Managing Historical Timeline Events in FTM 2017 for Windows

With Family Tree Maker 2017 you can edit, delete, and add to the historical events that come with Family Tree Maker.

With Family Tree Maker open:

1. Click the Edit menu and select Manage Historical Events.

   

2. The Manage Historical Events window should now be open. In the bottom left corner of the window, you will see 3 buttons. Each is explained below.

   

   • New – can be used to create a new historical timeline event. Clicking new, you will be presented with a window with fields regarding the event title, event date, place where the event occurred, category, and description.
   • Edit… - allows you to adjust information entered for the selected event.
   • Delete – is used to delete the selected event.
3. After entering, editing, or deleting the desired data, click the Close button.