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  • jenschriever
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    Restore search function
    Hi, the previous search function was so much more powerful and useful. Please consider a way to br…
    Not Planned jenschriever 47 views 2 comments 2 points Most recent by KateDunlay August 7
  • K.Evans - correcting
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    "Back to" tab when attaching a document
    Is it possible to have two tabs at the bottom when attaching a document? One tab that says "B…
    new K.Evans - correcting 7 views 0 comments 1 point Started by K.Evans - correcting August 7
  • Leslie Edmunds
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    People who I have updated
    Allow the user to browse or filter through people who have been entered or updated by the user. Wi…
    new Leslie Edmunds 33 views 3 comments 1 point Most recent by dontiknowyou August 7
  • Melissa Ann McLaughlin
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    Find Similar People Tool
    The updates made to this tool make it unusable. The functions to filter the list do not work. I u…
    new Melissa Ann McLaughlin 36 views 5 comments 2 points Most recent by dontiknowyou August 7
  • KevinVanAusdal
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    Allow other than photos to be added to sources from the gallery
    I recently created a source to which I wanted to attach a PDF from my gallery. The system is only p…
    new KevinVanAusdal 18 views 2 comments 1 point Most recent by KevinVanAusdal August 7
  • Karl_Schulze
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    Parenthesis ...
    Hi, am having trouble with inputting nick names ( or alternate names ) of people Eg: Bob, which has…
    new Karl_Schulze 81 views 17 comments 1 point Most recent by Melissa Ann McLaughlin August 7
  • Melissa Ann McLaughlin
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    Alabama Marriages - really Massachussets
    This batch is labled Alabama Marriages and when attaching to individuals records as Alabama Marriag…
    new Melissa Ann McLaughlin 5 views 0 comments 1 point Started by Melissa Ann McLaughlin August 7
  • Steve & Cathy
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    Wrong Historical Record for "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," Source
    Bride is Sophia Clark [sic - aka as Sophia Fare/Fair] GMXT-QV8. Groom is John Retter K66Z-Y9B. On…
    new Steve & Cathy 5 views 0 comments 1 point Started by Steve & Cathy August 7
  • MichaelBraden
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    TURN THE DELETE BACK ON
    It seems that there are a lot of so called armature genealogists that think their information is co…
    new MichaelBraden 19 views 0 comments 1 point Started by MichaelBraden August 7
  • Justin Masters
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    Firefox can't get to screen for attachment of sources to people, and all sources screen
    For the last few days I have had problems with being able to attach sources to people, as well as b…
    new Justin Masters 23 views 2 comments 1 point Most recent by lyleblunttoronto1 August 6
 
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