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   Richard van Schaik to Bill   
   Re: Compact Family Tree   
   09 Feb 19 17:41:41   
   
   From: f.m.a.vanschaikREMOVE@THISgmail.com   
      
   On 09/02/2019 17:28, Bill wrote:   
   > Inspired by the thread "Uploading Family tree for scrutiny by family",   
   > can I ask for any suggestions, please.   
   >   
   > A relation in the USA wants to swap data with me. She is on paper, I   
   > have loaded some data into My Heritage. I am on Windows, she does have   
   > some sort of Mac laptop.   
   >   
   > Is there any software, preferably free, that will take a Gencom file and   
   > show and print a very compact basic tree, with individual entries being   
   > clickable to bring up an information sheet  about that individual.   
   >   
   > I have played a bit with free versions of various programs and have used   
   > "Family Tree Builder", "WikiTree" and "Ancestral Quest"  and downloaded   
   > about 7 other utilities to try, but without so far finding anything that   
   > displays in the way that I had hoped.   
   >   
   > The programs I have tried mainly produce a screen with a few large   
   > boxes. I would prefer just to have a scrollable screen full of just text   
   > in tight boxes with, say name and DOB, linked to the other family members.   
      
   Try this site http://www.gensoftreviews.com/   
      
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   Richard van Schaik   
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