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Posted Thursday, September 21, 2006 - Post #13280
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Printing tip.  When I first started printing out genomaps I was using single sheets (A4) and a lot of sellotape.  Then I discovered a box of wide fan-folded paper (with sprocket holes) and scrounged a wide inkjet printer (Epson 1520).  Trick is to set the printer to 'banner' printing, which means it with then print continuously, so that a tree the full width of a genomap will print out in one long fanfolded series of sheets.  So dont go spending your hard-earned money at print shops.
Posted Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - Post #13239
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When printing a large family tree in a printshop, please remember to strip colors and fills (if you do not want to pay extra for large color output) as you do not know which colors come out dark, rendering text unreadable.
CutePdf works just fine, but remember to minimise borders. Go first to your print shop, and ask what size paper(rolls) they use and what might suit you. Then adjust papersize in CutePdf printer (properties/advanced) near that. Do so, because most can scale your PDF to fill the paper but at a cost of sharpness.
My largest commercial print is now 130 x 90 cm (standard architectural width). With 1600 persons ( 25 generations) they are barely readable. With 300 persons ( 17 generations) they are readable, but not large. With 100 persons (8 generations) even the elderly could read them.
Thanks for the great output, your program was applauded in our clan meeting!
Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 - Post #12514
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Beta 18, as per Genopro "What's next" section statement should have an improved printing routine:
  • Beta18: Complete the dialogs Address, Contact, Occupancy
    - Improve the print dialog to use a scale factor rather than the number of horizontal and vertical pages.  Each GenoMap will be capable to store its own print settings.
  • I suppose you'll get an accurate answer to your question when Genopro is back from their short break in a couple of days time.

    The new printing module will be done for version 2.0, however we will be releasing Beta 18 a bit earlier so you can test the Occupancy record.  The occupancy record is a combination of an address and a contact information.

    Edited: Friday, August 18, 2006 by GenoProSupport

    Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 - Post #12507
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    If you want to print onto one (large) sheet of paper then you need to tell the program that. Go to Page Setup and set the horizontal & vertical pages to be one. The preview option shows what you will get. Just make sure you have selected the pdf printer and set the paper size the print shop can use
    Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 - Post #12506
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    THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!

    See I was donig something wrong

    It shows my trees on 3 pages, from there I an just adjust the paper size and take it to the print shop right? 

    Can you tell I am NEW to this.....

    Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 - Post #12505
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    Almost there, but do not choose print to file. That is what gives you a .prn file. Just say Print; it will think for a bit and then ask for a file name. This will be your .pdf file. Just remember which directory you put it in and take the pdf file to a print house
    Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 - Post #12504
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    Ok, this is what Im doing and some tell me if im wrong.  I have my tree open in GenoPro and I go to File -> Print and then I pick the PDF printer and make sure that the print to file is checked right?  Or am I doing this the wrong way.

    Thank you too all of you that are helping me with this!!

    Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 - Post #12503
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    If you can not get CutePdf to work there are several others out there. I have also used NovaPDF from http://www.novapdf.com/ and using Google I have also found http://www.primopdf.com/. Both are free for you to use.
    After you have installed them, do not forget to go to the set up and choose a large paper size and adjust your display to fill it. Goes without saying to check print shop has that size paper.


    Edited: Friday, August 18, 2006 by GenoProSupport
    Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 - Post #12502
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    I just downloaded cutePDF writer from http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

    and tried it out... Everything worked out just fine...

    Have you checked:

    Installation Requirements

    • Supports Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (x64)/2003  (x64).
    • Requires PS2PDF converter such as Ghostscript (recommended).
      You can get the free GPL Ghostscript 8.15 
      here.

    and:

    No longer include Ghostscript. You may download and install it separately. 

    Maybe you don't have Ghostscript instaled?



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    Edited: Friday, August 18, 2006 by V.L.o
    Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 - Post #12500
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    Ok. I have tried the CutePDF and must not be doing something right.  It saves the file as a .prn  Can someone help me I am truly lost on how to get this tree printed?  I have read the past post about printing and have tired everything and still I can not get this to a .pdf file.  HELP!!! 


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