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A Family Tree displays an individual's ancestors in the top portion of the tree, while the descendants appear in the bottom portion.

To display an Family tree:

1. Select the primary individual by clicking his or her name on a Family Page or in another view. This is the person whose tree you want to display.

2. Click on the Family Tree button

3. Right click on the mouse and choose Tree Format.

   Family Tree Detective displays the General tab of the Tree Format dialog box.

   
   Figure 1: The General tab of the Tree Format dialog box

4. Select one of the Type option buttons described below.

   Book layout -- is an Family tree that is divided into pages. Each page contains cross-references to the previous and next page so that you can easily include your trees in a family book.

   Custom -- is a Family tree that allows complete control over its appearance, from the information that it contains to the color and size of the text.

5. Select the following check boxes as desired.

   Center tree on page(s) -- center your tree between the left, right, top, and bottom margins.

   Make all boxes the same size -- make all boxes a uniform size. Some space is saved if this box is not selected.

   Boxes overlap page breaks -- allows boxes to overlap page breaks if necessary.

6. Click the Layout tab.

   Family Tree Detective displays the Layout tab of the Tree Format dialog box. Tighter styles allow you to fit more information on each page.

   
   Figure 2: The Layout tab of the Tree Format dialog box

7. After you make your selections, click OK.
   
   Family Tree Detective returns you to the Family Tree view.