" fields. Click "Submit Changes" when your are done.Why isn't my site listed when I search for a name ?The search feature looks for names in TribalPages' directory of names. This directory is refreshed twice a month, usually the middle and end of each month. If you have set the "Directory Listing" option for your site as "Yes" it will be added to TribalPages' directory of names. To do this, login as Administrator, then click on "settings" on the menu, then click the "Settings" button in the "Website Settings" section. In the "Web Site Settings" page click "Yes" for the "Directory Listing" option and click the "OK" button. Once you do this, your site will be included in subsequent refreshes of the names directory.Is there a means to backup the information that has been entered ?You may backup and download your tree as a GEDCOM file and download it to your computer. Here's how: once you have logged into your website using your userid and password, select the "GEDCOM" menu item. Here you will see instructions on backing up and downloading your tree. Once you have downloaded your tree as a GEDCOM file you can upload it to TribalPages at any time and your tree will be restored from the information in the GEDCOM file.What is a GEDCOM file ?GEDCOM was developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to provide a flexible, uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data Communication. Its purpose is to foster the sharing of genealogical information and the development of a wide range of inter-operable software products to assist genealogists, historians, and other researchers.Can Gedcoms be added for additional family lines on my website ?You will need to sign up a new site for each line. Each GEDCOM that is uploaded wipes out the names that exist on your site. However photos that you uploaded previously to your site are not deleted. If a photo was associated with a name, and the same name appears in the uploaded GEDCOM, then the photo remains linked to that name, otherwise the photo will not be linked to any name, but will remain in the album.How do I create a GEDCOM file in FTM ?To create a GEDCOM file in FTM ... How do I open a GEDCOM file in FTM ?To open a GEDCOM file with FTM, select Open Family File from the File menu and locate and select the GEDCOM file. Then select a folder and name for the new file. For easy backup, you might choose a folder within My Documents such as C:\My Documents\Jones Family\. Finally, select the facts you'd like to import and the corresponding fact names in FTM. Open and examine the newly created FTM file. If it looks OK, go ahead and combine it with your main file by selecting Append/Merge Family File from the File menu (see tip number 5 for hints on merging).I am having trouble LOGGING into my websiteIf you keep getting the message "You are not logged in as Administrator...", the problem you are having could be related to your Browser configuration. Is this Free ?TribalPages is a Genealogy service dedicated to helping you build, maintain and share your Family Tree online. Websites can be free or members can pay an annual fee for more space and advanced features. Website Pricing How much space can I use ?Free sites are limited to 500 names and 50 photos. If you need more names or photos you will need to upgrade your site for a small fee. Check the "Upgrades" tab once you have logged into your site. You can upload any number of photographs of any size from your computer into your web site as long as you do not exceed your allocated limit.Do you sell or rent out my family tree information or photographs ? I hear some other websites do this.Here is our Privacy Policy shown in the "Join Now" page....Privacy Policy: Any information you enter is considered private. TribalPages.com will not sell, rent or disclose this information to anyone. Our privacy policy also covers any information you enter in your Family Tree. Although TribalPages will not disclose any the information in your Family Tree, it is up to you to use the password feature of your Family Tree to limit accessibility. |