"How do I…?" in one table, with the lesson that explains it. Keep this page bookmarked.
| I want to… | Do this | Lesson |
|---|
| Create a tree | Trees → orange + → fill in → Submit | 3 |
| Find a person in any tree | Type their name in the top search box | 3 |
| Find a person in the open tree | "Find a person" box | 4 |
| See a person's details | Click (computer) or press and hold (phone) | 4 |
| See the tree from someone's point of view | Perspective → tap the person | 4 |
| Start editing | Open the tree → Edit Node → tap a person | 5 |
| Add a parent, spouse, child or sibling | Edit Node → person → Add a … | 5 |
| Join two people already in the tree | Edit Node → person → Link an existing … | 5 |
| Say a child is adopted, foster or step | Birth, foster, adopted or step | 5 |
| Change a name, date or photo | Edit Node → person → Edit details and photo | 6 |
| Speak a name instead of typing | Language button, then orange microphone | 6 |
| Take back a mistake | Undo (before pressing Done) | 7 |
| Finish editing | Done | 5 |
| Delete a person | Edit Node → person → Delete this person | 5 |
| Delete a whole tree | Bin button on the card (owner only) | 3 |
| I want to… | Do this | Lesson |
|---|
| Open a person's gallery (phone) | Press and hold (or tap while editing) → Gallery | 8 |
| Open a person's gallery (computer) | Click the person → Gallery | 8 |
| Add a picture, video or recording | Take a photo / Record a video / Record audio / Choose files | 8 |
| Add a caption or date | Open the item → Caption and Date → Save | 8 |
| See all of a tree's pictures | Picture button on the tree card (Memories) | 8 |
| See how much storage I use | Profile and settings → Storage | 8 |
| I want to… | Do this | Lesson |
|---|
| Let a relative look at my tree | Share icon → Share for View-Only → send the link or QR | 9 |
| Let a relative help me edit | Share icon → Share to a Manager | 9 |
| Open a tree someone shared | Open their link, or Scan QR on the list | 9 |
| Share with one named person only | Share icon → Who can open this tree… → type their email → Invite | 9 |
| Pause every share link | Share icon → Who can open this tree… → untick "Let anyone with a share link join" | 9 |
| Take access back from a person | Share icon → Who can open this tree… → Remove | 9 |
| Stop a share link working | Share icon → Who can open this tree… → Turn off | 9 |
| Remove a shared tree from my list | Leave button on its card | 9 |
| Connect a person to another family's tree | Person → Connections → Connect to another tree | 10 |
| Answer a connection request | Forests → yellow bar → Accept / Decline | 10 |
| See a whole forest | Forests → tap a card | 10 |
| Remove a connection to another tree | Person → Connections → Disconnect | 10 |
| Withdraw a connection request nobody answered | Forests → connection requests → Withdraw | 10 |
| Change what another family sees | Person → Connections → tick boxes | 10 |
| Let relatives find my tree | Open the tree → the gear at the top → Let relatives find this tree by name | 10 |
| I want to… | Do this | Lesson |
|---|
| Choose which portrait I see for a connected person | Person panel → Choose portrait (or the person's edit form) | 10 |
| Let my whole forest see my tree | Open the tree → the gear at the top → Let the whole connected family see this tree | 10 |
| Join a group with a code | Account menu → Groups → Join a group → type the code → Find group | 16 |
| Create a group | Account menu → Groups → Create a group | 16 |
| Approve or decline someone who asked to join | Groups → your group → Requests → Approve / Decline | 16 |
| Invite a relative to a group | Groups → your group → Invitations → Create link (copy it: it is shown once) | 16 |
| Let a group find or view my tree | Open the tree → the share icon → Groups that can see this tree… | 16 |
| Find a tree opened to me by a group | Trees → Shared tab (marked View only) | 16 |
| Go back from a photo to the avatar | Edit the person → Remove the photo and use the avatar | 6 |
| Read the Privacy Policy or Terms of Use | Sign-in page, or Profile and settings → Privacy and agreements | 15 |
| Tell Asal Ku which person is me | Press and hold (or click) my name → This is me | 14 |
| See how I am related to someone | Press and hold them → How am I related to them? | 14 |
| Tag who is in a gallery picture | Gallery → tap the picture → Tag people | 14 |
| Ask about the people in a new photo | Relation → From a photo → Take a photo / Choose a photo | 14 |
| Let the phone draw a box around each person | Tag people / From a photo → Find people | 14 |
| Read or withdraw what I agreed to | Profile and settings → Privacy and agreements | 12 |
| Find every picture a person is in | Their gallery → Also appears in | 14 |
| Button | Where | Does |
|---|
| ⊕ parent / link parent / unlink parent / relation | Above the person | Add, link or remove a parent; change birth / foster / adopted / step |
| ⊕ spouse / link spouse / unlink spouse / status | Right | Add, link or remove a partner; change married / divorced |
| ⊕ child / link child / unlink child | Below | Add, link or remove a child |
| details / delete | Left, top | Edit the person; delete the person |
| ⊕ sibling / link sibling | Left, middle | Add or link a brother or sister |
| gallery | Left, bottom | Open the person's gallery |
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