Heir Hunters BBC - print out of trees

[FraserandFraser]

good solution with the plastic pockets but I don't think it would work for us as we write on the print out so would have to take the paper out every time.

we also have a very nice big desk that allows us to totally unfold the tree, in the new series we work a family that the tree covers both desks, the research was done in 1 day and was 15 meters long.

[Hercule Poirot]

I quite agree F&F, my solution is for completed work when you can view the tree in booklet format instead of a long sheet of paper (PS we don't have room for long tables in our house, chuckle).

I am about to embark on printing nearly completed projects using an A3 printer and inserting into A3 presentation folders / poly pockets (Amazon sell those around £7 a folder)

I should have added that besides filing your tree in the poly pockets you can also include photos / certificates etc for a complete presentation, don't forget to maximise your printer settings to print right up to the edge of the paper.

I have temp overcome Win7 64bit non export of PDF - I also installed FTM2011 (spit). If I want to create a PDF I export the individuals of eg a descendant tree into a separate .FTW file, then import that into FTM2011. It is a pain in the butt to rejig settings every time but once done export of the required PDF is possible, then I forget about FTM2011 until I need to export another PDF file.

This is a temp stop gap solution. In December I will be taking possession of another laptop running Vista & FTM 2006. So it will just be a case of copy the working xxxx.FTW via a memory stick and create the PDF using the backup laptop.

A lot of my problems has been single women having illegitimate children which have been registered to family related couples and not to the birth mother. I have found ways to record information on my trees, but quite frankly, to me a birth certificate is not worth the paper it is printed on.

[candleflame]

we also have a very nice big desk that allows us to totally unfold the tree, in the new series we work a family that the tree covers both desks, the research was done in 1 day and was 15 meters long.

At the risk of asking another question that has already been answered when is the new series. Repeats are very nice but we all look forward to the new ones.

[FraserandFraser]

No tx date at the moment probably won't be until after the summer may even be next year

[KGarrad]

Dot matrix printers - try PC World Business.

Epson LX300+II at £137 + vat.
OKI Microline 5520 at £323 + vat.

More models available - these are "Hot Offers"?!

Available at other places, too!

[FraserandFraser]

No beer for you was looking for an inkjet tractor feed

It also has to be able to take us standard fan fold

I have seen the lazer printers but they are £20k

[Hercule Poirot]

http://www.twindata.com/tally/T3016.htm

No prices but based in USA, if you are using US standard paper

[FraserandFraser]

No beer for you
That printer is discontinued

[Hercule Poirot]

That's OK, I'm a whiskey man.

Back to using pen and ink then.

For your working copies ever thought of printing out small white labels with data and stick on fan fold  / continuous paper or have a reusable back surface where you can easily remove labels, you can draw straight lines no doubt to link up boxes. If they don't make tractor printers it's going to be a problem in the future.

If you have kept old inkjet printers have you had them rejuvenated to use again and again, I had my Epsons serviced and used again.

How do these commercial printers fair when printing out banners ?