It is recommended to use the surname received at birth as a person’s surname in Sukujutut. You can print an index of both surnames and Other names in a family book.
In Windows 95, the task bar covers almost one centimeter of the lower part of the screen. You can hide the task bar from the screen and have it automatically appear when you move the mouse pointer to the lower part of the screen. Select Settings > Task bar and then select Auto hide. The task bar obstructs part of the screen.
If you have several Sukujutut sessions concurrently open in Windows 95, close them in an order reverse to the order in which you opened them.
Use precaution when doing GEDCOM data transfers, because. It takes a lot of time to remove double entries and connect families. Run the commands Problem list and Born on same day after doing a GEDCOM data transfer.
Remember to add the source of the information every time you save new persons to be able to track the source of the information. You can use the Show source option in the Options window (Options menu) if the data of several consecutive new persons originate from the same source.
Always remember to make a backup copy on a floppy disk whenever you have entered a significant amount of data. The hard disk in a PC does not last forever. They may last for 5 days or 5 years or sometimes even longer. Place the Pkzip file compression application in a folder where it is available to all applications, for instance, the Windows folder. Pkzip is capable of compressing the data of about 25,000 persons on one floppy disk. However, do not trust a single floppy disk—they do not last forever either.
If you encounter Application errors, try the Skip option a few times. Some printer drivers cause errors when printing out data. You can usually get rid of these errors by selecting another font or changing the printer driver.
Run the Scandisk application regularly, for instance, once a week, to prevent certain type of errors. Scandisk checks errors in files and folders, and also the surface of the hard disk, if necessary. To start up Scandisk, select Start > Programs > Accessories > System tools > Scandisk. Normally, it suffices to use the Standard check-up and select the Korjaa virheet automaattisesti check box. After this, click Start. When the check-up is completed, click Close.
Extraneous line breaks (at the end of a text) in person and family notes can be found with the Search criteria window by using @10 as the search criterium first in the person notes and then in the family notes. If a person is found, delete the extra line break from the end of the person’s person notes or family notes.
The Sukujutut folder contains a file named Sukujutut.ini (initialization file) that is used to save, for instance, the options and font used in the family book printout. This file also contains the size and location of the Central window and some other windows on screen. If you cannot select one of the commands in the Reports menu, delete Sukujutu.ini. If Sukujutut disappears after entering the password (opens in minimized mode to the task bar), try opening it by right-clicking and then selecting Restore. If this does not work, delete Sukujutu.ini through the Windows Explorer.
You can restore the original password "eeva" by deleting the file parametrit.idx. NOTE! When you start Sukujutut up for the first time after deleting this file, you are prompted for your license number.
If you have suggestions for improving Sukujutut or if you find errors in it, please contact us. It would also be interesting to hear what families you have done or are going to do research on and from what area. If we find common ancestors, it is easy to exchange the information on floppy disks or through e-mail.