Fixing Relationships
There will be times when it will be necessary to change the relationships between the individuals in your Family File. Family Tree Maker recognizes that, as your research progresses, there will be times when you will discover an error in how you have connected individuals in a family structure.
Linking Children to their Parents
You might discover that you already have a child and his or her parents entered in your Family File, but you did not realize they were related when you originally entered them. It’s easy to link children to parents in Family Tree Maker.
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You can also access the Index of Individuals dialog box by pressing F2.
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You need to select one of the parents of the child you wish to add.
Detaching a Child from the Wrong Parents
If you discover that a child has been linked to the wrong parents, you can easily detach the child from that family. This will not delete the child from the Family File.
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The final message box will verify that you do indeed wish to detach the child from the family. Answering yes will detach the child. Answering no will leave the child where he or she is in the family.
Linking Individuals by Marriage
Unlike typing in the names of two spouses in the Family Page, the steps for linking two previously entered individuals require picking one of the individuals out of a list.
