What Is a Family Group Sheet?
Creating a Family Group Sheet
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A family group sheet is a report that shows information about one immediate family. This typically includes the husband, wife, and children. The family group sheet originally became popular primarily through its heavy use by the LDS (an abbreviation for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).
Reunion adheres to the traditional layout of family group sheets — one which conveys information about a family and its members. Family group sheets do not include details about other families in which a husband or wife is a member.
Here is a family group sheet printed in the classic format made popular by the LDS...
Here is a family group sheet as it would appear on the iPad (this example shows just one of many web styles offered by Reunion)...
To create a family group sheet...
A panel with several options appears in the center of Reunion's window.
You have the option to create a family group sheet for...
Example: A Family Group Sheet for All of My Ancestors
Let's say you want to print a family group sheet for the families of your direct ancestors. Here's the easy way to do it...
If you choose to create family group sheets for all families or families with a marked spouse, you can sort the family group sheets using the
button.This menu contains any custom sorts you have saved (in the List window).
When family group sheets are sorted by last name, the settings in the General Settings window are applied to multiple word surnames, such as Van Halen.
In the context of sorting couples, the "Last Name, First Name " is a constructed name. This table shows how the "Last Name, First Name" is constructed:
Husband's Name | Wife's Name | Last Name, First Name |
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John Doe | Jane Smith | John Doe |
John Doe | [none] | John Doe |
[none] | Jane Smith | Jane Smith |
Similarly, in the context of sorting couples, the "Family Name" is a constructed name. This table shows examples of family names:
Husband's Name | Wife's Name | Family Name |
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John Doe | Jane Smith | John Doe & Jane Smith |
John Doe | [none] | John Doe |
[none] | Jane Smith | Jane Smith |
The layout of family group sheets can be defined and changed by clicking the
button in the panel and choosing Define Layouts.Most of the layout settings for family group sheets are common to other reports and are discussed here. One layout setting unique to family group sheets is explained below.
The layout setting Children Family Fields refers to the family fields for children in a family group sheet, which are chosen independently of the family fields for the source couple. (These are chosen in the Family Fields setting — see above example.)
One of the items in the Children Family Fields list is Children. If checked, the family group sheets will include a space under each child for a list of the child's children. In other words, if you create a family group sheet for you and your spouse, your children are included, and a line under each of your children is included for your grandchildren.
To change the fonts used in family group sheets whose destination is Printer...
You can pick a different font for primary names, secondary names, and data. These terms are explained in the following table:
primary names |
names of the husband, wife, and children |
secondary names |
names of father, mother, and (other) spouses |
everything else |
everything else |
By default, sheets use Helvetica and Courier font for a traditional look. However, many fonts allow more characters in the same amount of horizontal space. Thus, if you have longer entries that are being cropped in sheets, you could try using another font.
The font for the field names (a.k.a. titles or labels) can't be changed in person and family group sheets whose destination is Printer.
Note: | For new family group sheets whose destination is your word processor, the font is set in Learn more. | .
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