Connecting people from a 2 different tree

[Manu]

Is it possible to link a person from one tree to another tree? For example: In my Cerutti family there are wives who come from the Devincenti family of which I have a separate tree. Is it possible to make a connection in some way where I can see that this person is in both trees and there is therefore a connection between them?

[Bob White]

Negative. Not possible to my knowledge. Note: If both the Cerutti and Devincenti families are your relatives, you will get a lot more efficient in your efforts by merging into one tree. And you will no longer have the problem you seek solution to. There are many discussions in ReunionTalk about "single tree" if you have interest.

[Manu]

Negative. Not possible to my knowledge. Note: If both the Cerutti and Devincenti families are your relatives, you will get a lot more efficient in your efforts by merging into one tree. And you will no longer have the problem you seek solution to. There are many discussions in ReunionTalk about "single tree" if you have interest.

thank you very much for the answer. I live in a small rural town and have several cases like the one mentioned in more than one family. I think it will be more practical for me to write a note under the relevant person so that I can see that it also appears in another tree. I made separate trees divided by surnames, there are a lot of people and when I print the Charts it already don't figure the relatives of the spouses who for example sometimes turn out to be relatives of the same family. (uncle marrying a niece) was once used to keep family belongings. In this regard, I have another question: can I connect the niece who appears twice in the tree (once as the daughter of the brother or cousin and then as the wife of the uncle)?

[ttl]

If a person is entered twice, you can merge the records into a single record. In the manual, search on: merging people the easy way .

Although it may take a little work up front, I second Bob's suggestion about merging your files into a single family tree--it'll eliminate a lot of work (and likely confusion/missed opportunities) in the long run. If you were to ever go this route, make sure you make separate backup files of your separate trees first so you have something to revert to if things get messed up.

[Bob White]

thank you very much for the answer. I............. I have another question: can I connect the niece who appears twice in the tree (once as the daughter of the brother or cousin and then as the wife of the uncle)?

A sort of general answer to your specific question.....with regard to relationships. First, anyone entered in your tree displays their relationship to the person you have designated as the source person. You can change the source person at any time on the fly. In each person box, there is a down pointing "v" in the upper right. In the menu that pops up from that, choose Find Relatives and the right column changes to a list of relatives; click the Change button to select a different person to be the source person.

Also, to determine relationships without messing with the source person, click on Find in the left column. In the resulting box, choose Find Relationship. You should have People displayed in the right column. Drag the two people you want to determine relationship for to the two boxes labeled Person 1 and Person 2. You will see instant gratification. Not only will the dialog box describe the relationship but it also will display a chart showing the relationship. Happy hunting! (P.S. To print, copy/paste, etc... this chart, click on the share arrow box just below for a menu giving you these choices.)

[Manu]

thank you so much to both of you, you are very helpful.