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The Canvas Controls

The bar along the bottom of the screen is the Canvas Controls. It

changes how the chart is displayed on your screen — it does not

change the layout or what prints.

From here you can:

  • Zoom in and out (− / +), or snap to Fit or 1:1.
  • Width fits the chart to the window width.
  • Colour applies a screen-only tint (by branch, generation, lineage,

    warnings …) to help you inspect the design.
  • The ··· menu holds extra screen aids, including Edit borders

    for dragging the page edge.

Think of it as a working overlay: everything here is for looking at the

chart while you work. Turn on Presentation mode (in ···) to preview

exactly what will print.

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Related

The Right-Click Menu

**Right-click** is where you actually **shape the tree**. **Right-click a person** (or a selection of people) for actions on *those* people: - **Arrange** — fold, stagger or move a branch up to its parent. - **Bar style** — full bar, thin line, stub, or group children. - **Prune** — hide people or split them into a new TreeLine. - **New frame** — make a smaller chart from a selection. - Edit or delete the person. **Right-click empty canvas** for chart-wide controls (paper, colour, presentation mode, and more). Unlike the Canvas Controls, these changes *do* affect the layout and the printed result.

The Pane Buttons

The **icon rail** down the side of the screen opens the **panes** — each one a focused set of controls. Click an icon to open a pane; click it again to close. Typical panes: - **Chart / Print** — paper size, orientation and scale. - **Design** — spacing, bar styles and other look-and-feel settings. - **People** — a searchable list of everyone, with data-quality flags. - **Images** and **Info** — photos, and a summary of the tree. Panes are where you go to **change settings and review** the tree, a topic at a time. Open one, make your changes, and close it again.