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   Message 128,903 of 130,039   
   Tony Proctor to Bill   
   Re: Compact Family Tree   
   07 Mar 19 10:26:33   
   
   From: tony@proctor_NoMore_SPAM.net   
      
   On 09/02/2019 16:28, 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.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Thanks for all the comments that appeared here while I was "out of the   
   country". It seems several of you have found the associated facebook group so   
   I'll put subsequent responses there to avoid cluttering this newsgroup up and   
   annoying other subscribers.   
      
   Tony   
      
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