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I'd like to use the "Age on..." option to see a person's age in a BC year.

The pop up is in YYYY-MM-DD format.

What do I put in for the year if it's a BC year?
by e.0102 (120 points)

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There is a little "expand" triangle next to the dates (and the name). If you click on the triangle, it will expand to show the options that you need.
by lsommerer (57.4k points)
Thanks. I have added BC birthdays to people in the tree.

However, I would like to use the feature in Options to view everyone's age.

After I check the "Age" box, there's a dropdown where I can choose "now" or "on...". When I select "on...", I get a pop up where I have to type the date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Is it possible to enter a BC date there?
Oh, I understand now. This would be a feature request for the Developer, but it seems like a reasonable one to me. If I were you, I would write it up and send it in via the Send Feedback link at the bottom of the Family Echo screen.
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