{"id":304,"date":"2016-04-04T21:06:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T21:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/software.sil.org\/silkin\/?page_id=304"},"modified":"2024-07-15T17:33:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T17:33:47","slug":"help-and-tutorials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/silkin\/help-and-tutorials\/","title":{"rendered":"Help and Tutorials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a series of 15 videos to demonstrate how SILKin is used. The first video should be helpful if you are not sure whether SILKin is the right tool for your project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"01 Introduction\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967062262?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>What SILKin does well, and what it doesn&#8217;t<\/li>\n<li>Data gathering and analysis is the focus<\/li>\n<li>SILKin handles non-genealogical factors (e.g. clans)<\/li>\n<li>SILKin detects data errors, synonyms, and umbrellas<\/li>\n<li>SILKin suggests kin term definitions<\/li>\n<li>Not a general genealogical database program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"02 Download SILKIN\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967071096?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>System requirements<\/li>\n<li>Installation procedure<\/li>\n<li>Folder structure of a proper installation. Don\u2019t mess with it.<\/li>\n<li>How to launch and quit SILKin.<\/li>\n<li>Possible security warning when first launching<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"03 Basic Concepts\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967070943?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Context (target culture)<\/li>\n<li>Persons<\/li>\n<li>Marriage (union = 1 couple)<\/li>\n<li>Family tree chart<\/li>\n<li>Ego and Alter<\/li>\n<li>Dyad<\/li>\n<li>Kinship system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"04a More Basic Concepts\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967070829?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"04b More Basic Concepts\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967076310?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Kin term vs. kin type<\/li>\n<li>Serial numbers<\/li>\n<li>Restrictions on the spelling of kin terms<\/li>\n<li>Multiple charts and links<\/li>\n<li>Polygamy<\/li>\n<li>Non-genealogical relationships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"05 Edit Charts\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967081000?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Opening a context<\/li>\n<li>Removing a person from a family<\/li>\n<li>Dragging items to new location<\/li>\n<li>Snap-to-grid<\/li>\n<li>Enlarging the chart<\/li>\n<li>Entering detailed information<\/li>\n<li>Date formats<\/li>\n<li>Kin terms and \u201cno__term\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Comments<\/li>\n<li>Surname (or date) normally captured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"06 More About Charts\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967081665?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Colors of items<\/li>\n<li>Linking kinsmen<\/li>\n<li>Labeling with kin terms<\/li>\n<li>Editable vs static<\/li>\n<li>Removing a person from a family &amp; consequences<\/li>\n<li>Deleting persons &amp; unions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"07 Multiple Charts &amp; Links\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967087463?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Demo of creating new chart<\/li>\n<li>Editing chart name<\/li>\n<li>Using links.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"08 Print Charts\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967087286?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Changing the fonts on charts<\/li>\n<li>Changing the labels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"09 Help System\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967087151?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The mini-browser<\/li>\n<li>Menu of Help topics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 Suggestions\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967245257?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"435\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>What is a suggestion?<\/li>\n<li>Acting on suggestions<\/li>\n<li>Umbrellas and synonyms<\/li>\n<li>Potential errors<\/li>\n<li>Library of known kinship systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"11 User-Defined Properties\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967092666?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>What is a UDP<\/li>\n<li>Why do we need them?<\/li>\n<li>Demo of creating a UDP<\/li>\n<li>Adoption UDPs<\/li>\n<li>Clan UDPs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"12 Adoptions &amp; Clans\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967092201?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"437\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>How SILKin handles adoptions<\/li>\n<li>Should adoptions be recorded explicitly or not?<\/li>\n<li>Clans and special factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"13 - Horn Clauses\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967091846?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Horn Clause syntax<\/li>\n<li>Editing an existing definition<\/li>\n<li>Creating a definition<\/li>\n<li>Comments on definitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><div class=\"vimeo-wrapper\"><div class=\"responsive-vimeo-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"14 - Advanced Operations\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/967091538?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Editing preferences<\/li>\n<li>Editing the context<\/li>\n<li>Exporting and importing files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Help<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>There is an extensive set of Help\/Tutorial pages (under the Help menu) that should enable you to use the software without any formal training.<\/li>\n<li>Some sample files are provided to illustrate SILKin&#8217;s use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a series of 15 videos to demonstrate how SILKin is used. 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