MyHeritage offers 4 different views for you to be able to visualize and edit your family tree: Family View, Pedigree View, List View, and Fan View.
You can toggle between each view you would like to see by clicking on the respective icons in the ´top right corner of the family tree page.
Family View
Family View is the most common way to visualize your family tree, i.e., little rectangular “cards” for each individual that contain basic information about them, with lines that connect the cards to form relationships.
Family View gives you a broader idea of how your family tree looks, and how people are related to each other.
You can also use the buttons in the lower right corner to zoom in or out, and the navigation tool to navigate around your family tree.
Pedigree View
Pedigree View includes a root person and his/her ancestors. It does not show siblings, spouses, or anyone else who is not a direct ancestor.
To learn more about the Pedigree View, read our blog post.
List View
List View shows all the individuals of your tree in a list format that is easy to navigate. It allows you to filter the list by last name to find specific individuals, and you can sort the list based on different parameters such as first or last name, birth date or place, death date or place, among others.
List View also displays basic biographical information about each person such as the date and location of their birth or death, and the Discoveries column on the right indicates whether MyHeritage has found a match for that individual.
Fan View
Fan View is the most recent addition on the family tree views. Fan View provides a useful and attractive visualization of your family tree. Similar to Pedigree View, it includes a root individual and their ancestors for several generations, without siblings, spouses, or anyone else who is not a direct ancestor.
This view helps you identify gaps in your tree by showing you where ancestors are missing, indicates which side of your family tree has more information than the other, and helps you pinpoint which parts of your family history require further research.
To learn more about this view, read our blog post.