To Bob McKinley Before you print to PDF file, press ALT+F5 and BK will ask for the paper size. Then it will make a PDF file designed for that size paper. John Steed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob McKinley" <gravehunter1@netzero.net> To: <bk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 11:05 AM Subject: [BK] Collapsed Ancestor Report >I would like to e-mail a Collapsed Ancestor Report to my grandson, but the >only output option is 'Print". I seem to remember "save to file" and >"copy" for this report in previous versions of BK, but can only find >"Print". The last time I printed a Collapsed Ancestor Report, it was over >10 feet long. This is perfect for the school project my grandson is working >on. I would like to send a file, that this 12-year old can just put banner >paper in their printer, and out comes one long page with all of his >ancestors on it. Anyone have a suggestion? Thanks in advance, Bob >McKinleyWestern Pennsylvania USA PS: Using BK Version 6.5.7 on an AMD duel >core powered Acer laptop with Windows 7 and my data files are located in >C\Genealogy\BK6\Main sub-directory. > ____________________________________________________________ > DeVry University > Earn a Relevant & Marketable Degree at DeVry University. Apply Today! > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/4f82fad0a2d7f26f479st05duc > Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >

On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 15:32:19 -0400, "John Steed" <brothers_keeper@msn.com> wrote: >To Bob McKinley > >Before you print to PDF file, press ALT+F5 and BK will ask for the paper >size. Then it will make a PDF file designed for that size paper. > We can select size to have the size of the reports. BUT It tells not the total size of the report but how many pages wide Whe we then push Alt+F5 we should have the reportsize som that we make a PDF in correct size -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON

In message <4370B114C65B41379B76E5B7FEE67EFC@Dell4600>, John Steed <brothers_keeper@msn.com> writes: >To Bob McKinley > >Before you print to PDF file, press ALT+F5 and BK will ask for the paper >size. Then it will make a PDF file designed for that size paper. [] But Bob says he has a CollAnc report over 10 feet long, which is larger than even A0 paper; most PDF drivers only allow standard sizes. Can't a simple plain text output _without page breaks at any size_ be generated, without necessarily needing to use a .pdf generator? (I use pdf995 too.) >From: "Bob McKinley" <gravehunter1@netzero.net> >To: <bk@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 11:05 AM >Subject: [BK] Collapsed Ancestor Report > > >>I would like to e-mail a Collapsed Ancestor Report to my grandson, but the >>only output option is 'Print". I seem to remember "save to file" and >>"copy" for this report in previous versions of BK, but can only find >>"Print". The last time I printed a Collapsed Ancestor Report, it was over >>10 feet long. This is perfect for the school project my grandson is working >>on. I would like to send a file, that this 12-year old can just put banner >>paper in their printer, and out comes one long page with all of his >>ancestors on it. Anyone have a suggestion? Thanks in advance, Bob >>McKinleyWestern Pennsylvania USA PS: Using BK Version 6.5.7 on an AMD duel >>core powered Acer laptop with Windows 7 and my data files are located in >>C\Genealogy\BK6\Main sub-directory. >> ____________________________________________________________ >> DeVry University >> Earn a Relevant & Marketable Degree at DeVry University. Apply Today! >> http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/4f82fad0a2d7f26f479st05duc >> Remember - Use the Archives at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >> > > Remember - Use the Archives at >http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it's the part that I do understand." - Mark Twain

I just ran a test using Open Office. I set the page format to Portrate and the size to 8.5" x 240". Then I saved it in PDF. The PDF File came out as a 20 foot banner (No, I didn't actually print it, but that is what it showed in Adobe) Jack On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 9:03 PM, J. P. Gilliver (John) < G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: > In message <4370B114C65B41379B76E5B7FEE67EFC@Dell4600>, John Steed > <brothers_keeper@msn.com> writes: > >To Bob McKinley > > > >Before you print to PDF file, press ALT+F5 and BK will ask for the paper > >size. Then it will make a PDF file designed for that size paper. > [] > > But Bob says he has a CollAnc report over 10 feet long, which is larger > than even A0 paper; most PDF drivers only allow standard sizes. Can't a > simple plain text output _without page breaks at any size_ be generated, > without necessarily needing to use a .pdf generator? (I use pdf995 too.) > > >From: "Bob McKinley" <gravehunter1@netzero.net> > >To: <bk@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 11:05 AM > >Subject: [BK] Collapsed Ancestor Report > > > > > >>I would like to e-mail a Collapsed Ancestor Report to my grandson, but > the > >>only output option is 'Print". I seem to remember "save to file" and > >>"copy" for this report in previous versions of BK, but can only find > >>"Print". The last time I printed a Collapsed Ancestor Report, it was over > >>10 feet long. This is perfect for the school project my grandson is > working > >>on. I would like to send a file, that this 12-year old can just put > banner > >>paper in their printer, and out comes one long page with all of his > >>ancestors on it. Anyone have a suggestion? Thanks in advance, Bob > >>McKinleyWestern Pennsylvania USA PS: Using BK Version 6.5.7 on an AMD > duel > >>core powered Acer laptop with Windows 7 and my data files are located in > >>C\Genealogy\BK6\Main sub-directory. > >> ____________________________________________________________ > >> DeVry University > >> Earn a Relevant & Marketable Degree at DeVry University. Apply Today! > >> http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/4f82fad0a2d7f26f479st05duc > >> Remember - Use the Archives at > >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > >> the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > Remember - Use the Archives at > >http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > >in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf > > "It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, > it's > the part that I do understand." - Mark Twain > Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >