Tuesday's Tips provide brief how-to's to help you learn to use the Legacy Family Tree software with new tricks and techniques.
PDF Trick (Intermediate)
Most of Legacy's reports and charts can be exported as PDFs. Legacy uses an internal PDF creator that has some limitations when it comes to size. If you attempt to print a very large report or chart you might get an error message:
If you see this you will need to print to a virtual PDF print driver. You will select this driver from your list of printers. When you "Print" to this virtual PDF driver it will simply create your PDF file.
If you have Microsoft Office you already have a virtual PDF print driver.
If you need a virtual PDF print driver there are plenty of free ones you can download. Here are a few:
After you download and install it will appear on your list of printers. Select it and then "Print." A PDF will be created. This is a handy tool that you can use for other things too.
Find tech tips every day in the Facebook Legacy User Group. The group is free and is available to anyone with a Facebook account.
For video tech tips check out the Legacy Quick Tips page. These short videos will make it easy for you to learn all sort of fun and interesting ways to look at your genealogy research.
Michele Simmons Lewis, CG® is part of the Legacy Family Tree team at MyHeritage. She handles the enhancement suggestions that come in from our users as well as writing for Legacy News. You can usually find her hanging out on the Legacy User Group Facebook page answering questions and posting tips.
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