You can use the Share, Export to one page PDF to send the chart to a PDF file. The only problem is if the chart is more than about 200 x 200 inches, you will get a message saying the chart is too big and will be clipped. There is no way to get around this. FTM uses a 3rd party's PDF generator and there are no controls or options. The 3rd party generator is developed to the PDF Version 1.3 or about Acrobat 4.x level) which controls the maximum page size. Up to Acrobat 3.0 - 45 x 45 inches (max) From Acrobat 4.0 - 200 x 200 inches (max) As I understand it Adobe 8 and above have a higher max page size but most readers will not handle the custom sizes. I have BullZip PDF installed. It can match Adobe 8 and I was able to use it to create a PDF with 1000 x 1000 inches page. I set that as my default printer. FTM then used that as a printer and I could specify the Extended Family Chart be produced on a page 1000 x 1000. I could see the chart in FTM 2014 and I was able to print it using the BullZip PDF driver; however, when I opened the PDF in any reader, the page always appeared blank. There was no way to view the chart. As for the maximum number of generations for the Pedigree chart, I suspect that has to do with the maximum page size of 200 inches when you export it to a One page PDF. It is difficult to get 16 generations on a single 200 inch high page. If I used the chart defaults for the information and format, I could not even get 16 generations on one page. The bottom of the chart was always clipped. Playing around with the format, i.e. using "squished" and with the information included (Birth, Married, Death with date and location only, i.e. no description); I was able to get it to 199 inches. Check the size of the chart in the upper right corner of the Preview. The format is width x height. I'm not sure what you mean when you say, "Reindex the file". You can change the sort of the index displayed but other than that there is no way to reindex the file. Can you explain with a bit more information exactly what are you trying to do? Hope this helps. BJ On 2/17/2014 7:03 AM, Fred & Marie wrote: > Can any of you tell me how to generate a poster chart or other kind of chart > like in the older versions of FTM that shows all ancestors on one chart so I > can create a PDF file of it as one page. It will create a chart but it is > on like 70 pages but still only 16 generations not as one page like the > older versions of FTM. Saving it as one PDF file lets a person move around > the tree and see where everyone. > > I went to pedigree chart and selected poster, but it only lets me do 16 > generations . > > Is there any way to reindex a file in FTM 2014 > >

Perhaps by Reindex, we should think Compact the file under Tools>Compact. This effectively reindexes the file removing unwanted space. Backing up beforehand is essential. The Compact command has an option to backup before continuing. Rosemary On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 5:17 PM, BJ <[email protected]> wrote: > You can use the Share, Export to one page PDF to send the chart to a PDF > file. The only problem is if the chart is more than about 200 x 200 > inches, you will get a message saying the chart is too big and will be > clipped. There is no way to get around this. FTM uses a 3rd party's > PDF generator and there are no controls or options. The 3rd party > generator is developed to the PDF Version 1.3 or about Acrobat 4.x > level) which controls the maximum page size. > Up to Acrobat 3.0 - 45 x 45 inches (max) > From Acrobat 4.0 - 200 x 200 inches (max) > As I understand it Adobe 8 and above have a higher max page size but > most readers will not handle the custom sizes. > > I have BullZip PDF installed. It can match Adobe 8 and I was able to > use it to create a PDF with 1000 x 1000 inches page. I set that as my > default printer. FTM then used that as a printer and I could specify > the Extended Family Chart be produced on a page 1000 x 1000. I could > see the chart in FTM 2014 and I was able to print it using the BullZip > PDF driver; however, when I opened the PDF in any reader, the page > always appeared blank. There was no way to view the chart. > > As for the maximum number of generations for the Pedigree chart, I > suspect that has to do with the maximum page size of 200 inches when > you export it to a One page PDF. It is difficult to get 16 generations > on a single 200 inch high page. If I used the chart defaults for the > information and format, I could not even get 16 generations on one > page. The bottom of the chart was always clipped. Playing around with > the format, i.e. using "squished" and with the information included > (Birth, Married, Death with date and location only, i.e. no > description); I was able to get it to 199 inches. Check the size of the > chart in the upper right corner of the Preview. The format is width x > height. > > I'm not sure what you mean when you say, "Reindex the file". You can > change the sort of the index displayed but other than that there is no > way to reindex the file. Can you explain with a bit more information > exactly what are you trying to do? > > Hope this helps. > > BJ > > On 2/17/2014 7:03 AM, Fred & Marie wrote: > > Can any of you tell me how to generate a poster chart or other kind of > chart > > like in the older versions of FTM that shows all ancestors on one chart > so I > > can create a PDF file of it as one page. It will create a chart but it > is > > on like 70 pages but still only 16 generations not as one page like the > > older versions of FTM. Saving it as one PDF file lets a person move > around > > the tree and see where everyone. > > > > I went to pedigree chart and selected poster, but it only lets me do 16 > > generations . > > > > Is there any way to reindex a file in FTM 2014 > > > > > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >