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   Message 128,905 of 130,039   
   Graeme Wall to Tony Proctor   
   Re: Compact Family Tree   
   07 Mar 19 10:59:28   
   
   From: rail@greywall.demon.co.uk   
      
   On 07/03/2019 10:26, Tony Proctor wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   Not annoyed at all, it's very interesting.   
      
      
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