Person Sheet

What Is a Person Sheet
Creating a Person Sheet
For Whom?
Sorting

Fonts


Format
Sources
Pictures
Title

Layout

Destination
Privacy Filter

What Is a Person Sheet?

A person sheet is a document that lists information about one person, as contrasted with the family group sheet which includes an entire immediate family.

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Example of a Person Sheet

This example shows what a person sheet will look like if the destination of the report is "Printer." Note the resemblance (font choices, dividing lines, etc.) to the classic, printed formatting of family group sheets made popular by the LDS...

Here is the same person sheet if the report destination was your web browser and you viewed it on your iPad. This example shows just one of the many web styles offered by Reunion...

And here is the same person sheet as it would appear if the report destination was your word processor...

Creating a Person Sheet

To create a person sheet...

  1. Click Reports in the navbar.
  2. Click Person Sheet in the list of reports.

A panel with several options appears in the center of Reunion's window.

For Whom?

You have the option to create a person sheet for...

If you choose to create person sheets for marked people, Reunion automatically finds all the marked people and creates the person sheets one by one. The number of marked people and the total number of people is indicated next to the corresponding buttons.

Example: A Person Sheet for All of My Ancestors

Let's say you want to print a person sheet for all of your direct ancestors. (Some call this a batch report.) Here's the easy way to do it...

  1. From your family record, select Mark in the navbar.
  2. Click the Who button and select Ancestors.
  3. Select your name next to " of."
  4. Make sure the Unmark everybody first button is checked.
  5. Click Mark. This will mark all of your direct ancestors.
  6. From the navbar, select Reports > Person Sheet.
  7. Click Marked people. Now you're ready to automatically create a person sheet for all of your direct ancestors.
Sorting Person Sheets

If you choose to create person sheets for all people or marked people, you can choose different sorting methods for the person sheets by clicking the Sort by button. (This feature does not apply when the destination for the report is your web browser.)

This menu contains any custom sorts you have saved (in the List window).

When person sheets are sorted by last name, the settings in the General Settings window are applied to multiple word surnames, such as Van Halen.

"Married Name" is explained here.

Fonts in Person Sheets

To change the fonts used in person sheets whose destination is Printer...

  1. Click Reports in the navbar.
  2. Click Person Sheet in the list of reports.
  3. Click the Fonts button.

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 source person and spouses
secondary names
names of the father, mother, and children
everything else
everything else

By default, sheets use Helvetica and Courier font for the traditional "typewriter" 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.

There is no way to change the font for the field names (a.k.a. titles or labels) on the person and family group sheet.

Note: For person sheets whose destination is your word processor, the default font is set in the Report Settings.