GenoPro Support Forum

It does not matter at this stage if you have the unregistered version, 14 day trial registration, 180 day student registration, or full registration.
(This just effects the number of people in your tree which you can edit / save new data)


I think you have already done this, as your forum profile shows that you are using Genopro V2.5.3.9



Then you need to actually start the installed program "Genopro";
either  from the Windows / Start all programs / Genopro option,
or from the desktop short-cut if you chose to create one when installing Genopro.


When Genopro starts, it can have different apperance depending on what you have tried to do previously with Genopro.
The most typical are:

1. The main screen area has appearance of Yellowed aged paper, with a faded Brown example Genogram in the background.
   
   In this case, you should click on the FILE option at top left of screen, and then select NEW
   
   This will bring up a new box, containing 3 tabbed Genomaps (Genomap1, Genomap2, Genomap3,
   (If this does not completely cover the Yellowed aged paper backgound, you can maximise so that it does)
   
   then see below for next step:
   
   
   
2. If the main screen area containing 3 tabbed Genomaps (Genomap1, Genomap2, Genomap3,; you are ready to start creating your family tree.
   (The "Genomaps" are blank, or just have gridlines at this time, as Genopro does not have a specific "Template" to create a family tree, because each family tree structure will be different)
   
   • Press the "F" key to invoke a Family Wizard"....  This will allow you to enter details of your first "family" group
   • To add parents to a person, select the person (with mouse click) and then press "P"
   • To add a spouse to a person, select the person (with mouse click) and then press "S"
   • To add a child to a union, select the union link undet the couple (with mouse click) and then press "S" or "D" for son or daughter
   • You can also add a stand-alone Male by pressing "W" and a stand alone female by pressing "E"
     
     
   • These options , and many more, are also available from the task bars at the top of the screen.
     (there may be some options "Greyed" out when the specific option is not currently valid)
     

To change information/details on an already entered person, just "double click" on the person, which will bring up the "Properties" of the person