Terry's TMG Tips

Table of Contents

This page updated 9 Jun 2020

This Table of Contents organizes the articles according to their level of complexity, starting with the most basic. Many of the articles listed below are summary articles for the topic, and contain links to related articles for more details.

Special section: Using Online Repository Assistant - ORA
A great aid for collecting data from websites, for users of TMG and other programs

In the table, the symbols indicate which TMG versions the article applies to:      

• Basic Concepts
  Creating a "mental model" of how TMG manages your data so you can better understand how TMG features work as they do, and what's going on when something doesn't turn out as you expect.
• TMG Basic Concepts - an overview of handling persons and events
• Flags - what are they?
• Sources - some source concepts in TMG

• Understanding TMG Functions and Features
  Articles describing TMG's various features and functions, and how to use them to effectively enter and manage your data in TMG.
• Basic Data Entry Tutorial - a step-by-step guide to entering data in TMG
• Tutorial on Sources - a step-by-step guide to starting with Sources
• Protecting your Data - backups, backups, and more
• Projects and Data Sets - understanding the difference
• Customizing Your Workspace - setting TMG to work your way
• Importing from Another Program - getting your data into TMG
• Primary Tags & Printing - what "primary" means and why it matters
• Merging Projects and Data Sets - combining separate Projects or Data Sets
• Merging People - when you find the same person twice in your Data Set
• Basics of Using Exhibits - attaching images and other files
• New Computer or New Version - moving your data to a new computer or a new version of TMG
• The Future for TMG Users - now that the discontinuance of TMG has been announced

• Intermediate Features - Customizing
  Customizing features to achieve the results you want, some more advanced techniques, and dealing with some common situations.
• Using Accents - color-coding who's related, how, and who's not
• Modifying Sentence Structures - understanding sentences
• Using Roles - controlling sentences with more options
• Managing Census Information - tags, sources, and what?
• Managing Unknown Names - effective solutions
• Name Variations - dealing with spelling variations and alternate names
• Dealing with Conflicting Data - a continuing issue
• Customizing Tags - editing or creating your own tags
• Customizing Sources - bending sources to your preferences
• Using People Filters - why you don't get who you expected
• Copying or Moving People Between Data Sets - managing the power

• Sharing Your Research
  Some perspectives on sharing and methods to do so.
• Sharing Your Data - general considerations on sharing your work
• Creating Wall Charts - creating custom charts
• Robins's Visual Chart Form Tips - an expert's tips on creating charts
• Creating a Website to Share Your Data - create web pages from your TMG data with Second Site
• Creating an e-book to Share Your Data - create a digital book from your TMG data with Gedcom Publisher
• Producing a “Publishable” Article - making your reports more professional
• Posting Your Data on a Public Website - using the power of the web
• Word Processor Macros - additional control of TMG reports

• Advanced Subjects
  Using some of the advanced features of TMG.
• Using Languages - working or creating reports in a language other than English
• Custom Reports - using a custom language to create specialized report output

The Alphabetical Index, arranged by topic, provides direct access to all the articles. There is also a Search function available.

Copyright 2000- by Terry Reigel