To transfer data into Family Historian from another program, you should create a new Family Historian project, and import the data into the new project. To create a new project, click on the Project Window and follow the instructions. The Project Window is normally the first window you will see, when you start Family Historian. If when you start Family Historian you don't see a dialog box titled 'Project Window', you can access it by clicking on on the menu.
You may be able to import data directly from the data file of the other
program (this is the "Import from other family tree file" option).
If you can, this is likely to be the best way of importing the
data. If you can't import the data directly, the alternative is to
import data using a GEDCOM
file. In that case, the first thing you need to do is run the
other program and look for an 'export' facility which allows you to
export your data as a GEDCOM file (use version 5.5 if given a choice).
Make a note of the name and location of the exported file and select
this file when you create a new project within Family Historian (using
the "Import a GEDCOM file" option).
It may be that you already have a Family Historian project and you want to import data into that project. In that case, we still recommend that you first create another Family Historian project and import the data into that. To avoid confusion we suggest you give it a distinctive name, such as "temporary", so you don't confuse it with your normal project. By doing things this way, you can see exactly what data was imported, and identify any possible problems. Did the pictures transfer correctly for example? This can often be a problem, because with many programs the pictures are kept separately from the data, and may not have been included.
When you are satisfied that the data has been imported correctly into
the "temporary" project, open your normal project. To protect
yourself against any possible problem, be sure to start by taking a full
backup of your normal project. To do this, use the command on the
File menu, within the Backup/Restore submenu. When you have safely
backed up your project, use the command on the
menu, and select the "temporary" project, to merge it into your normal
project. Click on the button
within the Merge/Compare dialog for help on how to use that dialog.
You may be asked if you want to copy pictures and other media into your
project. You are strongly recommended to do this - especially if
you plan to delete the "temporary" project after the merge is
completed. When you have completed merging the "temporary" project
into your normal project, the normal project will contain copies of all
the data from the "temporary" project, but the "temporary" project will
still be there unchanged. At this point, you can delete it if you
wish. To do that, select the "temporary" project in the Project
Window, and choose
from the More Tasks menu.