You can easily generate one of the reports provided by Family Tree Builder as described below:
1. Click the Reports button to display the Reports menu, as shown below:
2. Select one of the reports displayed on this menu. This report will then either be generated automatically, or Family Tree Builder will walk you through a simple wizard in which you can specify the options that you would like to be generated in the report. Each report is different, as described in the subsequent sections:
▪ Book Report
▪ Family Group Sheet
▪ Relationships Report
▪ Ancestors Report
▪ Descendants Report
▪ Timeline Report
▪ Descendant Summary
▪ Addresses
Except for the Book Report, which triggers a wizard that eventually saves the report as a file, the report will be shown in the Report View once you selected it.
Use the Report toolbar, which is located above the report, as needed:
This toolbar contains the following tools:
▪ Options - Displays a window in which you can choose the font for various aspects of this report. (see the respective Report Options section for each report type)
▪ Save - Saves this file to the location that you specify. You can save reports in RTF, PDF or HTML formats. Each option is described in the window below:
Reports are saved by default to the project's Reports folder. Select the Open Reports Folder option from the Reports menu to view reports that were previously saved to this folder.
▪ Print - Prints the displayed report to a home printer.
▪ Zoom - You can use the zoom slider to enlarge or reduce the display of the report on the screen.
Here is a list of the different reports you can create in Family Tree Builder:
Book Report
Similar to the Family Book Wow available on the online family site, this report includes detailed information about a specific person and his/her family and can be printed as a book. Choosing this report will display a simple wizard that walks you through the process of producing a report for a specific person. To learn more, please read: How can I create a Family Book Report in Family Tree Builder?
Family Group Sheet
A Family Group Sheet is a report showing the details of the selected person and their immediate family. This report shows a rubric for the main person, spouse, and children. This is a good report to print if you have missing information about a family. Take the report with you and fill out the missing information and then enter it into your project.
Relationships Report
A Relationships Report shows all the relationships of the selected person to all the other people in your project. This report shows the name of the family member, the relationship to the selected person and how many steps are between the two people. Relationship steps indicate how close the relation is to the selected person. For example, a mother, father, brother or sister is one step away, a grandparent or grandchild is two steps away and so on.
Ancestors Report
An Ancestors Report shows facts and personal details about a selected person and each generation that preceded that person, such as parents, grandparents and so on.
Descendants Report
A Descendants Report shows facts and personal details about a selected person and each generation that follows that person, such as children, grandchildren and so on.
Timeline Report
A Timeline Report is a list showing major events of the family of the selected person in chronological order, such as birth, marriage, and death.
Descendant Summary
A Descendant Summary report shows a hierarchical tree that includes the descendants of the selected person.
Addresses Report
The Addresses report is an alphabetical list (sorted by each person’s name) of the addresses of all the people in the family tree.
Export Custom Report
The Export Custom report enables you to create an Excel report that contains the people with the information you want to see.