Thank you, Leon, for the information. Much appreciated! Shirley
On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Leon Chapman <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > ----- > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 6:51 PM, Shirley Brodt <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> 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 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 2, 2016, at 4:03 PM, Shirley Brodt <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 >>>> [email protected] >>>> ⛳ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 2, 2016, at 2:30 PM, Shirley Brodt <[email protected]> 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 .. <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Have you tried the Legacy Charting options on the Reports tab? >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 12:38 PM, Shirley Brodt <[email protected]> >>>>> 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 >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>>>>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>>>>> Archives at: >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Evelyn Wilhelmson >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> 509-998-6743 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>>>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>>>> Archives at: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>>> Archives at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>>> Archives at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>> Archives at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >>> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >>> Archives at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >
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