Similarly, if I was preparing a Chemistry book, I'd rather use Chemdraw to draw the organic compounds rather than illustrator and if I was setting up a book of sheet music, I'd rather use Sibelius. If anyone from is reading this, I'd be interested in a PM. Unlimited Fonts, visual models, print assets & more Unlimited asset our Get Started. However, every expert I've asked at the conferences I've attended in the last three years say the same thing when I mention this issue: 'What's a GEDCOM file?'. Save time and find your perfectly book coverage and layout Check out this list to InDesign book templates from Envato Elements. That said, the software is running in DOS and we're looking to find an XML-based solution before the software can no longer run. This software is not off-the-shelf, it was created by a family tree enthusiast and is a bespoke application. My employer has an application especially made for it that takes a GEDCOM file and transforms it into text that is easier to manipulate in InDesign. tales and anecdotes from the family etc) but the pedigree charts will be easier to do in FTM.įor my own family tree, all the data was plotted using Ancestry and then exported as a GEDCOM file and imported into free Mac software called Gramps. Notes It might be a neat idea to have a few spare pages at the end of the book for future generations to add new family events.

InDesign can be used for the rest of the project (i.e. index is always a good place to start when a reader picks up a book about family history. InDesign is great for most layout purposes, but not in this instance. If this is a one-off project, then I too would use Family Tree Maker to make the pedigree charts.

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