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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.

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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.

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.