It is also possible to control if a step-family, or other spouses of spouses, are shown.
Using the example from above, with William Smith (who married Lucy Evans), selected and in chart editing mode. Select the “Person” tab of the “Chart Properties” panel. Then select the “Step Families” drop down box to select various options.
Exclude: The step-family is excluded completely
Spouses: The other spouses are included, but not their children.
Spouses & Kids: This shows the step family, with spouses and kids (the same as the default).
Sometimes, a neater way is to not give the other spouse (John Powell) their own box, but show that Lucy was either a widow or, or remarried to, someone else. To do this, select the spouse of the main ancestor on the chart, in this case, Lucy Evans. Make a note of the family number for the other spouse in question (in the example above, F5). Then from the “Chart Properties” panel, select the “Person” tab, and use the “…” button to the right of the “Fold wid/remarried” text box. This will allow you to select which family to fold.
This would then fold John Powell into Lucy’s entry, and state that she was either his widow, or remarried to (depending on what order her family with John Powell is in her record):
