GED-GEN
Jun 112011
 

What is the “>>>” symbol I see on some of my family pages?

This symbol is a placeholder for a link to another family page. It is displayed in place of a spouse’s name, when that name should not or cannot be displayed. This occurs in two cases.

If an individual’s spouse is living and you have chosen to exclude living individuals, then “>>>” is displayed as the link to the individual’s family page. The living spouse will not appear on that family page, and therefore his or her name is not used as a link to the page.

If a child on a family page has children, ordinarily the name of the child’s spouse is used as a link to their family page. However, if the name of the spouse is unknown (i.e., empty), then “>>>” is displayed as the link. To avoid this situation, specify UNKNOWN for the names of any unknown husbands or wives in your family data file. Using this convention also allows unknown individuals to appear in the index.

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