Terry's TMG Tips

Alphabetic Index

This page updated 24 Jun 2019

The Table of Contents page provides access to all the articles on the site, providing a listing sorted by the complexity level of the topic, and then by subject. Many detailed articles are found by links on the various topic summary articles. The index on this page provides direct access to every article, with the topics listed alphabetically. Many articles are listed several times, under the various subjects covered in them.

Symbols indicate TMG versions the article applies to:     

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Version	Topic	Article Title
	A
	Advanced - data entry mode	Customizing Your Workspace
	Add Person - customizing	Customizing Your Workspace
	Add Person - using	Data Entry Tutorial
	Accents - using	Using Accent Colors
	Ancestor charts - settings for	Setting for Ancestor Charts Robins's Visual Chart Form Tips
	Articles - new on this site	What's New?
	Articles - creating "publishable" ones	Producing a “Publishable” Article
	Associates Window	Customizing Your Workspace
	B
	Backing up your data	Protecting your Data
	Basic concepts - overview	TMG Basic Concepts
	Basic data entry - tutorial	Data Entry Tutorial
	Beginner - data entry mode	Customizing Your Workspace
	Bible - standard source for	Source Tutorial – Bible Example
	Birth record - standard source for	Source Tutorial – Birth Registration Example
	Blank names	Managing Unknown Names
	Block Indent	Centering and Indenting Text
	Book - all-purpose source for	Customizing Your Source Citations - Books
	Book - standard source for	Source Tutorial Book Example
	C
	Cemetery Marker - sources for	Cemetery Source Using the Split CD
	Census - managing	Managing Census Information
	Census - source types	Census Source Types
	Census - tags	Terry's Census Tag - 1840 and prior Terry's Census Tag - 1850 and later Terry's Census Tag - Simpler Version
	Centering text	Centering and Indenting Text
	Charts - broken lines, fixing	Dealing with Connecting Lines
	Charts - creating	Creating Charts Robins's Visual Chart Form Tips
	Charts - editing	Editing Charts in Visual Chart Form Robins's Visual Chart Form Tips
	Charts - framing	A Suggestion for Hanging Large Charts
	Charts - settings for	Setting for Ancestor Charts Robins's Visual Chart Form Tips
	"Children of..." statement - customizing	Customizing the "Children of" Statement
	Citation detail - split	Using the Split CD to "Lump" Sources
	Citations - basic concepts	TMG Basic Concepts – Sources & Repositories
	Citations - converting to "splitter"	Converting from “Lumped” to “Split Sources”
	Cleanup - imported data	Importing Your Data
	Colors - setting custom	Customizing Your Workspace
	Combining - output sentences	Combining Output Sentences
	Computer - moving data to new	Moving Data to New Computer or Version
	Concepts - basic overview	TMG Basic Concepts
	Concepts - flags	TMG Basic Concepts – Flags
	Concepts - repositories	TMG Basic Concepts – Sources & Repositories
	Concepts - sources	TMG Basic Concepts – Sources & Repositories
	Conclusions - recording as sources	Miscellaneous Custom Sources
	Conclusion section for reports	Journal Introduction and Conclusion
	Conditional brackets - in sentences	Sentence Variables
	Conflicting information - tags for	Some Miscellaneous Custom Tags
	Conflicting information	Dealing with Conflicting Dates and Places
	Connected people - finding	Creating a "Connected" Flag
	Copies as Sources - recording	Accommodating Copies of Sources
	Copying - people between Data Sets	Copying or Moving People Between Data Sets
	Customizing - layouts	Working with Layouts
	Customizing - narratives	Creating Flowing Narratives
	Customizing - sentence structures	Modifying Tag Sentence Structures
	Customizing - sources	Creating a Custom Source Type
	Customizing - source elements	Working with Source Elements and Groups
