In the example below, Annie Jones had had a daughter, Elsie, before she married John Smith. To prevent the horizontal family lines from clashing, by default, The “X” and drop line, which represents Annie’s first partner (name unknown), has been pushed some distance from Annie herself, even though the family has been moved as far to the left as possible (see positioning section).
There is an option that allows closer spacing, by lifting up the horizontal line linking the “X” symbol to the daughter. This can be found on the “Family” tab of the chart properties panel. When “Allow lifting horiz. family bar” is checked, with the correct family selected, Pedigree Forge can lift the line up and place Annie closer to the first partner. This also gives more space on the row above.
