Hi all, I'm a dedicated Legacy user and to the best of my knowledge, and I've tried a few different packages, Family Tree Maker by Ancestry.com is the only software that does an All-in-One chart (I could be wrong). I have used it many times and it certainly does a reasonable job. Printing it is an issue (used free version 6 last year) as it single creates a single page doc regardless of size and regardless of printer you have. I resorted to converting the chart to PDF with Adobe and then using a drum plotter. For all other charting I use Legacy Tree Draw.
Hope this helps. Many Thanks Branko and Chris Email us at: bcola...@bigpond.net.au Visit our website at: http://www.bc-cola.com -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of jeffma...@orthohelp.com Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:05 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Charting Me too. Thank you. Jeff Malka Colin Liddell wrote: > John, > I too would be interested to know which software you use to create > these charts, please contact me off list if it is not Legacy. > > Colin. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: CE Wood > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:06 AM > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Charting > > > Hi John, > > Does the software also calculate generations? Legacy has a > well-documented problem doing that reliably. > > In any case, could you send me, off-list perhaps, the name of the > software you use for these marvelous charts? > > > CE > > > -----Original Message----- > From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On > Behalf Of John Magyari > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:33 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Charting > > The Chart you are describing is sometimes referred to as a "Blood > relationship chart", which is great to show families, children and to > have at family reunions. I've created several of these for reunions > and family members. And also find that most of my family members seem > to spend more time looking at this type a chart to see who they are > related to vs just their own ancestry tree. > > Sometimes people also want to print an "All-In-One Chart" which would > include everybody you've recorded in your database. With large > databases this is sometimes unpractical because it's just to big. > What I do with All-In-One Charts is create subset databases: > For example I'll tag a branch of a tree and then tag people I'm not > sure if connected but possibly, create a gedcom. Then create an > All-In-One Chart. This has been helpful when trying to get others to > view the section I'm working and I find it very helpful for myself. > > Of the charts I use I find I use the above "All-In-One" and via a > "All-In-One" chart create a "Blood Relationship Charts" for about 65% > of all charts I create. > > Of the 8 or 9 different packages I've tried in the past only one > company seems to do a very good job in this area. Currently we do not > have these Chart Types in Legacy. > > Another type of Chart I've been requested to do is an Hour Glass Chart > based on all Children as the center node Ex. 2 Sisters and 1 Brother > all married Create an Hour glass Chart that includes all Ancestors of > above 3 Children and their spouses and then the direct descendants of > the 3 children. > > A few people have asked for their Charts to be created with their a > Step Parent vs their biological parent who skipped out of their lives > (that they don't even care about the skipped out biological parent). > An All-In-One Chart here is great because you can just delete the > unwanted Biological Parent Tree limb (person and their ancestors) from > the Chart and your left with the functional Family. The Family Chart > > Most programs on the market limit their charts to biological ancestors > and descendants and their spouses. Based on human nature I would > imagine that sometimes a few listed in genealogical databases as > biological parents are in fact only the married parents. > > Charts are great when you can create the kinds of charts "YOU" want to > create. > > I created a Chart to show my mom of all her relatives, she has help me > collect info over the last 5 years. The chart ended up being 6 feet > high and 20 feet long. She had no idea that we had collected so much > info. > > john > > > > Jenny M Benson wrote: >> rck wrote >>> Hi, is it possible to create an ancestor chart that also shows >>> selected cousins, uncles, aunts, etc.? >> >> Your cousins, uncles and aunts are not your ancestors so any chart >> which showed them would not be an Ancestor Chart, would it?! > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.20/2444 - Release Date: > 10/27/09 15:50:00 > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
