The Companion Guide” Book Now Available. Personal Historian is our unique software that helps you write the story of your life and of other individuals. One of the most common questions we hear is, “Is there a printed book to go along with it?” We’re pleased to finally be able to say, “yes!” with the release of Personal Historian 2: The Companion Guide, now available in our store. This 1. 92- page book was written by me, the author of Personal Historian.“User Manual” is such an unfriendly word.
I’ve tried to make this book much more than a cold, technical description of just another computer application. Because a personal history should be much more than a lifeless description of events, I wanted this book to be a little more colorful and have a little more personality. Yes, you will find the expected technical descriptions and walk- throughs.
“A superb desktop program” “Family Historian remains a superb desktop program that fulfils most of the requirements that you could wish for from genealogy software”, Who Do You Think You Are? magazine, March 2015. Mary Louisa Toynbee, known as Polly Toynbee (/ ˈ t ɔɪ n b i /; born 27 December 1946), [1] is a British journalist and writer, and has been a columnist for The Guardian newspaper since 1998. She is a social democrat and was.
But, hopefully, you’ll also find practical tips, new ideas, and needed inspiration to finally bring life to your life stories. Introductory Price. For a very limited- time, you can get your own copy of Personal Historian 2: The Companion Guide for only $7. That’s nearly half- off its regular price of $1. Simply visit our website and add it to your cart to receive the discount. Don’t wait, order your copy today! Table of Contents.
Curious about what is inside? Take a look at its Table of Contents: Introduction. Why you need Personal Historian. What is Personal Historian? Personal Historian’s History.
- Mr. Parmet is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the City University of New York and the author of George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee (1997) and Eisenhower and the American Crusades (1972). Editor's Note.
- Evidence Explained is the definitive guide to the citation and analysis of historical sources, and the perfect companion to Legacy Family Tree's SourceWriter™. Evidence Explained features over 1,000 citation models.
- Family Historian Review by Robert Stewart, Jan 5, 2016 Rating. My genealogy efforts started with TMGW. I don’t recall the version I started with, but I left at version 7 I think. I spent a lot of time.
About this Book. Why you can’t write your personal history. Why are you doing this? The obstacles“I don’t know where to start”“I don’t have the time”“I can’t remember enough details”“I’m not a good writer”Getting started. The Welcome Screen. Creating a new file. Importing Data. Importing Genealogy.
Importing Life. Capsules & Timelines. Importing Other Text Data. The Main Screen. Main Menu Toolbar.
Witchcraft Secret Manual. Love and Money Spells. White and black magic. Personal Historian is our unique software that helps you write the story of your life and of other individuals. One of the most common questions we hear is, “Is there a printed book to go along with it?” We’re pleased to. Family Historian 5 was (until version 6 was released), simply the best genealogy software available. Version 5 however is still better than all other family tree software packages available. Don't just take our word for it.
Status Bar. Story Details. Time Slider. Story List. Search Box. Filtering Stories. Working with Files. Open an Existing File. Searching for a File. Moving or Renaming a File.
Deleting a File. Copying a File. Checking and Repairing a File. File Options. Managing Your Stories. Story Status. Adding a New Story. Editing an Existing Story. Picking a Random Story. Adding a Journal Entry.
Deleting a Story. Using Categories. Adding a New Category.
Editing a Category. Deleting a Category. Changing the Order of Categories. Changing a Story’s Category.
Recording People. Relationships. Dates of Involvement. Adding a New Person. Editing a Person. Deleting a Person. Adding a Person to a Story. Tracking Places. Geocoding Your List of Places.
Adding a New Place. Editing a Place. Deleting a Place. Changing a Story’s Place.
The Editor Screen. Editor Menu. Editor Toolbar. Editor Status Bar.
Story Information. The Organizer. Organizer Toolbar. Organizer Items. Moving Organizer Items. Selecting Multiple Items at Once.
Copy Items to the Composer. The Memory Solution.
Brainstorming. Step 1: Visualize. Step 2: Summarize. Step 3: Organize. Step 4: Repeat. The “O” Word.
The Composer. Composer Toolbar. Applying Styles. Fonts & Formatting. Adding Pictures. Importing a Document. Spell Check & Thesaurus. Readability Check. Dictating and Reading Back Your Story.
Fullscreen Editing. How to Write Good.
Let Your Voice Shine Through. Make it Readable. Write to Your Audience. Write with Strength. Finding the Right Word.
Shaking Things Up. The Difference. Do I Have Your Attention? Show, Don’t Tell. Add Context. What’s a newspaper?
Let Your Characters Speak. Putting It All Together. Creating a New Book. Managing Books. Using the Publisher. Printing and Exporting Your Work. Publishing a Single Story. Protecting Your Work.
Rule #1: Backup your data often. Rule #2: Keep past backups, not just the latest. Rule #3: Keep backups in multiple places.
Restoring from a Backup. Good Luck. Reference Guides. Program Options. Dates and Ages.
Menu Commands. Keyboard Shortcut Keys.