Thanks Ron, 1) I did this and the program closed down just after page 3000 turn over! So was not able to read anything 2) Will do this next time I try 3) Understand 4) Gotcha!
At 11:44 PM 28/06/2012, you wrote: >Susan, > >Just to run through the process, > >1) If you wish to have a look at what you have got Click Preview, and having >looked, Close it >2) Set the PDF Button >3) Click the Create Button on the top right of the screen, and you will see >a printer start underneath. A new screen will open >4) Select a folder, enter a file name, and then open. >Note: Sometimes the screen which should open for the file name may be >hidden, and the printer just seems to go on for ever, try moving the visible >screen so that you can see it. > >Ron Ferguson >http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > >-----Original Message----- >From: Susan Perrett >Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:22 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Future of my family file? > >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? And with whom would I > >>>>start with? > >> > > Susan Perrett Melbourne, Australia English webpage: http://www.st.net.au/~susanp/index.html American webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~susanp> Research: ALSTON-Suffolk/Bedford/America,post 1850, BOURCHIER-UK, post 1650, CHUDLEIGH-Devon, All, HOLTTUM-Kent,pre 1720,MARTEN-Sussex,pre 1660, OXENDEN-Kent, All. 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
