Record Types

Research Note Records

Research Note records are identified by this icon:  .  Research notes are stored in Research Note records.  This means that you can link any number of other records to the same Research Note (and Research Notes can, like all notes, contain embedded record links, linking them to other records).  You can create a research note on the Notes tab of the Property Box.  The difference between an ordinary note and a research note, is that an ordinary note is usually part of the content of your research - it might, for example, describe an Individual or an event or a Source.  A research note, by contrast, is a note that you make to yourself, to help you keep track of the things you need to do.  There can be various different kinds of research note.  By default, Family Historian includes autotext templates for the following types of research note:

• Log (list of tasks completed, and the result)
• Plan (a research plan)
• Task list (things that need to be done)

You can create your own types of research notes effectively, by creating Research Note autotext (see Autotext).  Research notes are excluded from most reports.

Click Research Notes on the View menu, to view Research Notes in the current project.