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Thanks for that Jane. It explains why it didn't work. Will upgrade to v4.1 as you suggest

Vimira

I am using the Nova PDF software & it's working great. Funnily enough we have FH4 on a laptop, & couldn't get it to work properly at all with PDF output, only intermittently, as if there is a technical problem with it. So, yea, paid out for something we already have, but after a couple of days of ha...

Thanks Nick

Should I stay with Nova PDf software, ie download & install Nova Pdf printer 7?

Vimira

Jane I am working in FH3 & have diagrams & charts which I need to save as PDFs. As you know, there is no option to save diagrams as PDFs in FH3 in the Save As Options. If I download PDF software as you suggest, like Nova PDF printer 7 onto my computer, will I then get the option to save as PDF in FH...

Just trying out V4 mainly for diagrams. How do I access diagrams already set up in V3? They are saved in a folder, & I tried to open them from View, Saved Charts & a message says they won't open because I'm not in a FH project?? When I try to import them under File as Diagram Type or FH Chart file, ...

Thanks Jane - I'll try to sort something with PDF

Vimira

I am trying to publish a family history. The printers I have contacted require everything presented in .pdf files, which I don't have as I'm still in V3. Adobe Photoshop images are not suitable as the dpi is too low for printing, they prefer images at 300 dpi. He has suggested Tiff as a possible alt...

John
Sorry not to reply earlier, but what you recommended works. My diagrams are pretty complicated and detailed, so I had tightened up some of the dimensions. When I changed the meas. bet partners the problem was solved

Many thanks
Vimira

All the marriages are the same in my charts - sometimes there is a marriage, sometimes not, but the sign always appears between partners on my charts except this one. Even enlarging makes no difference, but I will investigate the background colour to see if that affects it. Otherwise I'll just have ...

Sorry, I don't think I can do that - it is part of material being prepared for a publication. I think I would be contravening copyright if I were to do that.

The copy looks just like a normal chart, but without the = sign between partners in a marriage.

Vimira

Thanks Jane

It's a descendant chart so the fork style box doesn't seem to appear

Vimira

I have spent quite a lot of time producing a chart which is fine except that when I returned to it the = sign between marriage partners has been removed. I've checked all possibilities I can think of. I have been using the same setup for all my diagrams (which are quite detailed), & I can't understa...

Thanks for that suggestion Derek - sounds just the thing for what I need

Vimira

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, partic Chris re Word format - I should be able to sort something out now

Vimira

Thanks Jane I did a custom query based on a particular caste which identifies the individuals I need in the index. This can only be saved into Excel csv format which is pretty limiting when it comes to formatting etc. However, I have just pasted the contents into a Word doc, which seems not too bad,...

I want to produce an alphabetic index of the individuals in a publication of family trees. I think I've seen some info on it somewhere, but can't find it again.

Can anyone help?

Vimira

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Thanks both for advice - it all looks quite complicated - a bit like reprogramming to me, but I'll have a go at the suggestions.

Vimira

How can I change the font for individuals at the head of a chart, for eg in upper case/ bold, to use as a heading? I know I can add a title in a text box, but I have enough of those elsewhere on my charts, & think it may look better in print this way.

Vimira

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I set the driver to greyscale only & it's worked - many thanks

Vimira

When printing my charts I want black & white only. When I try to edit the lines linking duplicates with the line or fill facility, it never responds &  always prints out in a khaki-like colour, which isn't very clear on the printout. I am using a colour printer, but the option is ticked for printing...

How do I add a later partner on a chart? My charts are descendant down, so don't show other partners of for eg a son's wife.

Vimira

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I've just realised I had changed the dimensions on this one & seemed to have affected the connection between couples.

Thanks Jane

Vimira

I'm not using boxes, & I haven't changed any of the settings I've been using for all my diagrams
Vimira

On one of my diagrams the = sign between a couple has disappeared when I print. Why is that? I haven't seen it happen before

Vimira

ID:4018

No I haven't used the custom chart feature yet - I will look into it thanks Jane

Will I be able to open these in the new v4 if I want to have the final version in pdf format?

Vimira