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Families Researching: Cline/Klein, Daniel, Newton, Witherspoon, Perryman, Gilbreath, Lindsey, Brown, Foote, Curry, Fleming, Glasscock, Edwards, Waters, Wheat From: elizabeth <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 6:15 PM >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] book production > > >Thank you very much, Leon. This is very helpful and the type of information I >am seeking from those who have already produced books. I am going to go >through the steps slowly because I know it will take some time although some >of it will not be possible due to the cost. When our book is finally finished, >each family who wants a copy has said they will pay for a copy to be printed >for them. I am familiar with Lulu and it will not work for us. > >Elizabeth >=================================================== > > >On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Leon Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: > >Elizabeth: >> >>Here is how I have published 3 large books using Legacy. It is >>probably more detail that you want, but maybe you can try out some of >>the ideas. The plain text messes all of the indents below -- if you >>want a Word Document of this, email me. >> >> >> >>How to Publish a Book using Legacy >> >>By Leon D. Chapman >> >>[email protected] >> >>There are several ways of publishing a book in Legacy Family Tree. >>Here is an example of how I published three family books of over 300 >>pages each that worked for me. >> >>1. Pre-book creation steps. >> >>a. Be sure to update all your events and people with as many old >>photos as you can. (It is best to attach photos to the Events for >>individuals and to marriage events for family pictures.) >> >>b. Write an Introduction Section for your book that tells >>something about yourself, your family line (particularly the oldest >>family member in your family line), and a brief overview of what the >>book includes and how it is organized. Normally, this could be done >>is a few pages using your favorite Word Processor. I found that I >>needed to make changes to this section several times before my book >>was finalized, so keeping this in a Word processing file is the >>easiest was to make changes and copy it back into Legacy with the new >>changes in place. >> >>c. Create any Legacy charts or other material that you want to >>include in your book and save these into a Word Processing file (e.g., >>Microsoft Word). I placed these at the back of the book before source >>pages began. You will need to count these pages and insert blank >>pages for these when producing the book in Legacy. I had anywhere >>from 10 to 70 additional pages that I had to account for in my books >>by using blank pages in Legacy. You will need to enter the Chapter >>Header for each of these blank page Chapters in your book. Examples >>of these were 1) Fathers Ancestry Tree (2 pages) starting with my >>grandson, 2) an Ancestry Chart starting with my grandson (9 pages), 3) >>Some Descendant charts for great grandfathers (these are normally 2-6 >>pages each –I just went back generations where I had pictures and did >>descendant charts for 4 great grandparents), and 4) leave pages for >>Famous Ancestors of you and your spouse. In one of my books, I had to >>leave about 70 blank pages that I later inserted using a Word >>processor. >> >>2. The steps for Legacy Book publication are as follows using the >>Publisher: >> >>a. Start report by going to Reports, and then Publishing Center. >> >>b. Create the following Chapters in your book: >> >>i. Descendant for your oldest ancestor in your primary family line >>(Chapman) down to and including the youngest generation. You could >>include Descendants of other Ancestors, but the book will get very >>large quickly, so I would suggest sticking to a one or two family name >>book. >> >>1. In the Descendant report options, include Event information, >>Event pictures, birth and general notes for everyone. >> >>ii. Picture Scrapbook of a family – start about 3-4 generations >>above yourself in the primary family line (Chapman) – the generation >>would depend on having old pictures of gggrandfather/mother. >> >>1. Use 2 or 4 pictures per page and include Description and Date >>as part of picture in report options >> >>2. Select the specific individual and spouse for Picture Scrapbook >> >>3. Include individual pictures, individual event pictures, >>marriage pictures and marriage event pictures. This is a nice chapter >>of just pictures of the couple and their family and the event pictures >>in their life. >> >>iii. Family Group Record >> >>1. Use same couple as in ii above >> >>2. Include pictures of husband and wife and children >> >>iv. Family Picture Tree >> >>1. Use male person say at your 3-4th generation – same as in ii above >> >>2. Use 4 generations >> >>3. This chapter will help you determine which generation to start >>with – you will need at least a picture of this person and maybe the >>prior generation father and mother >> >>v. Chronology Report >> >>1. Include individual events, marriage events, children and death >>of children, wife and parents >> >>2. Include some timelines to make this interesting >> >>a. US Wars >> >>b. US Presidents >> >>vi. Repeat Chapters ii thru v above for each primary male >>descendant from where you started in Chapter ii above. (Note: You >>may also want to use a particular family and create these chapters for >>father and mother, and then each child. These chapters will be the >>most interesting and will include lots of pictures of many of the >>living people in your family.) >> >>1. This will normally be about 4 generations, since you will run >>out of pictures for the family and the chapters are less interesting >>without pictures >> >>2. Include Chapters for your children since you will have lots of >>pictures of them >> >>vii. Create / Insert any Blank pages for a Legacy Chart, famous >>relatives or whatever you want to include that is not part of the >>standard Legacy Publishing center >> >>1. You will need to Create a Title for each of these Chapters in the book >> >>2. You may have several of these Chapters but I would suggest you >>keep this to a minimum – 3-6. >> >>c. In the Publisher, Additional Tab, you will want the following >>Sections: >> >>i. Title Page >> >>ii. Copyright Notice Page >> >>iii. Maybe a Dedication Page >> >>iv. Maybe a Preface Page >> >>v. An Introduction Section (your will copy this from your Word >>Processing Document into this Section) >> >>vi. A Source Chapter >> >>1. As endnotes at end of all chapters >> >>2. Include master source pictures >> >>vii. An Index Chapter >> >>1. Include Name, birth & death years, Uppercase SURNAMES >> >>2. Use Two Column format >> >>3. Use leaders …… >> >>4. Start Index on Odd page (do this on all Sections & Chapters) >> >>d. Page Setup might be as follows: >> >> i. Top & Bottom margins – 0.7 inches >> >> ii. Left Margin – 1.1 inches >> >> iii. Right Margin – 0.8 inches >> >> >> >>3. You will want to create a PDF file after you have reviewed >>your draft electronically using Legacy to produce the entire Book. >> >>a. Legacy will place Headers and Footers on each page if you desire >>and sequentially number all the pages >> >>i. It is important to account for the blank pages you want to >>insert charts, famous relatives, etc. due to the sequential page >>numbering that Legacy will use. >> >> ii. Suggest a Footer to include your name, >>address, phone, and email >> >>b. You have to create a PDF as the primary output from Legacy to >>include all the pictures and charts – an RTF file will not work. >> >> >> >>4. Final book assembly (This is the tricky part) >> >> a. In my case, I had to purchase a PDF to Word >>(RTF) converter >> >> i. I have found the best one is >>Smart PDF ConverterPro >> >> 1. >>http://www.pdftodocconverterpro.com/ >> >> 2. Cost $70 – >>must have the Pro version >> >> ii. I have tested many converters >>and this one works perfectly >> >> 1. The charts, >>pictures and text of your report are very complex to convert correctly >>and this software works >> >> b. Using Smart PDF Converter Pro, convert your PDF >>book to Word (RTF) and then Save as a Word Document >> >> c. You will now manually insert the Chart pages >>and Famous people pages into the blank pages that Legacy created in >>your Book. >> >> i. Be sure to keep the page >>numbering and footers aligned like other pages >> >> ii. You may also have to delete a >>page or add a page at the front of the book by using PDF Converter Pro >>to break your document into two sections and then recombining them – >>hopefully, you will not need to do this step. This is to make each >>chapter start on right hand facing page of the book. Legacy sometimes >>has problems and be sure to check if all new Chapters start on a new >>page. >> >> d. The last step is to convert your Word Document >>to a PDF file using PDF Converter Pro. >> >> i. This is the final PDF file that >>you will need to upload to a publishing company for printing your book >> >>5. Printing the Book >> >> a. Suggest you use the site: www.Lulu.com >> >> b. They will publish books very economically and >>will also help market and sell your book if desired >> >> c. The steps are easy to follow on their site for >>publishing >> >> i. Create an account >> >> ii. Go into their Publisher >> >> iii. Create name of your book >> >> iv. Upload your PDF file >> >> v. Create Book Cover >> >> 1. Front & Back >> >> 2. Suggest you >>use a picture on both front and back >> >> a. >> Review carefully how the book cover looks with the pictures >> >> b. >>The back cover is great for a large family picture >> >> vi. An example of pricing – 370 >>page book, 8x11, Color front and back hardback cover and black and >>white pages inside book costs about $25. A 785 page book costs about >>$35. >> >> vii. Books are printed and shipped in >>about 5-7 days by www.Lulu.com >> >> >> >>These were the steps that I used in published three books, the >>smallest was 370 pages and the largest was 785 pages. I hope these >>steps may help you in writing a book. >> >>___ >>Leon Chapman >>[email protected] >>----- >> >> >> >>On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:58 AM, elizabeth <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Thank you, Ron. I think my concept of what Legacy does has been wrong. I >>> have focused on the narrative book features thinking I could produce an >>> actual book but am finding that is not the case. I do think Legacy is a >>> great product and appreciate it very much. >>> >>> It isn't what I thought it was as far as making a family book but it is a >>> wonderful way to organize and store information. I know I will need to >>> continue with my .rtf file for the book, although I had hoped to find an >>> easier way in Legacy. >>> >>> I'm really hoping for ideas/suggestions from people on this list who have >>> actually created family books, using Legacy features, since I haven't quite >>> figured it out yet......... >> >>> >>> How did they enter their info into Legacy in such a way that it was quick >>> and easy to copy/paste into a .rtf file? >>> >> >>> How did they organize their book so it was understandable and easy to >>> follow? >>> >>> Where do they enter photos so that they would appear with the person's data >>> in a book? >>> >>> How did they include 'branches' that are not part of their direct line? >>> etc. etc. >>> >>> I would never even attempt to create a family book without all the help >>> found in Legacy. >>> >> >>> Elizabeth >>> ================================================ >> >> >>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 > > > 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). 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