Hi Anne, I think my attempts and failures is perhaps due to selecting the Preview option, instead of the PDF - so am going to try that.
Thank you for your remarks At 03:27 PM 25/06/2012, you wrote: >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/>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 >>><mailto:[email protected]>[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? 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