What are Ancestor and Descendant books?

Sometimes also referred to as Ahnentafel and Register Reports, the Ancestor and Descendant Books produce a narrative report (in a book format for publishing) of successive generations of ancestors or descendants for an individual. Many options are available to customize the appearance and content of the reports. You can also print a sample page with an explanation of the numbers and symbols.

The Ancestor and Descendant Books are automatically output to the word processor of your choice. From there you can perform additional editing before printing, such as adding photographs to your report or changing the font. Supported word processors include WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, Lotus Ami Pro and WordPad.

Tip: WordPad is included free in your Windows accessories group.