Hi JL, This should work for you. You can still use the idea Brian suggested.
I just created a PDF Family Group Sheet of all of the marriages in my file. There are 5,048 families and the PDF was 7,539 pages and 29.8 MB in size. Next I created individual reports for everyone in my file. There are 13,864 individuals in my file and the PDF contained 32,767 pages and 315 MB in size. I used a software printer driver which looks like a printer to Windows (and Legacy) and creates a PDF file. I use free PDFCreator. There are many other products available such as CutePDF. In Legacy reports don't use Preview. Use the Printer Setup button to select a PDF soft printer driver, in my case PDFCreator. Next click on the Print button and when prompted save the PDF file to your HDD of your choice. Laird On 6/24/2012 4:00 PM, JLB wrote: > It looks like it stops. I got up to Page 4297 the second run. And damn! > It was such a good idea. > > JL Beeken > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ > > On 6/24/2012 1:55 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: >> LOL, Sorry JL. >> >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JLB >> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 9:49 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Future of my family file? >> >> 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
