Is there any way to open the whole tree up at one time instead of one section at a time and this inc
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Maybe someone else will read your question differently, but I'm not quite sure what you mean by "whole tree" and "section at a time." The 2nd marriage issue I'll address further down.
The whole tree would theoretically fit on the computer screen, so technically I suppose you COULD get it to show all the way from you back to Adam and Eve, if someone thinks they've connected to Biblical lines and then traces from there back to Adam and Eve. But obviously, it would be entirely unreadable due to the extraordinarily tiny lines and names/dates that would be too small to resolve on the screen anyway.
But as to "sections," that's the whole point of the tree view, whether "Landscape, "Portrait," "Fan Chart," or "Descendancy." You can choose a person in your family to be the starting point of whatever view you want to look at, and then expand or contract the number of generations showing on the screen at your own pleasure (or need).
As for multiple marriages, remember that each relationship keys off of individuals. So let's say Person A has three spouses (Person X, Person Y, or Person Z). Each of those marriages is entered as a separate marriage, and then the person holding the account chooses which of the marriages will be the preferred view. That will be the marriage that shows both for the tree as well as on the Person Detail page. Yet it's a quick click of the mouse to show either of the other marriages if needed/desired.
If you're looking for a program that will print out a wall chart that shows multiple marriages, for example, and each of any children from each of those marriages, then FamilySearch doesn't do that. Perhaps someone else has a recommendation for such a program if that's what you are wanting. I've seen such things in various places before, but they can get very difficult to follow once there are not only multiple spouses, but multiple children within each of those marriages.
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@Charles Kohlhaas
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Short Answer: 'NO'.
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Reason: "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is TOO BIG ... well over a Billion individuals/persons; and, growing exponentially ...
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Of course ...
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Unless you use one of the "Programmes" that is "Certified" to work with "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", such Programmes can be found in the "Solutions Gallery" of "FamilySearch"; or, through the "Partner" Access link in "FamilySearch".
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Solutions Gallery
https://partners.familysearch.org/solutionsgallery/s/
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Partner Access
https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/partneraccess/
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We do not have our OWN "Tree" in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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We ONLY have "Branches", that are interconnected, in this SINGLE "One" World "Tree", for all of us, that is "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is NOT like "Ancestry.com" or the like.
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We DO NOT have "Private"/"Personal" 'Trees' in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" like other "Web" Sites; and/or, 'standalone' personal programmes.
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We do not even, own; or, manage; and, are NOT even responsible for, the "Deceased" individuals/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is built on a "Open Edit" Platform - hence, why any registered User/Patron can "Edit" (ie. Add, Delete; and/or, Change) ANY "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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You can certainly "Merge"/"Combine" any "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" with another "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", regardless of who the User/Patron was that initially created those "Deceased" individuals/persons; as, they DO NOT reside with the User/Patron who initially created them - they are "Public".
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If fact, you can ONLY see "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; except, with this 'rider', that you can ALSO only see "Living" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" that YOU created; as, they reside in your "Private Spaces".
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No other User/Patron can see ANY "Living" individuals/persons that were created by another User/Patron; as, they ONLY reside in the "Private Spaces" of the User/Patron who created them.
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We CANNOT even see the ACTUAL Record in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearchc" of our IMMEDIATE Family (eg. Spouse; Children; Parents; Siblings; ETC; Etc; etc) if they are "Living"; and, they have their own "FamilySearch" Account.
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Of course, you can create your "Living" Family members; and, record them in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; but, they will ONLY be seen by you:
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- You cannot "Share" them with any other User/Patron.
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- You cannot "Merge"/'Combine" them with any other "Living" individual/person residing in the "Private Spaces" of another User//Patron.
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There is CURRENTLY no mechanism in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" for Users/Patrons, to "Share"; or, as you suggest, "give permission" to "Share", the "Living" individuals/persons in their own "Private Spaces" with/between other/another User/Patron.
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There are a myriad of "Privacy" Laws within the many various Countries and Unions throughout the World - it is a nightmare to negotiate.
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"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is used in many Countries and Unions throughout the World; and, as such, must adhere to the myriad of "Privacy" Laws throughout the World.
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Hence, "Privacy" is one of the reasons that we cannot "Share" the "Living" individuals/persons in our own "Private Spaces" - it is NOT the ONLY reason; but, certainly has a bearing on the matter.
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Another factor is that such would have to be 'Coded'/'Programmed' into the Programme that is "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
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'Yes', these "Living" individuals/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" WILL, in fact, in many (most) cases will be "Duplicated" - unfortunately a necessary situation that currently cannot be avoided.
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I know that there are "Duplicates" of the "Living" ME - at least, one for my Wife and each of our Children, not to mention my other ("Living") extended Family members.
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Introducing The Family History Guide
https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/733
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Introducing The Family History Guide
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The Family History Guide
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I hope this helps.
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Brett
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