The Share or Option menus don't display in Family Tree Maker

When using one monitor, Family Tree Maker is designed to constrain the menus on the right side of the screen to display inward. However, if you use multiple monitors and have Family Tree Maker on the left one, these menus will display outward, extending on to the additional monitor.

In the situation where you only use one monitor and the Share or Options menus appear cut off, most likely your computer has multiple monitors turned on and these menus are displaying off screen. For steps correcting this, please see the section below for the specific version of Windows you are using.

Disabling extended desktop in:

• Windows 8
• Windows 7
• Windows Vista
• Windows XP

Windows 8

1. If you are not already in the Desktop view, please select the Desktop App.

   

2. You can now follow the Windows 7 instructions in the next section.

Windows 7
 

From the desktop:

1. Right click and select Screen Resolution from the menu that appears.

   

2. Click the monitor on the right side (usually labeled 2) to activate it.

   

3. Click the drop down menu next to Multiple Displays and select "Show desktop only on #", choosing the number for the desktop on the left, 1 in our example.

   

4. Click Apply and click OK.
5. If you are asked if you want to keep these display settings, click Keep changes.

   

6. Open Family Tree Maker again. These menus should now display properly.

Windows Vista
 

From the desktop:

1. Right click and select Personalize from the menu that appears.

   

2. Click Display settings from the bottom of the Personalize window.

   

3. Click the monitor on the right side (usually labeled 2) to activate it.

   

4. Uncheck the box next to "Extend the desktop onto this monitor".

   

5. Click Apply and click OK.

   

6. If you are asked if you want to keep these display settings, click Keep changes.
7. Open Family Tree Maker again. These menus should now display properly.

Disabling Extended desktop

Windows XP
From the desktop:

1. Right click and select Properties from the menu that appears.

   

2. Click the Settings tab from the top of the Display Properties window.

   

3. Click the monitor on the right side of the displays to activate it.

   

4. Uncheck the box next to "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor".

   

5. Click Apply and click OK.

   

6. Open Family Tree Maker again. These menus should now display properly.