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Getting started
Everyone
6 min
Updated: July 2026

First tour of ArbolKin

ArbolKin works as a private family space: first you choose a tree, then complete people, relationships, memories, and conversations around that story.

First tour of ArbolKin

Visual example

When you finish, you will know how to

Tell Workspace, Tree, People, Media, Contributions, and Help apart

Know what to review first after signing in

Move comfortably between desktop and mobile

Common mistakes to avoid

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Uploading many files before creating basic people and relationships

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Confusing Help with the documentation center: Help is for pending family tasks

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Putting real content into demo or example data

Step by step

01

Enter the family workspace

From Home, open your active workspace. The dashboard summarizes trees, recent activity, and shortcuts.

02

Open Discover

Discover brings search, next steps, recently viewed items, and opportunities to complete information together.

03

Choose a tree

Each workspace can have several trees. Open the main tree to see visualization, people, media, and timeline.

04

Use contextual guidance

In any section, press Guide to open the exact documentation for what you are viewing.

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