Printing Charts and Reports in Family Tree Maker

• Changing Printing Options
• Printing a Chart
• Printing a Poster

Changing Printing Options

1. Access the chart you want to change.
2. In the editing toolbar, click the Page setup button. The Page Setup window opens.

   Note: More information about the Page Setup icon and the other icons underneath Chart and Report Options can be found by clicking here.

   

3. Click the Size drop-down list to change the size of the paper if your printer is capable of printing larger sheets of paper. Otherwise, leave the selection at letter size, which is a standard 8 ½" x 11" sheet of paper.
4. If necessary, choose a paper type or paper tray from the Source drop-down list.
5. In the Orientation section, click Portrait if you want your document to print with the short edge of the paper at the bottom (the way a letter normally prints). This is the default setting. Click Landscape if you want your document to print with the long edge of the paper at the bottom.
6. In the Margins section, make any necessary changes to the margin size of your report. By default, each page prints with quarter-inch margins on all sides.
7. Click OK.

Printing a Chart

1. Generate the chart or report you want to print.
2. Click the Print button in the upper right-hand corner of the program.

   

3. The Print window opens.

   

   Just like printing from any other application, you can choose a printer, select the number of copies to print, and choose a page range.

Printing a Poster

1. Click the Share button in the toolbar above the editing panel.

   

2. From the drop-down list, choose Export to One Page PDF. The PDF Export Options window opens.
3. Change any options as necessary. Because this chart will be printed as a large poster, you will probably want to keep your image quality at the highest level possible.

   

4. Click OK.

Your chart is now ready to upload to a flash drive, CD, or even a copy shop’s website. More information about saving and exporting a chart or report in Family Tree Maker can be found by clicking here.