Duplicates

Tool command
Menu command	Tools > Duplicates
Key command	Ctrl+F5

The above command display a list of possible duplicates in pairs.

Press			To...
	F3	F3	Change the terms for search and make a new search of duplicates
	Ctrl+Shift+Space	Ctrl+Shift+Space	Show/hide the comparison window
	Ctrl+P	Cmd+P	Print
	Alt+Shift+M	Alt+Shift+M	Merge selected persons
	Alt+Shift+Left	Alt+Shift+Left	Swap place for selected persons
	Delete	Delete	Mark as not duplicates

Find duplicates

To make a new search, and to change the conditions of the search, open the search window by clicking or with the keyboard command F3.

In the window you can make settings for matching against name, birth and death.

Name

• Enter if name must match exactly or if it can be aurally similar.
• Specify whether people with no name will be included. E.g. Two persons who do not have first names and where last name is Persson surname will then be found.
• Type in the letters that the name should start with. No letters compares all names.

Birth information

• Enter if date of birth should be compared
• Specify if people without birth date should be included. E.g. You then get people where the date of birth match, and those who do not have birth date.
• Enter allowed number of days between the birth dates.
• Specify whether birthplace is to be compared.
• Specify whether people without birthplace should be included. E.g. You then get people where the birthplace match and those that have not birthplace.

Death information

• Enter death information in the same way as for birth data.

Miscellaneous

• Specify if the gender is to be compared.
• Specify whether parents should be compared.
• Specify the degree of selection for the search.

Merge selected persons

Displays a window where you can choose which information for person 2 to be added to person 1 and where you see a preview of the merged person

Tasks with a warning triangle are those that do not comply with person 1, and where you can choose whether they should be added to person 1.

Comparison window

Display match of name, birth and death data and of family members. How well it conforms is illustrated with stars, the more filled stars the more equal.

When you select people from the list of possible duplicates the main person is changed and you can see detailed information in biography window.

To eliminate a duplicate, select the person who is the most "correct" in terms of relationships and family as the dominant person (person 1). If the person is not dominant, you can swap places with the Swap button.

  Affected people of the merge are automatically added to a single group so you can easily find them.

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