GEDitCOM II Tutorials

GEDitCOM II has many features. This web page has tutorials on using some of them. For first-time users of GEDitCOM II, a good place to start is the "Quick Start Tutorial" built into the application. To access it:

1. Start GEDitCOM II
2. Choose "Quick Start Tutorial" from the "Help" menu
3. You can read through the tutorial or click topics on the left to browse the rest of GEDitCOM II's embedded help information

For more help see below for tutorials on using GEDitCOM II and a separate page for tutorials on using AppleScript, Python, or Ruby scripts to create your own features for GEDitCOM II. More tutorials maybe added if requested. If you would like to see a specific tutorial, please send a request to geditcom.com.

Tutorials on Using GEDitCOM II

The following tutorials are available:

Export Subset of Your Genealogy Data

This tutorial shows you how to select any subset of records from your genealogy data and export a stand-alone GEDCOM file suitable for transmission to friends or relatives or for various other uses. The tutorial includes recommended extra steps to use when you want to transmit multimedia files along with the GEDCOM file.

Creating Web Sites

This tutorial shows you how to create web sites from all or some records in your file. It also describes alternative methods for web sites if needed.

Adding a Language to a User Interface Format

One thing you can do with the GEDitCOM Editor is to add new languages to the "User Interface Formats" available in the "Open Format" submenu in GEDitCOM II. You can add languages without any programming skills, but you will need language skills. This tutorial explains the process. It is simple, but will require time to translate all key phrases.