* PDF Print Settings For Diagrams

[BobWard]

I am trying to print large ancestor diagrams to a pdf file. I want to force the file to print to a single page so that I can send it to a commercial print shop.

I have been experimenting with the "Family Historian PDF" vs the "Adobe PDF" options. For both options, I have selected the "Adjust PDF File Page Size So That The Diagram Fits Into One Page (if possible)". I have also scaled down the diagram size so that it is less than the 120" limitation for FH.

The above selections seem to work when I select the "Family Historian PDF" format. However, when I select the "Adobe PDF" format, it will not compress the diagram to 1 page, even when I select Architectural E size paper (36"x 48") in Landscape orientation.

Can anyone explain why the "Family Historian PDF" will compress to 1 page but the "Adobe PDF" format will not?

One more observation. Since I have scaled down the diagram to get below the 120" limitation, I tried increasing the FH PDF dpi setting to some number above the standard 300 dpi. This works for 360, 600, and 720 dpi, but when I select 1200 dpi, FH will not generate a PDF file. Is there some max file size limit being exceeded when I select the 1200 dpi setting?

[jimlad68]

In the past I have experimented with PDF output settings on different programs to get a large single page which is ideal for showing a large tree, not yet I should add with FH but with TMG, however as you have discovered different "PDF" production programs accommodate different settings.

New and updated PDF programs regularly appear, so I can only suggest you look around and try different programs to see what is possible.

As regards the "This works for 360, 600, and 720 dpi, but when I select 1200 dpi.....", I suspect you are just going over whatever limit there is; don't forget doubling the dpi is like quadrupling the output size (I think?).

[tatewise]

Bob, it sounds like you are aware of the options, but there may be some tips you have overlooked in how_to:creating_a_single_page_pdf_of_a_diagram|> Single Page PDF of a Diagram which also has links to past postings on the subject.