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- BOOK OUTLINE
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- The book outline serves as the primary screen for printouts.
- You may create reports using any combination of features of
- FTJ for only one individual, a group of individuals, a sub-
- group or a complete book containing all individuals.
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- A title page will be produced if any of the title, subtitle
- or author information is not blank.
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- BOOK OUTLINE CODES AND OPTIONS
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- Using the codes and options listed below, you can compose
- books, booklets and other printouts in almost any format.
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- PAGE - Start page numbering with the number in the options
- field. The default is page 1. If the number is 0, pages will
- not be numbered.
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- HEAD - The heading will be centered in upper case, bold
- print at the top of the next page or, if you are using the
- two-sided print option, on the next odd-numbered page. The
- heading will then be entered into the Table of Contents.
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- FILE - Print the file named in the options field. This
- should be used in conjunction with a heading as an intro-
- duction to each section of your book.
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- TREE - Print trees and data as specified in the options
- field.
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- BIO - Print biographies as specified in the options field.
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- GRPS - Print family group sheets as specified in the options
- field.
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- REF - Print references as specified in the options field.
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- AHN - Print Ahnentafel charts as specified in the options
- field.
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- DESC - Print tabular descendant charts as specified in the
- options field.
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- BOX - Print box type descendant charts as specified in the
- options field.
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- TRAD - Print traditional genealogy as specified in the op-
- tions field.
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- FORM - Print FTJ information form as specified in the op-
- tions field.
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- NAML - Print the name list as specified in the options
- field.
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- AUD - Print the audit of missing information as specified in
- the options field.
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- MISC - Print the miscellaneous information.
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- TIME - Print the time line.
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- TC - Print the Table of Contents.
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- INDX - Print the Index.
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- BBL - Print the bibliography.
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- The options field is provided to supply additional informa-
- tion to some codes. It may contain a reference number or a
- list of numbers separated by spaces. You may also use a
- combination of keywords to select the information that will
- be included.
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- OPTIONS KEYWORDS
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- SORT DOBS - Sort the information by dates of birth.
- (default)
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- SORT NAMES - Sort the information by surname.
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- SORT NUMBER - Sort the information by reference number.
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- TC LONG - Print the names and numbers of the key individuals
- as a subheading in the Table of Contents. (default)
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- TC SHORT - Don't print names in the Table of Contents.
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- SUBGROUP x - Use only names flagged with the subgroup
- character (x).
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- EXPAND - Expand the information to include all names that
- have appeared in the previous codes.
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- ALL - Use all the names in the name list. (default)
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- NGSQ - This option is only used with the traditional
- genealogies to indicate that you will use the National
- Genealogical Society Quarterly numbering system. If NGSQ is
- not specified, the names will be numbered using the REGISTER
- system.
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- BLANK - This option only applies to the FORM code. It will
- cause a blank information form to be printed.
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- The above codes and options are used as a command language
- to the book printing function of Family Tree Journal. Except
- for the Index and Table of Contents, which are always
- printed last, the codes will be executed in the order that
- you specify. Not all options apply to every code. The
- default for most codes is all individuals sorted by date of
- birth and a long Table of Contents with names.
-
- Most of the main sections will start on a new page (odd-
- numbered page for 2-sided). The options remain in effect
- until superseded by a subsequent option entry.
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- Because of the cryptic nature of the codes, you may also
- enter comments into the options field to make the book out-
- line easier to understand. Comments are introduced with a /
- character. Anything entered after the / will be ignored by
- the print routine. Also, if the code field is blank, the
- options field will be ignored and may be used for comments
- (without the /).
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- Using PAGE 0 will cause the DESC, AHN and BOX charts to have
- no page breaks at all. This is useful when you would like to
- create wall charts. Most of the other codes will split the
- pages but not print page numbers when PAGE is 0. Use this
- when you would like to insert new sections into existing
- books without reprinting the entire book. Obviously, the
- Index and Table of Contents will not be of any value when
- PAGE is set to 0!
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- FUNCTION KEYS
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- The F4 key will format and print a single sided book.
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- The F5 key will print the book on both sides of your paper.
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- The F6 key will check the validity of the dates of birth,
- marriage and death. Errors, such as someone being shown as
- born before their parents, will be printed and a warning
- message will be displayed on the screen.
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- The F7 key will fill in the book outline screen with a
- previously saved template file.
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- The F8 key saves your outline as a template file. The base
- file name defaults to the current base name for your data
- files.
-
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- The F9 key will allow you to change the setup.
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- The F10 key will clear the outline.
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- The name for the template files may be any valid file name.
- The extension is always .TEM.
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