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The Basics
In the familytree sections, you put "boxes" separated with pipes, and they translate to symbols. Boxes are 3 other symbols wide, so I prefer to use 5 letter names for them, although you can really use a name of any length for them.

This gives:

Next, add names to the boxes like this:

Giving:

And you can color the boxes:

Giving:

More Info
Check this article on wikipedia for advanced usage and the explanation of all symbols.