Shirley: Here are some ouput page numbers (81/2x11) from charting Ancestors: Generations # Chart Pages 5 4 8 21 10 40 12 60 15 95
It become pretty impractical to chart very many generations for any kind of output displays. For Descendants, here are the number of pages generated Generations # Chart Pages 4 10 6 50 8 122 10 212 I think it is pretty obvious that if you try to chart more than about 4-5 generations you are going to have a problem trying to print and reassemble the chart. I have printed charts out to a jpg file and taken that file to Wal*Mart and had them print it on poster paper. A 5 generation chart resulted in a 2' by 6' poster that was printed using a plotter. Try some charts within Legacy and see how many pages of output you generate. If you only have 1 child per generation, then you mostly will have a vertical chart and you could print several generations. In my experience, many of the families in the late 1800s and early 1900s had 6-12 children, so plotting descendants becomes an issue with that many children, children's children, etc. Try looking at some charts by using the Preview mode in Legacy Charting and it tells you how big the output is and how many pages to print the chart. Legacy even provides an interface to a nice printing service to print your large charts at a reasonable cost. You can see the cost to print the chart based upon the quality of the paper you use for printing. All a very nice service. Chap ___ Leon Chapman chap...@gmail.com ----- On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Leon Chapman <chap...@gmail.com> wrote: > Shirley: > > Here are some ouput page numbers (81/2x11) from charting Ancestors: > Generations # Chart Pages > 5 4 > 8 21 > 10 40 > 12 60 > 15 95 > > It become pretty impractical to chart very many generations for any kind > of output displays. > > For Descendants, here are the number of pages generated > Generations # Chart Pages > 4 > > > ___ > Leon Chapman > chap...@gmail.com > ----- > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 6:51 PM, Shirley Brodt <shirley...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Leon, >> >> As I'm working on this project for a friend, she has agreed to pay for >> the purchase of TreeDraw. I'll worry about the difficulty of the program >> another time -- I'm too tired now! >> >> Thanks for replying. >> >> Shirley >> >> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Leon Chapman <chap...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Shirley: >>> >>> I have used TreeDraw for Legacy a number of years ago. >>> It does have lots of flexibility, but is somewhat complex to use. >>> >>> Try it and see if it fits your needs. >>> >>> Leon Chapman >>> chap...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 2, 2016, at 4:03 PM, Shirley Brodt <shirley...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Leon, >>> >>> Thank you for your advice. I tried the Legacy Charting options, but for >>> some reason only the current record names appear. The only chart that works >>> with all records is the Descendant chart under Chart Reports, which >>> appearance is not what I'm looking for. I think I might have to buy >>> TreeDraw Legacy for all the entries to appear properly. You say that none >>> of the chart programs work well, so I'm a bit confused. In my online >>> search, the solution that was shown was the TreeDraw program, in which one >>> could format the lines, fonts, colours, etc. once it imports the data from >>> Legacy. If you have a chance, I'd appreciate your feedback on this. >>> >>> Thanks again for taking the time to reply. >>> >>> Shirley >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Leon Chapman <chap...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Shirley >>>> >>>> I think you are asking for something that you won't like if you had >>>> it. My experience with any of the charting programs, you will only be able >>>> to use maybe 4-5 generations and beyond that you are creating such a large >>>> chart, you can't see or print it on any reasonable size of paper or poster. >>>> >>>> I have about 40,000 people in my database and anything over about 4-5 >>>> generations is too large to use. Some of my families go back 15-20 >>>> generations. In Legacy, you can create a chart of Fathers only that would >>>> span that many generations. >>>> >>>> In Legacy, use the Legacy Charting icon to the right of the Internet >>>> icon and you can plot lots of different charts. I would suggest you try >>>> some of those before purchasing other software. >>>> In some of my testing of Legacy Charting, I have created charts of over >>>> 100 generations. The problem is, you cannot print that size of chart - it >>>> is just a paper generator. >>>> >>>> If you only have a few people in your database with only 3-4 >>>> generations, then you could chart something useful to be printed. >>>> >>>> Anyway, just my thoughts, you won't be happy with what you are asking >>>> for. >>>> >>>> Chap >>>> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> Leon Chapman >>>> chap...@gmail.com >>>> ⛳ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 2, 2016, at 2:30 PM, Shirley Brodt <shirley...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Evelyn, >>>> >>>> I have chart reports and other reports, but there are no options for >>>> either. Thanks for getting back to me. >>>> >>>> Shirley >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Evelyn .. <ej1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Have you tried the Legacy Charting options on the Reports tab? >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 12:38 PM, Shirley Brodt <shirley...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I just purchased Legacy, and it seems that I can't make a chart of >>>>>> all family members in one chart. I checked online, and I found that if I >>>>>> buy TreeDraw Legacy, I could use that for all the info in the Legacy data >>>>>> base. It seems like a waste of money for a genealogy program to not have >>>>>> the option to view the complete family tree. Any ideas or advice are >>>>>> welcome. >>>>>> >>>>>> Shirley >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>>>>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >>>>>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>>>>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>>>>> Archives at: >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Evelyn Wilhelmson >>>>> ej1...@gmail.com >>>>> 509-998-6743 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>>>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >>>>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>>>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>>>> Archives at: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >>>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>>> Archives at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >>>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>>> Archives at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>> Archives at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>> Archives at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> >> >
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