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how do i export the chart into picture

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what i want is i wanted to print the chart on greater sclale like a banner, but every time when i exported it becomes deminished so how can i print the document , thanks
asked Aug 3, 2021 by micsky (120 points)

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There's not a greate way to do that from Family Echo.  You can print your family tree, cut two of the edges, and then tape the pages together. I did that the first time just to see what it looked like. It works okay, but I had a l little trouble printing it big enough. I wanted something to take to our family reunion. 

There are companies that will print out your family tree for you from your GEDCOM file. This resource lists a few of them toward the bottom of the page. Note that your GEDCOM file doesn't include pictures.

I actually purchased Family Tree Maker just to use their charts. I work in FamilyEcho and then export my GEDCOM file and import it into Family Tree Maker. They have an option where you can print out your whole family tree (subject to the normal limit of how much of a tree you can realistically display at a time) as one large PDF (instead of splitting it into multiple pages. But there is a limit to PDFs of a maximum width of 200 inches (about 17 feet), so there are some compromises there as well.

After I had my 3 feet by 17 feet pdf file, I had to find someone to print it for me. If you go this route, I found that blueprintsprinting.com was pretty reasonable at about $45.00. Office Depot and places like that can print that large as well, but they wanted much more money. After it came, I took shipping tape and taped the backside of the family tree so it couldn't rip. I might laminate it eventually, but I figured people would point out errors in this first one. 

answered Sep 10, 2021 by lsommerer (44,280 points)
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