By default, all rows on a descent family tree chart are the default row height. This can be found, or adjusted by going into edit chart mode. On the “Chart Properties” panel, select the “Layout” tag, then use the arrows to change the “Default row height” box.
This can also be done from the keyboard, When in “Edit Chart Mode”, and the chart is selected, the following keyboard codes will work:
[Shift][Down Arrow]: Make the default row height larger
[Shift][Up Arrow]: Make the default row heigh smaller
The following also work:
[Down Arrow]: Move the “top offset” of the chart downwards, i.e. moves the whole chart down
[Up Arrow]: Move the “top offset” of the chart upwards, i.e. moves the whole chart up
Sometimes it might be desirable to change the height of certain rows. For example, giving extra height to a row can help preserve horizontal space, by allowing you to make the people in that row narrowed. Reducing the height of rows where generations have been made to span more than one row (see “Family double drop” and “Staggered siblings”) can also help highlight to the user that a generation spans more than one row. Also, if very little is known about those in a particular generation, perhaps that at the very top of the tree, then making that row shorter helps keep visual balance and save vertical space.
To specify the height of particular rows, use the “Rows” tab of the “Chart Properties” panel. The values entered are in millimetres. The row numbers to which they relate are drawn on the edge of the chart:
To override a particular row, check the “Override” checkbox for the row, and adjust the height.
Note: If extra rows are added (for example by implementing other double drops, or adding more generations back further, it will be necessary to manually update any row heights on the chart that have been set manually.