Hi Jean, I'm doing this work for a customer who does not want to pay a lot but wants the job done quickly. She won't go for the extra cost of using Genealogy Printers, but I'll definitely keep the information for future work. Much appreciated!
Shirley On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 3:23 AM, Jean Price <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are looking for a tree that looks attractive etc why not contact > Ron at Genealogy Printers - http://www.genealogyprinters.com/ > > > > I have no connection with this company, but have read comments from > satisfied customers over several years. > > Jean > > > > > > *:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Shirley Brodt > *Sent:* Friday, 3 June 2016 1:57 p.m. > *To:* Legacy User Group > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Complete Family Tree > > > > Hi Cathy, > > > > Thanks for replying. I don't find the program difficult, but I need to get > the chart to look as complete and attractive as possible because this > project is for a paying customer who is quite specific about how she wants > the final product to look. At this point, I'm too tired to worry about the > difficulty of TreeDraw! I understand that one can import the Legacy data > into TreeDraw and that one has the flexibility to adjust various elements > to make it look attractive. Thanks again for having taken the time to write. > > > > Shirley > > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 9:25 PM, Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Shirley, > > I suggest you spend a bit more time learning how to use Legacy Charting to > get the number of generations you want. > If Legacy Charting is too hard, you'll find TreeDraw next to impossible as > it is a far more complex program though does more. > In TreeDraw you can combine various charts and so can get "everyone". > > I'm sorry but my mind boggles at the thought of trying to put everyone on > a chart. I have enough trouble with just trying to chart the descendants of > my maternal grandparents and fit it on paper size that doesn't require a > very large hall to display it. > > Cathy > > Leon Chapman 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 > cha [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > On Jun 2, 2016, at 4:03 PM, Shirley Brodt <[email protected] > <mailto:[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] > <[email protected]> * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *<mailto:[email protected] <[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] <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>> &n bsp; ⛳ On Jun 2, 2016, at 2:30 PM, Shirley > Brodt <[email protected] <[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <[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] > <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] <[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] <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>>> wrote: & nbsp; 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]/ > > > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.6201 / Virus Database: 4591/12349 - Release Date: 06/02/16 > > -- > > 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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