Agelong Tree

Agelong Tree 6 Help

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Interface overview

Main window of the program

1. Main menu
File contains operations with data files: opening, saving, import, export. It also contains such commands as: Append data from, Save filtered as and Save to archive.
Data allows access to data of the current data file that is open at the moment in Agelong Tree.
Options contains program options and a menu to choose interface and data languages.
Help contains links to our Online Help for Agelong Tree 6, our website, technical support and activation window.

2. Tabs with the main tables and the tree. The number next to the tab name shows the current number of objects on the tab (considering active filters).

3. Context actions menu. The upper part contains actions related to to the current main table and to its active object (or to the active person in the tree). The lower part contains actions related to the current tab or tree. Table options button provides access to data fields options of the table, sorting options and filter options. Under the button there are data filters for the table.

4. In the status bar you can see the number of persons in the current file, regardless of the filters, and the full path and name of the current file. This file is your data file, all information that you enter in Agelong Tree is stored in this file. Please make sure you know where it is and do not delete it. Also remember to have a backup copy of this file

5. The active table. Each table row (or record) contains information about one object. The active row is highlighted in blue. Favourite records are in bold. The following actions are available in the table:

  • Left click on the column heading orders the data by this column in ascending order. Second click reverses this order. If you click the heading while holding down the Alt key, the sort order in other columns is preserved (if the data has been sorted there), otherwise the sorting is cancelled.
  • Double-click on a table row (or pressing Enter) opens either the editing window or the information window for the active person (or event, place, etc), depending on the program options.
  • Right click on a table row opens a menu of actions for the active row.
  • Right click on a table heading opens a menu with fields options, sorting and filters.

6. Navigation panel.

7. Brief information box about the active object. It contains a photo (opens in a new window when clicked), some brief information and links to its related objects. The clickable links are highlighted in blue. If you click the link and its object is found in the active table, the cursor is positioned on the row with it. If the object is not found in the active table, its information is displayed in a new window.


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