{"id":39761,"date":"2011-04-08T11:34:57","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T18:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/?p=39761"},"modified":"2011-07-19T16:44:03","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T23:44:03","slug":"how-to-customize-your-tree-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/how-to-customize-your-tree-display-39761.html","title":{"rendered":"How To: Customize Your Tree Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Geni offers the best family tree experience anywhere. Part of what makes it so great is it&#8217;s customizability. Here&#8217;s a simple walkthrough on how to make your tree display the way that works for you:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39861\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-39861\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/how-to-customize-your-tree-display-339761.html\/1-horizantal-switch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39861\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39861\" title=\"1 horizantal switch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1-horizantal-switch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1-horizantal-switch.png 634w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1-horizantal-switch-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1-horizantal-switch-600x203.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By default, Geni displays your tree in a vertical view that allows complex relationships like aunts, uncles, and cousins to be displayed. By pressing the button illustrated above, you can switch the display to show a simplified five generation horizontal representation of the tree.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_39871\" style=\"width: 645px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-39871\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/how-to-customize-your-tree-display-339761.html\/2-horizantal-display\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39871\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39871\" title=\"2 horizantal display\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2-horizantal-display.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2-horizantal-display.png 635w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2-horizantal-display-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/2-horizantal-display-600x376.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here is an example of a horizontal display.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_39881\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-39881\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/how-to-customize-your-tree-display-339761.html\/3-preferences-button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39881\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39881\" title=\"3 preferences button\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/3-preferences-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/3-preferences-button.png 634w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/3-preferences-button-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/3-preferences-button-600x203.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back in the default view, you can customize the display farther by going into the Preferences tab.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_39891\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-39891\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/how-to-customize-your-tree-display-339761.html\/4-preferences-display\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39891\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39891\" title=\"4 preferences display\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4-preferences-display.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4-preferences-display.png 633w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4-preferences-display-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/www.geni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4-preferences-display-600x209.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Under the &quot;Generations to Display&quot; column, you can change the number of generations up and down to display. Also, you can toggle on and off displaying only direct ancestors. Under &quot;Tree Layout,&quot; you can alter how the nodes display on the tree. &quot;Layout Options&quot; allows you to toggle on many options like &quot;Mark deceased&quot; and &quot;Center Single Parents.&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geni offers the best family tree experience anywhere. Part of what makes it so great is it&#8217;s customizability. 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