
Reports

Redirecting Printer Output to Disk

        To redirect your printouts to a disk file, set your printer port
number to 0.  All output will then be sent to a disk file.  Just before
printing begins, the program will prompt you for a filename.  Printer
codes will be included in the file.

Printer Compatibility

        A serious effort was made to support as many printers as
possible and to utilize their features.  However, as we all know, not
all printers work the same and offer the same features.  As a result,
some printers may not be capable of printing every report that Family
Scrapbook offers.

        These four character pitches are used by Family Scrapbook to
print out the many reports.  If your printer supports all four and their
maximum number of characters per line, your printer should be able to
print all of the reports.

                Characters Per Inch     Characters Per Line
                        10                      80
                        12                      96
                        17                      137
                        20                      160

        Most printers can print 10, 12, and 17 characters per inch (they
are very common pitches). However, there are many printers that can not
print 20 characters per inch.  Most IBM print codes do not support 20
cpi.  Therefore, if you have an option of using either IBM or Epson
(some call it standard) emulation, Epson is probably the best choice.
For those printers that do not support 20cpi, the program will attempt
to print 20cpi reports in 17cpi mode, so if you are printing on a
wide-carriage printer you might get acceptable output.  Also, some
reports allow the option of "printing in sections" which can let you
overcome the problem of a printer not supporting 20cpi.

Blank Charts/Forms

        All of the reports in the Blank Charts/Forms Menu are actually
ASCII files.  If you wish, you can edit these files with a text editor
so that they better meet your needs.  All of the files use extended
ASCII characters (such as box characters).  Not all printers are capable
of printing these characters.  If the printer driver that you have
selected does not support extended ASCII, those characters will be
replaced by the program as the file is sent to the printer.  Here are
the default filenames:

C1790.ASC       1790 Census Research Form
C1800.ASC       1800/1810 Census Research Form
C1820.ASC       1820 Census Research Form
C1830.ASC       1830 Census Research Form
C1840.ASC       1840 Census Research Form
C1850.ASC       1850 Census Research Form
C1860.ASC       1860 Census Research Form
C1870.ASC       1870 Census Research Form
C1880.ASC       1880 Census Research Form
C1900.ASC       1900 Census Research Form
C1910.ASC       1900 Census Research Form
C1920.ASC       1900 Census Research Form
CBRITISH.ASC    British Census Form
CCHK.ASC        Census Check Summary Chart
CONSANG.ASC     Chart of Consanguinity
CLOG.ASC        Correspondence Log
FGS1.ASC        Family Group Sheet (page 1)
FGS2.ASC        Family Group Sheet (page 2)
FINQUIRY.ASC    Family Inquiry Form
PINQUIRY.ASC    Person Inquiry Form
RELATE.ASC      Relationship Chart
RLOG.ASC        Research Log

        While at the Blank Charts/Forms Menu, if you press the INSert
key you will be given an edit screen for the highlighted item.  There,
you may modify that item's description, filename, and print settings.

