Add New Family
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To add a new family to your CMD data file, click the Names Menu, and then select Enter/Modify/Delete Names. You can also use the Ctrl-E keyboard shortcut.
When the Enter/Modify/Delete Names dialog appears, the family ordered first in your list of families will be displayed (or the screen will be blank if you have not yet entered any families).To add a new family, click the + button on the Navigator bar which is located along the top edge of the dialog just to the left of the picture area. It looks like this:
You can also click the Create a New Family button to add a new family.
When either button has been pushed, the screen will clear and the cursor will be placed in the Family Name field. You may now begin entering family information, the information that is common to each member of the family.Consult the Family Data Area help topic for a list of fields available for family information. Note that you must enter family information before you can enter any individual family members.