To add a spouse or partner of the same sex, select the appropriate sex for the person on the Add Person dialog box when adding the new person. The spouse or partner added will be of the opposite sex by default. To add a new person, just fill in the information the same as described in Adding an Individual above. ![]() #ROOTSMAGIC SIGN IN PLUS#Highlight the person you want to add a spouse to on the Person page, then click the plus toolbar button and select Add Spouse (or just click a person box on the Pedigree view or Family view that says Add Spouse). Click OK on this edit screen to return to the main screen.Īdding a spouse, child, or parents Add spouseĬhoose this command to enter a spouse or unmarried partner for the highlighted person. RootsMagic will bring up the person's edit screen where you can enter any other information for the person.You may continue adding the new person if the person doesn't match any of the existing people, or you may cancel (so you don't end up with two copies of the person in your database). If it finds any matches, it will bring up the Possible Duplicates dialog box warning that you may have already entered this person. RootsMagic will compare the person you add with people already in the database.Click OK to create the new person, or click Cancel to close the dialog without adding the individual.Death Description – Enter the cause of death if known. ![]() See Place List for more details on the Place List. Click the desired place in the list to enter it quickly into the field. If you have entered the place somewhere else in the program, you can click the place list button to open the Place list with all the places already entered in the program. When your place name appears, select it from this list. As you begin typing, RootsMagic will begin filling the place in for you, and display a drop list of potential matches. Places – Enter the birth, death, and burial places (if known).You can also select the Date Calculator if necessary. You can enter the dates in almost any format, and RootsMagic will convert them to a standard format for you. Dates – Enter the birth, death, and burial dates (if known).Nickname – Enter any nickname that the person was known by.Suffix – Enter any text that should follow the person’s name (like Jr.Prefix – Enter any text that should come before the person’s name (like Dr.).Sex – Select the person’s sex from the drop list, or type M for male, F for female, or U for unknown if you are not sure of the person's sex at the time.For females, enter their maiden (unmarried) name. Surname – Enter the last name of the person you are adding.Given names – Enter the first and middle names of the person you are adding.You can enter the following information on the Add Individual form:. ![]() This is how you would add the first person to your file. Click the plus button on the People page toolbar, then select Individual from the menu to add a new unlinked person to the database.
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