People Workspace

Hint: There is more to the People Workspace than just the Tree and Person tabs.  

In the People - Tree Tab of course there is the Index which can be sorted to display different lists, the Center panel is the Tree itself, below that is the Family Group panel.  To the right is the person's Information Panel [AKA Editing Panel].  That panel displays selected facts about the individual.  We can Customize that View.  But wait, there's more.  In the Information Panel there are 5 tabs; Facts, Media, Notes, Weblinks and Tasks. If you have not explored those yet, you should.  The Media tab shows ALL the media for that person linked either to citations of to the person Directly.  Tasks entered under the Task tab are linked to the individual but still show up on the Plan Workspace Tasks area.

Switching to the Person Tab which has the Individual & Shared Facts panel, that displays ALL the facts you have collected for the selected person.  Below that is the Person Panel.  There you will see 4 tabs; Notes (Person & Research), Media. Weblinks, and Tasks.

The Media tab here shows the Media Linked directly to the person.  Weblinks and task work the same as the tree tab.  To the Right is another Information Panel.  This one displays information about the Selected Fact.  The Panel also has 4 tabs; Sources, Media and Notes.  These tabs are all related to the selected Fact.  The Media tab only displays media linked to Source Citations. 

Back to the Facts panel, there are three columns of numbers which indicate how many Sources, Media and Notes are linked to the selected fact.  Then there are three tabs at the Top bar of the Individual & Shared Facts panel; Facts, Timeline and Relationships.  Each changes the main panel to display relevant data for the selected person. 

Knowing what each of these tabs and panels displays will benefit you in using FTM.  As an example, if I am entering basic data for new persons, the Tree - Information Panel [Editing Panel] is very handy, but if I am looking to determine what Facts I have collected for a person I move to the Person - Facts panel.  Also if I am reviewing a person with lots of Media its easier to use the People/Person Media Tabs:  either the bottom Media panel if it is a photo or snapshot Or the Right Media panel the media is associated with a Fact.

I encourage all to explore all the displays that are available on the People Workspace and if you need more information on what all is there, just press F1 to see the Program Help page which explains each panel, icon and button.