Family names of women can be shown in different ways in your family tree.
In order to change the way the last names of women will appear in your tree, please do the following:
1. Open your tree in the Family Tree Builder software.
2. Go to the ‘Tools menu in the upper menu bar and select ‘Options’.
3. Under the ‘Names’ section select ‘Last names for married women’.
4. Choose one of the options according to your preferences and click 'OK' to save your changes.
If a woman’s married name is not added manually, by default, the program will automatically assume her husband’s last name.
If you wish to change this, please take the following actions:
1. Open the ‘Names’ section in the ‘Options window as described above.
2. Click on ‘Assume wife’s married names from husband’s last name’ option.
3. Select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ according to your preferences and click ‘OK’ to save settings.
NOTE:
You can always add married names of specific women manually. In this case, the software will override the default setting and use the last name you entered instead.
For this just double-click on the woman’s personal card and add the name in the main tab.
