RootsMagic 8:List Reports

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Address List

Prints an address list of the people in your database.

To print an address list:

1.

Open the Address List - Report Settings dialog by either

a.

·Open the Reports dialog by selecting "File, Print a report" from the main menu, by clicking the printer button on the toolbar, by pressing Ctrl+P, and click either "Lists" or "All Reports" from the list on the left side of the Reports dialog.

·Choose "Address List" from the list on the right side of the Reports dialog, and click "Create Report" to open the Reports Settings dialog, or Close to exit the dialog.

b.

·Open the Address list dialog by selecting "Lists, Address list" from the main menu.

·Click Print from the Address List dialog.

2.

Select your options from the Reports Settings dialog:

a.

Addresses to print - Choose whether to print all addresses from your database, or to select certain individuals whose addresses you want to print (for example, all descendants of John Doe). If you choose "Selected people addresses", click Select to open the "Select people" screen to let you to choose the people to include by marking the checkbox beside the names of the desired individuals, and clicking OK.

b.

Columns - Choose how many columns you want the address list to be printed in. You can choose 1, 2, or 3 columns.

c.

Print phone numbers - Mark this checkbox to print the phone number of each person.

d.

Print email address - Mark this checkbox to print the email address of each person.

e.

Print fax number – Mark this checkbox to print the fax number of each person.

f.

Print website URL – Mark this checkbox to print the website URL of each person.

g.

Print address notes – Mark this checkbox to print the address notes of each person.

h.

Print preparer's name and address - Mark this checkbox to print the preparer's name and address at the end of the list. You enter the preparer's name and address from the "Tools, File options" dialog.

3.

Choose Font and Layout to change your settings from the default values. (Click Reset to return all settings to the default settings.)

4.

Click the "Generate Report" button to generate the report and display it in the Report Viewer. From there you can modify the report settings, send the report to your printer, save the report to disk, or email the report.

Ahnentafel

Lists the ancestors of the highlighted person. The list is in a narrative format, but only includes the birth, marriage and death information for each person.

To print an Ahnentafel:

1.

Open the Reports dialog by selecting "File, Print a report" from the main menu, by clicking the printer button on the toolbar, or by pressing Ctrl+P and click either "Lists" or "All Reports" from the list on the left side of the Reports dialog.

2.

Choose "Ahnentafel" from the list on the right side of the Reports dialog, and click "Create Report" to open the Report Settings dialog, or Close to exit the dialog.

3.

Select your options from the Report Settings dialog:

a.

Starting person – Lets you select the starting person for the report.

b.

Number of generations - Enter the number of generations you want RootsMagic to include in the Ahnentafel.

c.

Print preparer - Mark this checkbox to print the preparer's name and address at the end of the list. You enter the preparer's name and address from the "Tools, File options" dialog.

d.

Choose Font, Layout and Indexes to change your settings from the default values. (Click Reset to return all settings to the default settings.)

4.

Click the "Generate Report" button to generate the report and display it in the Report Viewer. From there you can modify the report settings, send the report to your printer, save the report to disk, or email the report.

Birthday and Anniversary List

Displays the birthdays and/or wedding anniversaries of the individuals in your database.

To print a birthday and anniversary list:

1.

Open the Reports dialog by selecting "File, Print a report" from the main menu, by clicking the printer button on the toolbar, or by pressing Ctrl+P and click either "Lists" or "All Reports" from the list on the left side of the Reports dialog.

2.

Choose "Birthday and Anniversary" from the list on the right side of the Reports dialog, and click "Create Report" to open the Reports Setting dialog, or Close to exit the dialog.

3.

Select your options from the Report Settings dialog:

a.

Events to include - Mark whether you want to include birthdays, marriage anniversaries, or both.

i.

Include divorced marriages - Check this checkbox if you want RootsMagic to include anniversaries of couples that were divorced.

b.

Print private facts - Mark whether you want to include facts that are marked private or not.

c.

People to include - Choose whether you want to include everyone in your database, a selected list of people, or a named group of people. If you choose "Select from list", the people button beside the field changes from gray tones to color and RootsMagic opens the "Select people" screen to let you to select the people to include by marking the checkbox beside the names of the desired individuals. Click OK to close the dialog. You can click on this color button to re-open the "Select People" screen to change your selection.

d.

Only include living people – Mark this checkbox if you want RootsMagic to only include people who have their "Living" checkbox checked.

e.

Print preparer information - Mark this checkbox to print the preparer's name and address at the end of the list. You enter the preparer's name and address from the "Tools, File options" dialog.

4.

Choose Font and Layout to change your settings from the default values. (Click Reset to return all settings to the default settings.)

5.

Click the "Generate Report" button to generate the report and display it in the Report Viewer. From there you can modify the report settings, send the report to your printer, save the report to disk, or email the report.

Descendant List

Displays an indented list of the highlighted person's descendants. You can print a full descendancy (all descendants of a person), or a direct line descendancy (only the direct line between two people).

To print a descendant list:

1.

Open the Reports dialog by selecting "File, Print a report" from the main menu, by clicking the printer button on the toolbar, or by pressing Ctrl+P and click either "Lists" or "All Reports" from the list on the left side of the Reports dialog.

2.

Choose "Descendant List" from the list on the right side of the Reports dialog, and click "Create Report" to open the Report Settings dialog, or Close to exit the dialog.

3.

Select your options from the Report Settings dialog:

a.

List Type – Choose whether to print a full descendancy or a direct descendancy:

·Full descendancy - Select the starting person for the report.

·Direct line descendancy - Select the start person and the direct descendant.

b.

Format of list - Choose whether you want to print a single line for each person (name, birth and death date), or a single line for each person with name, birth date and death date in columns, or up to 4 lines for each person (name, birth date/place, marriage date/place, and death date/place).

c.

Numbering style - Choose what type of number to print in front of each person's name. You can choose from the generation number, Henry number, D'Aboville number, or outline numbering.

c.

Number of generations - Enter the number of generations you want RootsMagic to include in the descendant list.

d.

Spaces to indent each generation – Select how much indentation you want for each generation.

e.

Print lead dots before each person’s name – Mark this checkbox if you want RootsMagic to print leader dots in front of each person.

f.

Print spouses - Mark this checkbox if you want RootsMagic to include the spouses of each descendant.

g.

Print color coding - Mark this checkbox if you want RootsMagic to only print details in color for those who have color coding applied.

h.

Print private facts - Mark this checkbox to indicate you want to include facts that are marked private.

i.

Print preparer information - Mark this checkbox to print the preparer's name and address at the end of the list. You enter the preparer's name and address from the "Tools, File options" dialog.

j.

Choose Font, Layout and Indexes to change your settings from the default values. (Click Reset to return all settings to the default settings.)

5.

Click the "Generate Report" button to generate the report and display it in the Report Viewer. From there you can modify the report settings, send the report to your printer, save the report to disk, or email the report.

Duplicate List

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Fact List

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Individual List

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Kinship List

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LDS List

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Marriage List

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Missing Info List

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Multimedia List

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On This Day List

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Place List

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Statistics List

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Surname Statistics List

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Timeline List

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WebTags List

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Who Was There List

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