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= A Guide to Printing Your Family History = | = A Guide to Printing Your Family History = | ||
To pull together a family history, there are two major tasks to complete. The first, obviously, is the lengthy research and writing stage. After the history has been written, the next task is to make it actually look like a history. To do this, you can either consult an experienced layout design professional, or turn into a designer yourself. Both are viable options depending on your budget, computer equipment, computer experience, willingness to learn, and time commitment. The layout of a family history is often not even considered until the very last. Ironically, this last stage will either provide a glorious finish to years of work or stop you dead in your tracks. While printing a letter on your printer at home may be a relatively simple task, successfully printing a fully formatted family history (with table of contents, page numbers, chapter starts, headers, footers, photographs, etc.) on a publisher’s equipment can be a frustrating experience. There are important technical considerations you must be prepared to face or have someone else face for you. | To pull together a family history, there are two major tasks to complete. The first, obviously, is the lengthy research and writing stage. After the history has been written, the next task is to make it actually look like a history. To do this, you can either consult an experienced layout design professional, or turn into a designer yourself. Both are viable options depending on your budget, computer equipment, computer experience, willingness to learn, and time commitment. The layout of a family history is often not even considered until the very last. Ironically, this last stage will either provide a glorious finish to years of work or stop you dead in your tracks. While printing a letter on your printer at home may be a relatively simple task, successfully printing a fully formatted family history (with table of contents, page numbers, chapter starts, headers, footers, photographs, etc.) on a publisher’s equipment can be a frustrating experience. There are important technical considerations you must be prepared to face or have someone else face for you. | ||
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There are many ways you can get help with printing your family history: | There are many ways you can get help with printing your family history: | ||
*[https://printandmail.byu.edu BYU Print and Mail Production Center] has consultants that can answer questions regarding formatting, layout, scanning photos, and general printing questions. They help people from all over the country who have questions about how to set up a book they want to print.<br> | *[https://printandmail.byu.edu BYU Print and Mail Production Center] has consultants that can answer questions regarding formatting, layout, scanning photos, and general printing questions. They help people from all over the country who have questions about how to set up a book they want to print.<br> | ||
*Contact a local printing company to discuss your options with them. | *Contact a local printing company to discuss your options with them. | ||
[[Category:Charts_and_forms]] | [[Category:Charts_and_forms]] | ||