I have just run a text file to capture the text in my whole family file then copied that into Word so that I could edit it easily.
It ran to 7000 pages and transferred reasonably quickly. I have lost quite a lot of formatting but it is very readable. I now intend to do my main family lines on PDF. Anne On 25/06/2012 6:49 AM, JLB wrote: > Oooh, I like that first idea. However, after choosing Entire Family File > and some options and PDF file for output it ran til it froze at Page > 4296. Does something come next after a requisite period of time (have > already waited 15 minutes) or is this where it stops? > > JL Beeken > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ > > On 6/24/2012 1:24 PM, Brian/Support wrote: >> I have two suggestions: >> >> 1. You can create a set of Family Group Sheets (FGS) for everyone in >> your file as a single PDF file. These will show each family group and >> you can include FGS for individuals as well. >> >> 2. If you are not as concerned about linking the people in your file >> into families you can also create Individual Reports for everyone in >> your file as a PDF. >> >> To select everyone in your file click the record selection button on the >> report screen. >> >> It is not quite true that these will not require a computer program, to >> view the PDF files you need Adobe Reader or other programs that can read >> a PDF file but you also need a program to read a .doc or .rtf file. The >> only records that do not need a computer program are hard copy on paper. >> >> Brian >> Customer Support >> Millennia Corporation >> [email protected] >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com >> >> We are changing the world of genealogy! >> When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. >> >> Thanks. >> >> On 23/06/2012 21:29, Susan Perrett wrote: >>> I would like to be able to create some sort of Report, e.g. .DOC or >>> .RTF of the whole of my family file, so that when I depart this life, >>> there would be some sort of readable documentation of everyone in my >>> family (file). Not just my paternal line but everyone, including all >>> the people around the world that are connected in some way to my family. >>> By doing this I can leave my family history recorded, without a >>> computer program needed to see the file. >>> >>> Is this possible, if so, where would I start? And with whom would I >>> start with? >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >> our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5090 - Release Date: 06/24/12 >> >> >> > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
