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From: "JF Languy" <>
Subject: TMG-L: Help needed
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 09:41:29 +0200

>How do I get part of my data over to Word 97? Like I want to put only the
>Heard line over there, how do I do it?

Peg,

What to use and how to use it will depend on WHAT you want and, above all,
HOW you want it.

WHAT = Which PEOPLE do you want to include and what kind of data do you want
as an OUTPUT.

PEOPLE : What do you mean by "the Heard line". Are these all ancestors of an
individual Heard? All descendants of a Heard? All people named Heard? Do you
want in-laws included? Do you want "female lines" included?

OUTPUT : Do you want to include all details for these people (all events in
which they are part) or only partial data (e.g. Birth/Marriage/Death)? Do
you want simple LISTS of these people, DETAILS about each individual
separately, data organized in FAMILY group sheets...?

HOW : Do you want "raw data" (facts e.g. as displayed in the Person view) of
"formatted" (written out data = NARRATIVE reports).

The answer to all these questions will determine:
1) the REPORT TYPE to use (list of..., FGS, ancestors... = all items in the
Reports menu; detail, narrative, fan... = submenus of the Reports menu)
2) the FOCUS and FILTER for your report (Focus tab of the Report definition
dialog)
3) the OPTIONS for your report.

I'm sorry I can't get specific if you are not. Please try to more clearly
describe what you want and don't hesitate to ask additional questions if
you're unsure.

As for WHERE to direct the report:

- In the "General" tab of the Report definition dialog, select the File
radio button if you want to send it to a file (such as a Word97 document).
- In the File Type list box, choose the required format ("MS/Word for
Windows 6,7,8, 97+")
- In the Directory box, type the path of the folder where you want to save
the file or use the Directory button to navigate to the required folder and
select it. If you want to create a new directory for your report,use the
Create button. The Directory box is where you'll want to identify your "My
Documents" folder.
- In the File Name box, type in the name for your report (ending in .doc for
Word97). Use a descriptive name (e.g. "Heard FGSs.doc")
- Use the buttons near the bottom of the screen to select the paper type
(Printer Setup), the font(s) (Layout) and the indices to include
(Publication tools).

Jean-François à Tournai, Belgique

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