Topic: Diagram Tips

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Add More People to a Diagram (Video Tutorial)

Adding Text Boxes to a Diagram

Some of the features illustrated are not available in earlier versions

Create an export GEDCOM based on a diagram

It can sometimes be useful to export all the people shown on a selected Diagram

Diagram Tips

This summarises some little known tips and tricks with Diagrams

Getting Ready to Print Diagrams

When you open any Diagram, Family Historian will be getting ready to print it, but it’s not always the best at optimising the amount of paper required

Saving Medium or Large Diagrams

You may run into problems saving even medium size diagrams or ones with a high zoom level

Showing Pictures on a Diagram

There are two stages to this

Single PDF Page of a Diagram

Creating a single page PDF can be a great way to send large diagrams to a Print Company to obtain A2 or larger charts without reverting to sticky tape or glue

Using Icons

An Icon is a small image file that will sit against a box on a diagram

Using Mark and Hide in Diagrams (Animated Tutorial)

This tutorials is for Family Historian Version 3 on Windows XP, but despite slightly different layout and colours, some concepts are still valid for later versions

Using Named Lists to Mark a Diagram (Animated Tutorial)

View Both Spouses’ Ancestors in Diagrams

If you select only one Individual Record before viewing an Ancestors Diagram, or Ancestors & Descendants Diagram, or All Relatives Diagram then the Ancestors of only that person are displayed in the Diagram