Pedigree Forge allows you to create “Birth brief” mode charts. These start from a particular person, and present their ancestors horizontally, with a summary of information of their direct ancestors. They are a good way to get an at a glance view of all ancestors, back to the great, great, great grandparents:
To create a birth brief style chart, click on the “New Chart” button, located on the Charts tab, and then select “Birth Brief”
You will be prompted to select the starting person, and then the chart will be created.
Editing birth brief charts is similar to drop-line charts, as already described, in that the information is entered via the “Chart Properties” panel, whilst in editing mode. However, many of the options aren’t applicable in this fixed sized chart.
Although birth brief charts always start from a single person, you can opt to show their full siblings on the chart too. To do this, ensure that the chart is in “editing” mode, then check or uncheck the “Siblings on birth brief” check box, which is in the “Advanced Parameters” section, on the “General” tab of the “Chart Properties” panel:
Whilst “Default row height” usually has no effect in birth brief mode, as it is a fixed layout, if the starting person’s siblings are being included, then the “Default row height” value can be changed to effect the spacing of the siblings:
