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Bringing back hidden people

Hidden people

When you hide people they are left off this TreeLine's chart, but they are

not deleted from your family. Other TreeLines of the same family are not

affected.

Why hide people?

Large trees can become visually overwhelming. Hiding distant branches or

less relevant people keeps the chart on the story you want to tell, while

the full family stays safe for later.

Bringing them back

  • Right-click a person next to the gap › Show/Hide › Reveal specific

    hidden relatives…    , then choose exactly who to bring back.
  • Show › all brings back everyone this TreeLine may show.
  • Ctrl+Z undoes the hide you just made.
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Related

Why simplifying can improve clarity

A chart with every person visible is not always the most readable chart. Pruning lets you focus on the people and lines that matter most, making the resulting TreeLine easier to read and more meaningful to share.

Branch overlay

Colours every person by their relationship to the **mainline** — the direct path connecting your protagonists plus all their ancestors. **Mainline** people are highlighted in one colour, **immediate** family (spouses and siblings of the mainline) in another, and each **branch** gets its own colour. A badge on each bar shows the separation distance and generation number.

Showing only the Mainline

**Show › Mainline** keeps only the **Mainline**: the line between your protagonists and the spouses it runs through. Everyone else is hidden for now, not deleted. **+ immediate family** also keeps the Mainline's brothers, sisters and spouses; wider circles follow, out to **all**. Each choice is one step in the TreeLine's history, so **Ctrl+Z** takes it back. **Ctrl+Alt+1…6** steps from Mainline to all.