Customize View button in Family Tree Maker

The Customize View button is used to allow you to easily add more facts to the people in your tree. You can also use this button to add custom facts that are not in the program by default.

• Adding a pre-existing fact

• Adding a new custom fact

Adding a pre-existing fact

There are many useful facts that are available in Family Tree Maker that may not be apparent when you first open the program. You may add these facts by following the steps listed below.

Adding a new custom fact

1. Go to the People workspace in Family Tree Maker and be sure that you are on the Tree tab (shown as the Family tab in older versions).

   

2. Click on the Customize View button in the lower-right corner of the program.

   

3. In the Customize View window you will want to select the Individual facts or Shared facts that you would like to include from the two lists on the left. Then click the arrow button in the middle to move that fact to the list on the right.

   

4. Once you have selected the facts that you would like to include, click the OK button. They will now be showing on the right side of the People workspace in Family Tree Maker.
5. Go to the People workspace in Family Tree Maker and be sure that you are on the Tree tab (shown as the Family tab in older versions).

   

6. Click on the Customize View button in the lower-right corner of the program.

   

7. Once you have the Customize View window open you will need to click on the New Custom Fact… button at the lower-left corner of the window.

   

8. In the Add Custom Fact window enter the Fact label and the program will automatically fill in the other information for the fact.

   

9. If the fact will be shared between a husband and wife then select the Shared fact option. If the fact will be for one person then select the< b>Individual Fact option.

   

10. You may also want to adjust the Fact options (shown as Fact elements in older versions) that you would like for this fact. Selecting Date / Place will only show the date and location. Selecting Date / Place / Description will add your description if you’ve made one. If you would like to enter only a description to the fact select the Description only option. If you would like this fact to be private then select the Private by default option (only available in Family Tree Maker 2012 and 2014).