Project 2: Ancestry Tree

1. To find possible duplicate individuals, generate a list of all individuals: click Tree Search (upper right of the family tree screen) and select "List of All People" and scan for duplicate information.
2. Open the Profile for a person who may have duplicate entries in your tree.
3. Click Tools and select Merge with Duplicate. In the Merge Duplicate People screen, the person you selected in shown as Person 1, and possible duplicate individuals are shown for Person 2.
4. If a name entry for Person 2 seems to be a duplicate for Person 1, click Select next to that person's name. Otherwise, you can type the name of the duplicate person in the "Find a person in this tree" box and select the name from the list.
5. In the Merge Duplicate People screen, study the facts for the two people. Identical facts are marked with a gray "Same" icon. To display more details, click the green Compare button. Note that all relationships and events will be combined into the Profile for Person 1 when the merge is complete.
6. If you decide that Person 2 is not a duplicate, you can click "Select a different person" to return to the selection screen; or click Cancel.
7. To merge the two individuals, click Merge. The Profile for Person 1 is now updated, and Person 2 is removed from the tree. When finished, click Return (upper left).

Resources

1. For more info on merging duplicate individuals, read the article or watch the video.
   
   AC—Merging Duplicate People
   AC—How Do I Merge Duplicate People?

You can save (copy) an individual from your current tree to another tree.

1. Open the Profile for the person you want to copy to another tree.

2. Click Tools and select Save to Tree.
3. To complete the process, follow the steps in this article.
   
   AC—Copying People from Trees

If you have multiple accounts, you can copy a tree from one account to another.

1. To copy your tree to another account you own, follow the steps in this article.
   
   AC—Moving Trees between Accounts


2. To merge duplicate trees, follow the steps in this article.
   
   AC—Merging Duplicate Family Trees

1. Learn how to keep track of your family tree.
   
   AC—Keeping Track of Where You Are in Your Family Tree—31:47 - 2017
   
   
   


2. Learn how to deal with errors you find in online family trees.
   
   AC—Dealing With Errors in Online Family Trees—33:47 - 2017