People and photos

Every person in your tree is a card. You change a person in the Person actions panel.

Change a person’s details

Where to find it: Click a person card → Person actions

Click a person card. The Person actions panel opens on the left.

Type the name in Name as it should appear. Add a year or a full date in Birth date or year and in Death date or year. Choose an option in Sex.

Press Save to put the changes on the card.

Add a relative

Where to find it: Person actions → Create

Select the person the new relative belongs to and press Create. The Create a new person window opens.

Fill in the name and the dates. Under Choose the relationship between the new person and, pick Parent, Child, Sibling or Spouse. A child added to one partner of a couple joins both partners.

Press Create at the bottom of the window. The new card joins the tree.

Upload or remove a photo

Where to find it: Person actions → Upload image

Select the person. Press Upload image and choose a photo from your computer. Press Save to put it on the card.

To take a photo off, press Remove image, then Save.

In the free editor, photos stay in your web browser. In your own projects, they are saved to your account.

Delete a person

Where to find it: Person actions → Delete

Select the person and press Delete. Treeshy asks: Are you sure you want to delete this person? Press OK to delete the person, or Cancel to keep them.

A deleted person cannot be brought back.

Choose what every card shows

Where to find it: Settings (the gear button) → Settings → Node layout and frame

Node layout and frame holds the settings for all person cards together.

• Card layout offers ready-made card styles. Click one to use it for everyone.
• Person layout type sets what a card shows: the photo, the text, or both.
• Node form sets the card shape, and Person avatar form the photo shape.
• WIDTH and HEIGHT make every card wider or taller. Use WIDTH when long names do not fit.