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                             Kith and Kin Pro
                               Windows 95/98
                               Version 1.00
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Author: Nick J Hunter, SpanSoft
        8 Juniper Hill, Glenrothes, KY7 5TH, Scotland
Tel:    National: (01592) 743110  International: +44 1592 743110 voice/fax
E-mail: SpanSoft@compuserve.com
Web:    http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SpanSoft

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  SpanSoft is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP)
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Installation
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Methods of installation vary depending on where you got this software from.
If installation instructions have been provided separately, please follow
them. 

If installation instructions have not been supplied then...

If you downloaded this software from an on-line service you can run the
SETUP.EXE program from within the .ZIP file if you are using WinZip.
Otherwise you should unzip the contents of the .ZIP file into a temporary
folder and then run SETUP.EXE from there using Windows Explorer. The
temporary folder can be deleted once installation is complete.

If this software was supplied on disk, run the SETUP.EXE program on disk 1.


New features, enhancements and bug fixes
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(see the on-line help for a complete list)

Version 1.0 - December 1998
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First release.


Features
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> Source document recording. Each field in a person or family data form has
  a button which lets you record a source reference for that field. The
  reference points to a page in a source document and the document points to
  a repository where the document is kept.
> Web page production. Completely automatic; all you have to do is upload
  the files to your Web site.
> SQL queries (Structured Query Language) for searching and producing custom
  list reports and text files.
> Unlimited user-defined fields in both people and families. You can choose
  the field type; string, date, etc.
> Almost unlimited storage. 2,100 million of any one record type in any
  tree.
> Full GEDCOM V5.5 implementation. Registered with the LDS for Ancestral
  File and TempleReady submissions.
> Multiple pictures can be associated with people or families. Pictures are
  stored in individual files to keep the database file-size down. Pictures
  can be included in Details reports and Web files.
> OLE objects can be associated with people or families. This allows you to
  store multi-media items such as video or sounds.
> Duplicate record searching/removal assistance. If you regularly import or
  merge data with your existing trees, Kith and Kin Pro will help you
  identify, merge and remove duplicated records.
> Multiple notes for each person/family. Each note allows 30,000 characters
  and you can have as many notes as you want. Give each note a description
  to help you find it and a privacy level to let you control when it gets
  printed or exported.
> Data form edit fields pick lists. Right-click on, say, a "Place" field in
  a person or family data form and a list of the places which you have
  already used pops up. You just pick the one you want to get it entered
  into the field with no typing.


Differences between Kith and Kin Pro / Kith and Kin
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> Each family tree is stored in a relational database instead of a single
  .TRE file. The family tree "name" is actually the name of the directory
  that the database is stored in.
> Kith and Kin Pro opens the last used family tree automatically on
  start-up.
> Multiple notes have replaced external notes files.
> Pictures have taken over from OLE objects. Although you can still use OLE
  objects for storing multi-media clips, you can no longer include them in
  reports. Using picture files cuts down on the database size and allows you
  to export pictures to your Web pages.
> Improved Tree Area Control. The scrollbars have been replaced with a
  control ball which lets you follow the diagonal link lines precisely.
> Improved print preview. Scroll forwards and backwards, print selected
  pages, copy as metafiles to the clipboard.
> Extract and merge data without having to go through GEDCOM.
> Upper case surnames can be overridden. Handy for the occasional "Mc" or
  "Mac".
> Children and marriages manual sorting is now done by just dragging the
  entries to the new position in the list.
> The Tree Area display can now be turned off. Useful for large or temporary
  trees or where you are importing a GEDCOM file which you are not going to
  arrange on the screen.
> The family summary (right-click on a family rectangle) lets you open any
  of the member peoples' data forms directly.
> The Timeline Window lets you open the family or person data forms
  directly.
> Deleting a family gives you the option of deleting the parents and/or
  children as well.
> Customise the Tree Area colours.


Registration
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This product is SHAREWARE. This version is a fully functional evaluation
copy which you may install and use free of charge for 30 days. After that
time, if you wish to continue using the program you must become a registered
user. Details of how to register are available in the on-line help.

The registration fee is only £33. For this you will receive the latest
registered version (without all the boring shareware reminders), the tree
file conversion utilities (so that you can use older tree files with the
latest version), the full timeline events file (British history from 800AD
to present day), a selection of international third-party timeline files,
the TimeGen timeline creation utility, all the latest regional support
files, interactive tutorials (on CD-ROM only) access to telephone support,
periodic notification of future releases and discounts on upgrades.

Special offer!
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Register Kith and Kin Pro and TreeDraw and receive both for only £43.
Find details of TreeDraw in the Help menu under Other Products.

£2 shipping payable on orders outside the UK. Overseas registration points
are listed in the on-line help.

Note that the original Kith and Kin for Windows 3.1x is still available.



System requirements
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  o  IBM compatible PC - Pentium 100

  o  SVGA monitor set at 800x600 pixels (required)
     and 65k (16bit) colours (recommended)

  o  16Mb RAM

  o  7Mb hard disk space

  o  Printer

  o  Windows 95 or later (required)



Help
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To get you off to a flying start using Kith and Kin Pro, read the help
topic "Getting Started". This will lead you through the basics.

The KITHKINP.HLP help file is a complete on-line manual for Kith and Kin
Pro. As well as providing context-sensitive help direct from the program,
it contains all the technical information about the program, usage tips and
details on how to register in an easy-to-use format. Please make extensive
use of it, you will find it very useful.

The file KITHKINP.TXT is an extract of KITHKINP.HLP in text format which you
may send straight to your printer. You can do this using the Print User
Guide command from the Help menu.
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