It is possible to open the life events dialog from various places in Solar Fire, including the Main Screen, the New Chart Data Entry screen, various Subsidiary Chart Data Entry screens, the Animation screen etc.

 

>> To Open the Life Events dialog box from the Main Screen

1.Choose Edit / Edit Chart Events… from the Chart menu or

2.Click on the Events caption at the bottom of the Current Chart box

 

>> To Open the Life Events dialog box from the New Chart Data Entry Screen or from any subsidiary chart data entry screen

•Click on the Events button

This will display the Life Events dialog box.

 

>> To add a new event

•Click on the Add New button.

This will create a new entry ready for you to edit.

 

>> To delete an event

1.Highlight the event you wish to delete.

2.Click on the Delete button.

 

>> To edit an event

•Use the fields and buttons in the "Event Details" frame to edit the various event details as required.

Note that the various fields and buttons in this frame work identically to those of similar appearance in the New Chart Date Entry dialog. See The “New Chart Data Entry” Dialog Box for a full explanation of how to use these items.

 

>> To sort events into date order

•Click on the Sort button.

 

>> To import events from a chart file

1.Click on the Import button. If necessary, navigate to the folder in which the required chart file resides.

2.Select the required chart file and click OK.

This will import all the charts from the selected chart file, add them to any events that are already present, and then sort them all into date order.

Note: You cannot overwrite any existing events. If you wish to discard any existing events, then you must delete them first.

Note: If you do not wish to use all the charts in the selected chart file as life events, then you will have to delete any events not required after importing them all.

 

>> To export events to a chart file

1.Click on the Export button. If necessary, navigate to the required folder.

2.Either select an existing chart file, or enter a name for a new chart file.

3.Select the required chart file and click OK.

This will export all the life events records and save them as natal charts in the selected chart file.

Note: If there are any existing charts already in the selected chart file, then the life event records will be appended to those existing charts.

Note: All life events in the list are exported. If you do not wish to use all the life events as charts, then after exporting, you will need to open the chart file and delete the unwanted charts.