1. What software, if any, do you use for genealogy? Am I undertanding right, you'd like to include a particular diagram or diagrams from your genealogy software in the book? What software are you using to write the book? For example, if you use Family Tree Maker, the diagrams can be exported to adobe acrobat reader (.pdf) files. And .pdf files can be included in Microsoft Word files. Or you could show the diagrams on screen, use a screen capture utility, then pull the capture into a graphics program to crop/resize/etc. 2. How do you plan to publish the book? I've recently become a huge fan of Lulu.com and have helped several folks write their memoirs, including photographs, for hardback and softback publication. It is publish-on-demand, so you only pay for what you want, no "inventory" of books. If you make a change to the book, you upload a new file and all future editions printed will reflect the change. No setup fees. They do have an electronic options, where you can charge for an e-edition or your book, or make it available for free. The transition from a document file to their specified .pdf format is a tiny bit tricky, but there are some nice tutorials. --Kristi in Iowa > ----------------------------- > > Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Best way to Import a Family Tree into Book? > > >> Hello to everyone, >> >> I would like to import a plain family tree (boxes) onto a plain blank >> page >> of a book I am putting together. Has anyone else tried this and can you >> share what software if any you used? >> >> Thanks, >> >> David >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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
Kristi; FTM has book publishing capabilities which include your family tree. Is there a reason you don't just use their format? Just curious, Sam in CA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kristi Murdock Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 11:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Best way to Import a Family Tree into Book? 1. What software, if any, do you use for genealogy? Am I undertanding right, you'd like to include a particular diagram or diagrams from your genealogy software in the book? What software are you using to write the book? For example, if you use Family Tree Maker, the diagrams can be exported to adobe acrobat reader (.pdf) files. And .pdf files can be included in Microsoft Word files. Or you could show the diagrams on screen, use a screen capture utility, then pull the capture into a graphics program to crop/resize/etc. 2. How do you plan to publish the book? I've recently become a huge fan of Lulu.com and have helped several folks write their memoirs, including photographs, for hardback and softback publication. It is publish-on-demand, so you only pay for what you want, no "inventory" of books. If you make a change to the book, you upload a new file and all future editions printed will reflect the change. No setup fees. They do have an electronic options, where you can charge for an e-edition or your book, or make it available for free. The transition from a document file to their specified .pdf format is a tiny bit tricky, but there are some nice tutorials. --Kristi in Iowa > ----------------------------- > > Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Best way to Import a Family Tree into Book? > > >> Hello to everyone, >> >> I would like to import a plain family tree (boxes) onto a plain blank >> page >> of a book I am putting together. Has anyone else tried this and can you >> share what software if any you used? >> >> Thanks, >> >> David >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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
Sam, the books I worked on weren't genealogies so much as memoirs. Only one had a tree in it and it's been a while, but I think we used one of the methods I described to get it in there from my m-i-l's PAF. I think if you are publishing to get your research and documentation out there, FTM's books are a great way to go. If you want to do more with format -- page numbers with custom footers, using styles for quotes, interspersing pictures amongst related anecdotes and all the other things that a word processor will do for you -- and have diagrams and charts as illustrations but not major points, you might want to go the word processor route. I would, anyway -- my FTM books look like Reports With Footnotes <grin> but I think I am a few versions of FTM behind so maybe I'm out of the loop on that. Does your mileage vary? --Kristi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Koester" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 1:56 PM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Best way to Import a Family Tree into Book? > Kristi; FTM has book publishing capabilities which include your family > tree. Is there a reason you don't just use their format? Just curious, > Sam > in CA > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kristi Murdock > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 11:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Best way to Import a Family Tree into Book? > > 1. What software, if any, do you use for genealogy? Am I undertanding > right, you'd like to include a particular diagram or diagrams from your > genealogy software in the book? What software are you using to write the > book? > > For example, if you use Family Tree Maker, the diagrams can be exported to > adobe acrobat reader (.pdf) files. And .pdf files can be included in > Microsoft Word files. Or you could show the diagrams on screen, use a > screen capture utility, then pull the capture into a graphics program to > crop/resize/etc. > > 2. How do you plan to publish the book? > > I've recently become a huge fan of Lulu.com and have helped several folks > write their memoirs, including photographs, for hardback and softback > publication. It is publish-on-demand, so you only pay for what you want, > no > > "inventory" of books. If you make a change to the book, you upload a new > file and all future editions printed will reflect the change. No setup > fees. They do have an electronic options, where you can charge for an > e-edition or your book, or make it available for free. The transition > from > a document file to their specified .pdf format is a tiny bit tricky, but > there are some nice tutorials. > > --Kristi in Iowa > >> ----------------------------- >> >> Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Best way to Import a Family Tree into Book? >> >> >>> Hello to everyone, >>> >>> I would like to import a plain family tree (boxes) onto a plain blank >>> page >>> of a book I am putting together. Has anyone else tried this and can you >>> share what software if any you used? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> David >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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
Kristi; Ah, now I understand the issue. Thanks for the clarification. I agree with you on the FTM books. They certainly don't give one the flexibility that I would prefer. I just got the new FTM but; haven't explored the book options in it yet. It sure is different than previous versions. Does my mileage vary?? Sam -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kristi Murdock Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 1:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Best way to Import a Family Tree into Book? Sam, the books I worked on weren't genealogies so much as memoirs. Only one had a tree in it and it's been a while, but I think we used one of the methods I described to get it in there from my m-i-l's PAF. I think if you are publishing to get your research and documentation out there, FTM's books are a great way to go. If you want to do more with format -- page numbers with custom footers, using styles for quotes, interspersing pictures amongst related anecdotes and all the other things that a word processor will do for you -- and have diagrams and charts as illustrations but not major points, you might want to go the word processor route. I would, anyway -- my FTM books look like Reports With Footnotes <grin> but I think I am a few versions of FTM behind so maybe I'm out of the loop on that. Does your mileage vary? --Kristi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Koester" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 1:56 PM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Best way to Import a Family Tree into Book? > Kristi; FTM has book publishing capabilities which include your family > tree. Is there a reason you don't just use their format? Just curious, > Sam > in CA > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kristi Murdock > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 11:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Best way to Import a Family Tree into Book? > > 1. What software, if any, do you use for genealogy? Am I undertanding > right, you'd like to include a particular diagram or diagrams from your > genealogy software in the book? What software are you using to write the > book? > > For example, if you use Family Tree Maker, the diagrams can be exported to > adobe acrobat reader (.pdf) files. And .pdf files can be included in > Microsoft Word files. Or you could show the diagrams on screen, use a > screen capture utility, then pull the capture into a graphics program to > crop/resize/etc. > > 2. How do you plan to publish the book? > > I've recently become a huge fan of Lulu.com and have helped several folks > write their memoirs, including photographs, for hardback and softback > publication. It is publish-on-demand, so you only pay for what you want, > no > > "inventory" of books. If you make a change to the book, you upload a new > file and all future editions printed will reflect the change. No setup > fees. They do have an electronic options, where you can charge for an > e-edition or your book, or make it available for free. The transition > from > a document file to their specified .pdf format is a tiny bit tricky, but > there are some nice tutorials. > > --Kristi in Iowa > >> ----------------------------- >> >> Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Best way to Import a Family Tree into Book? >> >> >>> Hello to everyone, >>> >>> I would like to import a plain family tree (boxes) onto a plain blank >>> page >>> of a book I am putting together. Has anyone else tried this and can you >>> share what software if any you used? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> David >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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