	Customizing - tag types	Customizing Your Event Tags
	Customizing - workspace	Customizing Your Workspace
	D
	Data - managing conflicting	Dealing with Conflicting Dates and Places
	Data entry - tutorial	Data Entry Tutorial
	Data Sets - copying people between	Copying or Moving People Between Data Sets
	Data Sets - merging	Merging Projects and Data Sets
	Data Sets - understanding	Projects and Data Sets
	Deleting - groups of people	Copying or Moving People Between Data Sets
	Digital-books - creating from TMG data	Using Gedcom Publisher
	Discontinuance of TMG	The Future for TMG Users
	Drag-and-drop - copying people	Drag & Drop to Copy People
	E
	E-books - creating from TMG data	Using Gedcom Publisher
	E-mail - standard source for	A Source Tutorial
	Exhibits - attaching	Basics of Using Exhibits
	Expanded Picklist	Customizing Your Workspace
	Exporting - Source Types	Exporting and Importing Source Types
	Exporting - sources to GEDCOM	Considerations for Exporting Sources
	Exporting - Tag Types	Exporting and Importing Tag Types
	F
	Flags - basic concepts	TMG Basic Concepts – Flags
	Flags - "cleaned"	Importing Your Data
	Flags - "connected"	Creating a "Connected" Flag
	Files - attaching as Exhibits	Basics of Using Exhibits
	Filters - for people	Using People Filters
	Flags - for websites	Posting You Data on a Public Website
	Flags - meaning of standard	TMG Basic Concepts – Flags
	Flags - "related-by"	Creating a "Related-by" Flag
	Flags - sorting	Customizing Your Workspace
	Fonts - setting custom	Customizing Your Workspace
	Framing - wall charts	A Suggestion for Hanging Large Charts
	Future - for TMG users	The Future for TMG Users
	G
	GEDCOM - exporting sources to	Considerations for Exporting Sources
	GEDCOM - sharing data via	Sharing Your Data
	Gedcom Publisher	Using Gedcom Publisher
	Given names, in sources	Adding Given Names to Short Footnotes
	I
	Images - attaching	Basics of Using Exhibits
	Importing - from another program	Importing Your Data
	Importing - Source Types	Exporting and Importing Source Types
	Importing - Tag Types	Exporting and Importing Tag Types
	Instances - opening multiple	Customizing Your Workspace
	Introduction section for reports	Journal Introduction and Conclusion
	Introduction section - use of	Producing a “Publishable” Article
	J
	Journal report - "children of..." statement	Customizing the "Children of" Statement
	Journal - creating "publishable" articles	Producing a “Publishable” Article
	L
	Language - custom for Second Site	Creating a Custom Language to Use with Second Site
	Language - other than English	TMG's Language Capability
	Language - using multiple	Working with Multiple Languages
	Language - issues on TMG upgrade or re-install	Language Issues in Program Upgrade or Re-Install
	Layouts	Working with Layouts
	Left Indent	Centering and Indenting Text
	Links - to other resources	Other TMG Resources
	M
	Macros - polishing reports with	Using Word Processor Macros to Format TMG Reports
	Macros - recording in Word	Recording Macros in MSWord
	Mapping Service Links - including in website	Adding Links to Mapping Services to Your Site
	Maps - iIncluding in website	Adding Maps to Your Site
	Marriage - managing multiple	Using Roles to Manage Multiple Marriages
	Merging - Data Sets & Projects	Merging Projects and Data Sets
	Merging - duplicate people	Merging People
	Moving - data to new computer or version	Moving Data to New Computer or Version
	Moving - people between Data Sets	Copying or Moving People Between Data Sets
	Multiple Copies - opening	Customizing Your Workspace
	N
	Names - unknown	Managing Unknown Names
	Names - using variations	Using Name Variations
	Narratives - improving flow	Creating Flowing Narratives
	Narratives - creating "publishable" articles	Producing a “Publishable” Article
	New articles - on this site	What's New?
	New computer - moving to	Moving Data to New Computer or Version
	New version of TMG - moving to	Moving Data to New Computer or Version
	O
	Output templates - sources	Working with Source Templates
	P
	People - adding new	Data Entry Tutorial
	People - copying between Data Sets	Copying or Moving People Between Data Sets
	People - deleteing groups of	Copying or Moving People Between Data Sets
	People - merging duplicate	Merging People
	People - sentence variables for	Sentence Variables for People
	Periods - suppressing automatic	Modifying Tag Sentence Structures
	Pictures - attaching	Basics of Using Exhibits
	Preview - for Sentences	Previewing Sentence Output
	Picklist - simple & expanded	Customizing Your Workspace
	Primary - marking tags	Marking Tags Primary
	Projects - merging	Merging Projects and Data Sets
	Projects - understanding	Projects and Data Sets
	Publishable articles - creating	Producing a “Publishable” Article
	R
	Relationships - accenting based on	Creating a "Related-by" Flag
	Reminders - for Tags and Sources	Using Reminders
	Repeated data - how to enter	Data Entry Tutorial
	Replacements - for TMG	The Future for TMG Users
	Reports - conclusion section	Journal Introduction and Conclusion
	Reports - customized	Creating Special Format Reports
	Reports - controlling tags included	Marking Tags Primary
	Reports - using filters with	Using People Filters
	Reports - using Languages in	TMG's Language Capability
	Reports - macros to polish	Using Word Processor Macros to Format TMG Reports
	Reports - sharing data via	Sharing Your Data
	Repositories - basic concepts	TMG Basic Concepts – Sources & Repositories
	Resources - links to other	Other TMG Resources
	Robin's Visual Chart Form Tips	Robins's Visual Chart Form Tips
	Roles - census tags	Terry's Census Tag - 1840 and prior Terry's Census Tag - 1850 and later Terry's Census Tag - Simpler Version
	Roles - marriage tags	Using Roles to Manage Multiple Marriages
	Roles - tutorial	A Tutorial on Roles
	Roles - using	Using Roles to Control Sentences Structures
	Roles - will tags	A Customized Will Tag
	Role Variables - changes in TMG 9.02	Changes in Role Variables
	S
	Second Site - basic considerations	Some Second Site Basics
	Second Site - custom language for	Creating a Custom Language to Use with Second Site
	Second Site - customizing	Overview Customizing Your Site Customizing with Styles Customizing with User Styles
	Second Site - creating websites	Using Second Site to Share Your TMG Data
	Second Site - minimalist site with	Creating Minimalist Style Web Pages with Second Site
	Second Site - special people index	Creating a Notable Ancestor Index
	Second Site - virtual sub-sites with	Creating Virtual Sub-Sites
	Sentence structures - "children of..." statement	Customizing the "Children of" Statement
	Sentence structures - census	Terry's Census Tag - 1840 and prior Terry's Census Tag - 1850 and later Terry's Census Tag - Simpler Version
	Sentence structures - combining Tags	Combining Output Sentences
	Sentence structures - customizing	Modifying Tag Sentence Structures
	Sentence structures - marriage	Using Roles to Manage Multiple Marriages
	Sentence structures - preview	Previewing Sentence Output
	Sentence structures - using roles	Using Roles to Control Sentences Structures
	Sentence structures - variables	Sentence Variables
	Sentence structures - variables for people	Sentence Variables for People
	Sentence structures - will	A Customized Will Tag
	Simple Picklist	Customizing Your Workspace
	Sharing data - methods	Sharing Your Data
	Sharing data - with Second Site	Using Second Site to Share Your TMG Data
	Sharing data - with public websites	Posting You Data on a Public Website
	Sharing data - sample website on CD	Example Family Website
	Sort dates - to improve narratives	Creating Flowing Narratives
	Source elements	Working with Source Templates
	Source elements - customizing	Working with Source Elements and Groups
	Source elements - exporting to GEDCOM	Considerations for Exporting Sources
	Source elements - table of	TMG Source Elements
	Source Types - exporting and importing	Exporting and Importing Source Types
	Sources - alternate approach	An Alternative Approach to Sourcing
	Sources - basic concepts	TMG Basic Concepts – Sources & Repositories
	Sources - Bible (standard)	Source Tutorial – Bible Example
	Sources - birth record (standard)	Source Tutorial – Birth Registration Example
	Sources - book, all purpose	Customizing Your Source Citations - Books
	Sources - book (standard)	Source Tutorial Book Example
	Sources - cemetery marker	Cemetery Source Using the Split CD
	Sources - census	Census Source Types
	Sources - conclusions	Miscellaneous Custom Sources
	Sources - conflicting	Dealing with Conflicting Dates and Places
	Sources - converting to "splitter"	Converting from “Lumped” to “Split Sources”
	Sources - creating customized	Creating a Custom Source Type
	Sources - customized	Customizing Your Source Citations
	Sources - e-mail (standard)	A Source Tutorial
	Sources - exporting to GEDCOM	Considerations for Exporting Sources
	Sources - given names in	Adding Given Names to Short Footnotes
	Sources - miscellaneous	Miscellaneous Custom Sources
	Sources - output templates	Working with Source Templates
	Sources - reminders for	Using Reminders
	Sources - removing "Hereinafter..."	Removing "Hereinafter cited as..."
	Sources - simplified version	A Simplified All-purpose Source Template
	Sources - split CDs for	Using the Split CD to Rationalize Your Sources
	Sources - tutorial	A Source Tutorial
	Sources - using copies of	Accommodating Copies of Sources
	Sources - will	Will Source Using the Split CD
	Sub-sites - virtual with Second Site	Creating Virtual Sub-Sites
	T
	Tag Types - exporting and importing	Exporting and Importing Tag Types
	Tags - alternate data	Dealing with Conflicting Dates and Places
	Tags - basic concepts	TMG Basic Concepts
	Tags - conflicting data notes	Some Miscellaneous Custom Tags
	Tags - customized	Customizing Your Event Tags
	Tags - customizing sentences	Modifying Tag Sentence Structures
	Tags - census	Terry's Census Tag - 1840 and prior Terry's Census Tag - 1850 and later Terry's Census Tag - Simpler Version
	Tags - entering data in	Data Entry Tutorial
	Tags - marriage	Using Roles to Manage Multiple Marriages
	Tags - reminders for	Using Reminders
	Tags - source notes	Some Miscellaneous Custom Tags
	Tags - using roles	Using Roles to Control Sentences Structures
	Tags - will	A Customized Will Tag
	Templates -source output	Working with Source Templates
	TMG - discontinuance	The Future for TMG Users
	TMG Utility - using to change citations	Converting from “Lumped” to “Split Sources”
	Tombstone - sources for	Cemetery Source Using the Split CD
	Toolbars	Using Toolbars
	Tutorial - concepts	TMG Basic Concepts
	Tutorial - Roles	A Tutorial on Roles
	Tutorial - sources	A Source Tutorial
	U
	Unconnected people - finding	Creating a "Connected" Flag
	Unknown - names	Managing Unknown Names
	Unlock - multiple requests to	Moving Data to New Computer or Version
	Updating - to new version	Moving Data to New Computer or Version
	Upgrade or re-install - Langauge issues	Language Issues in Program Upgrade or Re-Install
	User Styles - creating in Gedcom Publisher	Creating User Styles
	User Styles - creating in Second Site	Customizing Your Site with User Styles
	V
	Variables - sentence	Sentence Variables
	Variables - for people	Sentence Variables for People
	Variables - Role, changes in TMG 9.02	Changes in Role Variables
	Version - moving to new	Moving Data to New Computer or Version
	Virtual sub-sites - creating with Second Site	Creating Virtual Sub-Sites
	Visual Chart Form - broken lines	Dealing with Connecting Lines
	Visual Chart Form - editing in	Editing Charts in Visual Chart Form Robins's Visual Chart Form Tips
	W
	Wall charts - broken lines, fixing	Dealing with Connecting Lines
	Wall charts - creating	Creating Charts Robins's Visual Chart Form Tips
	Wall charts - editing	Editing Charts in Visual Chart Form Robins's Visual Chart Form Tips
	Wall charts - framing	A Suggestion for Hanging Large Charts
	Wall charts - settings for	Setting for Ancestor Charts Robins's Visual Chart Form Tips
	Websites - creating with Second Site	Using Second Site to Share Your TMG Data
	Websites - including Mapping Service Links in	Adding Links to Mapping Services to Your Site
	Website - including maps in	Adding Maps to Your Site
	Websites - minimalist, creating	Creating Minimalist Style Web Pages with Second Site
	Websites - sample for CD	Example Family Website
	Websites - to sharing data	Sharing Your Data
	Websites - posting to public websites	Posting You Data on a Public Website
	Wills - sources for	Will Source Using the Split CD
	Wills - tags for	A Customized Will Tag
	Windows - saving layouts	Working with Layouts
	Word - macros to polish reports	Using Word Processor Macros to Format TMG Reports
	Word - recording macros in	Recording Macros in MSWord
	Workspace - customizing	Customizing Your Workspace

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