Getting Started

One Page Genealogy is the perfect site to create a compact tree chart of your family with a few quick clicks.

Create Your Chart

One Page Genealogy allows you to create three different types of charts.

Note: You can always click the "New Chart" button at the side of the page to restart the chart creation process.

My Tree

• This option will automatically put you in as the root of the tree.

• Select how many generations you want to show by selecting a number from the dropdown menu.

• Select which direction you would like your tree to go:
  • Ascendancy: creates a tree with each generation being the parents of the last generation.
  • Descendancy: creates a tree with each generation being the children of the last generation by spouse.
• If you have not already authenticated with FamilySearch.org:
  • You will be prompted to do so through FamilySearch sign in page.
  • This is necessary because all the data for your tree is pulled straight from FamilySearch.org.
• If you've previously authenticated with FamilySearch.org through One Page Genealogy, simply press "Submit" to generate your chart.
• Because of the large amount of data, may take a few minutes for the chart to appear.
• Expect much longer loading times for larger numbers of generations.

Other Tree

• Enter the FamilySearch id (XXXX-XXX) of the person who will be at the beginning of the chart or leave it empty to start with yourself.

• Select how many generations you want to show by selecting a number from the dropdown menu.

• Select which direction you would like your tree to go:
  • Ascendancy: creates a tree with each generation being the parents of the last generation.
  • Descendancy: creates a tree with each generation being the children of the last generation by spouse.
• If you have not already authenticated with FamilySearch.org:
  • You will be prompted to do so through FamilySearch sign in page.
  • This is necessary because all the data for your tree is pulled straight from FamilySearch.org.
• If you've previously authenticated with FamilySearch.org through One Page Genealogy, simply press "Submit" to generate your chart.
• Because of the large amount of data, may take a few minutes for the chart to appear.
• Expect much longer loading times for larger numbers of generations.

From a Gedcom

• Once you have logged in, click "Read Gedcom File" if you want to create a chart from a Gedcom file you have on your computer.

• Select your Gedcom file using the window that pops up and click open.

• Choose id of the person who will be at the beginning of the chart.

• Select how many generations you want to show by selecting a number from the dropdown menu.

• Select which direction you would like your tree to go:
  • Ascendancy: creates a tree with each generation being the parents of the last generation.
  • Descendancy: creates a tree with each generation being the children of the last generation by spouse.
• Click "Save Chart" to create the chart. It may take a few minutes for the chart to appear.

Explore Your Chart

Now you have your chart on the page, but maybe it's a bit too big to see all of it.

• Zoom in and out: scroll middle mouse button, or use the corresponding buttons on the right side of the page ( to zoom out, to zoom in).

• Pan around: left click and drag the chart.

• If you get lost, you can always use the Recenter and Find buttons on the side panel to find yourself or someone else by ID.

• Click the arrows on the top of the screen. to rotate your chart clockwise or to rotate counter-clockwise.

• Click the download button () to download your chart as a PDF file.

• Click the ruler button () to show a ruler along the top of your chart that can be used to help you size your chart.

How to Use the Detail Viewer Window

Clicking on a box will bring up the detail viewer window.

• The first thing you'll see is a window showing what the box looks like at full size. This can be handy if you are zoomed out.

• Aside from a close up of the box, the information for the people in the box is also displayed in its full format - including pictures where possible.

• The FamilySearch Person ID (PID) can be found at the top of the window.

• There are also a few handy buttons on this page:

  • Click "View on FamilySearch.org" to view the person on FamilySearch.org if possible.

  • Click "Set as Root" to redo your chart with this person as the primary box.

  • Click "Collapse" if you don't want ancestors/descendants of that individual to be shown. Clicking this can reduce the size of your chart.

  • Click "Expand" on a previously collapsed box to undo collapsing it.

  • Click "Edit Person" to edit the information for the person. These changes WILL NOT be reflected in FamilySearch.org or the source GedCom files.

    • In the edit pane, you can change the information on any given individual simply by changing it in the pane.
    • When you are done editting, press save to save the changes to the chart. Press close to stop without making changes.
    • Note: editting will not allow you to add or remove a spouse from a non-custom person.

Edit Your Chart

There are a few things you can do to edit how your chart looks.

Changing Chart Style

• Click "Styles" at the top right of the page and then choose the style you want.

  • All of these options will change the style of every box in the chart.

  • The upper options focus on ascendancy charts, while the lower options are configured for descendancy charts.

Changing Chart Color

• Click "Colors" at the top right of the page and then choose the style you want.

  • All of these options will change the style of every box in the chart.

  • These options won't change the shape or size of the box, but will change the color.

  • In bordered boxes, the color you choose will be on the border, while the interior color will be just a few shades lighter.

Changing Chart Options

• Click "Options" at the top right of the page and then choose the style you want.

  • These options add useful features to your chart.

  • Showing/Hiding empty boxes will put in empty boxes where you are missing people in your tree.

    For ascendancy-style charts, you may choose either to show all of the empty boxes, or just the first missing generation.

    Only the first missing generation is shown for descendancy-style charts.

  • Highlighting duplicates changes the color on boxes that likely correspond to the same individual to make copies easier to spot. These color changes can be overriden manually, or by selecting a chart color style.

How to Use the Ruler

One Page Genealogy features a ruling feature accessible by clicking the ruler icon on the top bar.

• To begin, press the ruler button (). A smaller window will appear that will allow you to choose your print dimensions.

• The initial dimensions are the dimensions on your chart as is. You can change those, however, to be whatever you want.

• The dimensions that you input indicate that OPG should treat your chart as if it were Width x Height big.

• After entering your dimensions and pressing 'save,' the ruler will scale with your chart to show you how many inches long your chart is.

• by zooming your chart in and out until the ruler's inch is roughly the same size as an actual inch, you can get a feel for how big your chart is probably going to be.

How to Print or save as a PDF

Simply press the download button () on the top bar to save your chart as a PDF. Massive charts may take time to save.

You can then take the downloaded PDF to a nearby print service center.