Changing the home person in the Family Tree Maker

Changing the home person on the Plan workspace

1. Click the Plan button on the main toolbar.
2. Click the Current Tree tab. At the top of the window, you'll see the name of the home person.

   

3. Move the mouse over the words "Home Person" until a button appears.
4. Click Home Person. The Index of Individuals window opens.

   

5. Find the person you want to be the home person and click OK. This individual becomes the new home person and remains the home person until you manually select a new one.

Changing the home person on the People workspace

1. Click the People button on the main toolbar.
2. Click the Family tab.

   Note: The Family tab was changed to the Tree tab in Family Tree Maker 2014.

   

3. Find the person you want to be the home person in the Index panel on the left or the profile panel on the right.
4. Right-click the individual’s name and click Set As Home Person. This individual becomes the new home person and remains the home person until you manually select a new one.