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Huntersglenn

Family Tree Maker Report Question(s)

Legg inn av Huntersglenn » 19 okt 2007 21:00:44

I've recently discovered a new branch of my father's family (the
children of my grandfather's sister), and have offered to send the
family tree.

Problem is, every time I open Family Tree Maker and try to decide which
type of report/tree to use, I can't make up my mind. A simple pedigree
tree going back from his mother would be about 150 pages (10
generations) and I'd have to either do a whole lot of taping together of
pages or else get it printed professionally.

A genealogy report doesn't go backward, so to use that option, I'd have
to run multiple reports since I've got more than one line that goes back
to the early 1700s, and I'm a bit concerned that it might end up being a
case of information overload for this cousin.

That would leave a custom report, but I've never created one of those in
FTM, and have no idea what the capabilities are.

As reference, I'm currently using FTM2006.

I always enjoy reading everyone's opinions here on various
genealogically related things (how you save/file information, etc.), and
am curious as to how you all would handle something like this. Do you go
with the barebones information and then supply more if asked? Do you
risk giving the recipient information overload by giving too many
descendent charts at one time?

The cousin is not computer literate and doesn't even own a computer, so
I can't just direct him to our tree that's online.

Thanks in advance,
Cathy

singhals

Re: Family Tree Maker Report Question(s)

Legg inn av singhals » 19 okt 2007 22:22:08

Huntersglenn wrote:

I've recently discovered a new branch of my father's family (the
children of my grandfather's sister), and have offered to send the
family tree.

Problem is, every time I open Family Tree Maker and try to decide which
type of report/tree to use, I can't make up my mind. A simple pedigree
tree going back from his mother would be about 150 pages (10
generations) and I'd have to either do a whole lot of taping together of
pages or else get it printed professionally.

A genealogy report doesn't go backward, so to use that option, I'd have
to run multiple reports since I've got more than one line that goes back
to the early 1700s, and I'm a bit concerned that it might end up being a
case of information overload for this cousin.

That would leave a custom report, but I've never created one of those in
FTM, and have no idea what the capabilities are.

As reference, I'm currently using FTM2006.

I always enjoy reading everyone's opinions here on various
genealogically related things (how you save/file information, etc.), and
am curious as to how you all would handle something like this. Do you go
with the barebones information and then supply more if asked? Do you
risk giving the recipient information overload by giving too many
descendent charts at one time?

The cousin is not computer literate and doesn't even own a computer, so
I can't just direct him to our tree that's online.

Thanks in advance,
Cathy


You're using a version that's a LOT newer than the one I'm
familiar with. :(

You're right about overload -- the idly curious will max out
at about 60 pages.

I tend these days to send bare-bones -- an Ahnentafel which
lists direct-line ancestors only, with family group sheets
for their grandparents. I include a note that I've more info
on each of the people names if they're interested. Mostly,
they aren't. (g)

Or, does your FTM do a book? Do a book that starts with him
and goes back. Depends, I guess, on whether he's more
chart-people or text-people. (g)

There now. Wasn't that not-helpful?

Cheryl

Hugh Watkins

Re: Family Tree Maker Report Question(s)

Legg inn av Hugh Watkins » 19 okt 2007 22:31:30

Huntersglenn wrote:

I've recently discovered a new branch of my father's family (the
children of my grandfather's sister), and have offered to send the
family tree.

Problem is, every time I open Family Tree Maker and try to decide which
type of report/tree to use, I can't make up my mind. A simple pedigree
tree going back from his mother would be about 150 pages (10
generations) and I'd have to either do a whole lot of taping together of
pages or else get it printed professionally.

A genealogy report doesn't go backward, so to use that option, I'd have
to run multiple reports since I've got more than one line that goes back
to the early 1700s, and I'm a bit concerned that it might end up being a
case of information overload for this cousin.

That would leave a custom report, but I've never created one of those in
FTM, and have no idea what the capabilities are.

As reference, I'm currently using FTM2006.

I always enjoy reading everyone's opinions here on various
genealogically related things (how you save/file information, etc.), and
am curious as to how you all would handle something like this. Do you go
with the barebones information and then supply more if asked? Do you
risk giving the recipient information overload by giving too many
descendent charts at one time?

The cousin is not computer literate and doesn't even own a computer, so
I can't just direct him to our tree that's online.


I use an outline descendant tree for that kind of thing

ahnentafel also good

see the help menu forhow to do it all

Hugh W
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Liz_in_Calgary

Re: Family Tree Maker Report Question(s)

Legg inn av Liz_in_Calgary » 20 okt 2007 00:41:56

Isn't that great to be able to add another family!

For those new to genealogy simple is best.... and here is
what I would use to do it....

<http://www.ldscatalog.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10151&storeId=10151&productId=47657&langId=-1&cg1=14000&cg2=&cg3=&cg4=&cg5=&sortId=1&sortOr=1&retURLtext=Back%20to%20'Software%20Downloads'&retURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ldscatalog.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FCategoryDisplay%3FcatalogId%3D10151%26amp%3BstoreId%3D10151%26amp%3BcategoryId%3D14000%26amp%3BlangId%3D-1%26amp%3Bcg1%3D%26amp%3Bcg2%3D%26amp%3Bcg3%3D%26amp%3Bcg4%3D%26amp%3Bcg5%3D%26pageId%3D1%26pageCt%3D15%26sortId%3D1%26sortOr%3D1>

if that doesn't work -
http://www.familysearch.org/
click on order/ download products
click on software downloads
click on Personal Ancestral File Companion 5.2.1 Upgrade
and Evaluation Version

it is a report generator that gives some lovely looking
color reports, and who doesn't like to be in the middle of
the page with the fathers line on one side and the moms on
the other, or the hourglass with the kids on one side and
parents on the other.

of course its a matter of importing a gedcom into paf and
then using the "file companion" to print a nice report.

take care
Liz





On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:00:44 -0400, in alt.genealogy
Huntersglenn <huntersglenn@cox.net> wrote :

I've recently discovered a new branch of my father's family (the
children of my grandfather's sister), and have offered to send the
family tree.

Problem is, every time I open Family Tree Maker and try to decide which
type of report/tree to use, I can't make up my mind. A simple pedigree
tree going back from his mother would be about 150 pages (10
generations) and I'd have to either do a whole lot of taping together of
pages or else get it printed professionally.

A genealogy report doesn't go backward, so to use that option, I'd have
to run multiple reports since I've got more than one line that goes back
to the early 1700s, and I'm a bit concerned that it might end up being a
case of information overload for this cousin.

That would leave a custom report, but I've never created one of those in
FTM, and have no idea what the capabilities are.

As reference, I'm currently using FTM2006.

I always enjoy reading everyone's opinions here on various
genealogically related things (how you save/file information, etc.), and
am curious as to how you all would handle something like this. Do you go
with the barebones information and then supply more if asked? Do you
risk giving the recipient information overload by giving too many
descendent charts at one time?

The cousin is not computer literate and doesn't even own a computer, so
I can't just direct him to our tree that's online.

Thanks in advance,
Cathy

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