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Regarding personal information there is a "preferred" button under my spouse's name. There have been

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April 20, 2020 edited July 22, 2024 in Family Tree
Regarding personal information there is a "preferred" button under my spouse's name. There have been two spouses one is checked, the other isn't, you cannot check both...so the children of the non-preferred spouse do not appear on the same tree???

Is there a way to show all children on the same tree, or will I have to toggle back and forth?

 

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  • Brett .
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    April 21, 2020 Answer ✓

    @Nancy Elizabeth NancyAdams75​ 

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    Nancy

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    That "Preferred" 'Button' (ie. feature/function); specifically, relates to few things.

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    - What appears in the 'Pedigree' View as the "Preferred" Spouse.

    - Affects how Source Linker" works when attaching "Sources". 

    .. (The "Source Linker" only aligns preferred spouse and children of that couple).

    - The way the "Ordinances" 'Tab' displays/works for Members of the Church.

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    Many of us over the years have requested that, despite the "Preferred" 'Button', that ALL the Children for ALL the individual's/person's "Relationships" be automatically displayed without the need to select the Children for the non-preferred Spouses.

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    To date, nothing has transpired.

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    On the "Person/Details" page/screen you can see all the ALL the Children for ALL the individual's/person's "Relationships" for ALL the Spouses, not only the "Preferred" Spouse, simply by selecting "Children" under the non-preferred Spouses. That way ALL the Children for ALL the individual's/person's "Relationships" will be displayed.

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    Whereas, on the "Pedigree" view (where I prefer "Landscape"), it is NOT possible to easily display ALL the individual's/person's "Relationships", let alone ALL the Children for ALL the individual's/person's "Relationships" for ALL the Spouses.

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    For the "Pedigree" view (where I prefer "Landscape") there is an "Up Arrow" (ie. "^") next to an individual's/person's Spouse; IF, they have MORE than one Spouse; where, you can (as you put it) ".. toggle back and forth".

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    Here is a "Knowledge Article" in "FamilySearch", with some insight:

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    How do I set the preferred spouse or parents?

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/salesforce/viewArticle?urlname=Setting-the-preferred-spouse-or-parents-from-the-landscape-view-in-the-Family-Tree-web-app&lang=en

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    I know that this does not help; but, hope it gives some perspective.

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    Brett

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