GEDitCOM II Tutorials

GEDitCOM II and GEDitCOM (which is coming soon to the AppStore) have many features. For first-time users, a good place to start is built-in "Quick Start Tutorial." To access it:

1. Start GEDitCOM II or GEDitCOM
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 the embedded help information
4. For more tutorials, see the ones listed below.
5. Those with programming experience, can refer to the "Scripting" above for tutorials on using Internal Scripts or AppleScript to create your own features for GEDitCOM II and GEDitCOM. Those using GEDitCOM II can see additional information about scripting with Python.

Tutorials on Using GEDitCOM II and GEDitCOM

Document Census Records in your Genealogy Data

This tutuorial gives robust methods for including census record information in your genealogy files.

Linking an Individual to Their Facebook Page

This tutuorial explains how to use source records to add links to an individual's facebook page.

Creating a Complete Book From Genealogy Data

This tutuorial explains how to create a full book from your genealogy data.

Collaborating With Family Members

If you and one or more family members all have GEDitCOM II or GEDitCOM, this tutorial gives one solution for collaborating on the same family tree file.

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 Browser Style

One thing you can do with the GEDitCOM Editor is to add new languages to the "Browser Styles" available in the "Extensions" menu 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 requires time to translate all key phrases.

More Tutorials

If you would like to see a specific tutorial, please send a request to geditcom.com.