Family Tree Maker software provides you with numerous features to simplify your genealogy projects, and one of them is a powerful tool called Tree Browser. No matter if your tree is kept locally, on Ancestry, or in TreeVault, the Tree Browser ensures that you can find, display, and control all your family trees at one location. In this blog, we will guide you through using Tree Browser to handle your family trees on both Mac and Windows.
How to Use Tree Browser to Organize Your Family Trees on Mac?
To launch the Tree Browser in Family Tree Maker for Mac, begin by clicking the View option in the top menu bar. Next, choose Tree Browser. This will launch a separate window of Tree Browser.
On the left-hand side of the window, you will find a list of categories such as Recent, All Trees, FTM Folder, Ancestry, and TreeVault. You can choose any of these to locate your trees depending on where they are saved.
To limit your search, utilize the Sort By and Show pop-up menus. After finding your desired tree, you can select from the following actions:
- Open Tree – to see or edit the chosen tree
- Show in Folder – to find where the tree file is stored
- Delete Tree – to delete an unwanted tree.
To open a new tree, click the New Tree button in the bottom left. You may also click the Browse button to redirect the file location of the tree. Following these easy steps, you can effortlessly organize and manage all your family trees on Mac through the Tree Browser.
How to Use Tree Browser to Manage Your Family Trees on Windows?
If you’re working on a Windows platform using Family Tree Maker, the Tree Browser functions similarly. Go to View, then Tree Browser. From this point on, it’s the same: select the location of your tree, filter your results to find what you need more quickly, and open, delete, or find trees with ease.
No matter if you are on Mac or Windows, Tree Browser provides you a unified and seamless means to navigate all your trees without platform changes or folder hops.
Conclusion
Tree Browser is an intelligent and intuitive feature of Family Tree Maker that compiles all your trees into one convenient place with ease. It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or a seasoned genealogist, this tool saves you time and effort and maintains your research orderly. Use it today and get to enjoy untroubled tree management like never before!
Need Help?
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