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Using Genogram-Maker Millennium
Version 3.0 family relationships are created automatically
using a simple manipulation of the mouse. Occasionaly
first time users think the software is difficult to use
because they expect to have to draw the genogram as they
would with other software products. It is not necessary
to draw. The software does the drawing for you.
Another strength of the software
is sometimes misunderstood by first time users. The property
buttons do not appear until they are needed. This keeps
the work field clean and avoids a confusing clutter of
"buttons" when they are not needed.
We recommend
you familiarize yourself with Genogram-Maker Millennium
by
working through
the tutorial. To access the tutorial open Genogram-Maker
Millennium, click on "help" and then select
tutorial from the drop down menu.
Creating Family Realtionships
Creating families is
addressed in Lesson 10 of the tutorial.
To create family relationships:
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create a figure to represent
a person
-
place the cross shaped
cursor just beneath the figure just created
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depress and HOLD DOWN
the left button on your mouse
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while HOLDING DOWN the
left mouse button, slide the cursor up until it touches
the bottom of the figure
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a spouse and marriage
line will be AUTOMATICALLY CREATED
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YOU DO NOT CREATE THE
SPOUSE AND THEN TRY TO CONNECT THE COUPLE
NEXT to create children:
- place the cursor just below the horizontal
portion of the marriage line
- depress and HOLD DOWN the left mouse
button
- while HOLDING DOWN the left mouse button
slide the cursor up unitl it touches the horizontal
portion of the marraige line
- a child will be AUTOMATICALLY CREATED
- YOU DO NOT CREATE THE CHILD AND THEN
TRY TO CONNECT THEM TO THE MARRAIGE LINE
NEXT to create parents above
and existing figure
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place the cursor just
ABOVE an existing figue
-
depress and HOLD DOWN
the left button on your mouse
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while HOLDING DOWN the
left button, slide the cursor DOWN until it touches
the existing figure
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parents will be AUTOMATICALLY
CREATED
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YOU DO NOT CREATE THE
PARENTS AND THEN TRY TO CONNECT THEM TO THE EXISTING
FIGURE
Creating Relationship Lines
To create interactional lines between figures:
- click on the "Inteactional Pattern"
button (zig zag diagonal line icon) in the tool pad
at the left of the screen just outside the white work
space
- place the curson near but NOT TOUCHING
one of the figures
- depress and HOLD DOWN the left button
on your mouse
- while HOLDING DOWN the left button,
drag the cursor toward and into one of the figures
- while continuing to HOLD DOWN the left
click button, drag teh cursor through the figure and
int the second figure in the relationship to be defined
(A line should have followed the cursor.)
- With the cursor now located within the
second figure, release the left click button
- You should now have a relationship line
between the two figures.
NEXT to define the relationship
- position the cusor so that it is touching
the relaionship line
- depress and release the left button
on your mouse to select (highlight in gray) the relationship
line
- a new set of buttons has now appeared
in the property pad at the left of the work space
- left click on the property pad button
that describes the relationship
- the relationship line should show the
symbol representing the nature of the relationship
Creating symbols for divorce, separation,
etc.
To create symbols for divorce, separation,
etc.:
- click on the "Separation-divorce-reconciliation"
button (horizontal line with two diagonal lines through
it) in the tool pad at the top left of the screen just
outside the white work space
- place the cursor so it JUST TOUCHES
the horizontal portion of the marriage line
- depress and release the left click button
on your mouse and you should see a diagonal line appear
within a gray shaded box
- a new set of "property" buttons has
now appeared at the left of the work space
- left click on the button that describes
the state of the marriage / relationship you want to
depict
- the marriage line should show the symbol
representing the state of the marriage.
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