1	Using the TMG Book Manager
2	Reasons to Use Book Manager To run multiple reports in the same order using the same filters periodically. To set one or more Flags with complex filtering. To prepare for annual reunions. To send to relatives or other researchers.
3	Book Manager Use Example Setting Flag(s) for use with Accents as shown for the Custom “Related_By” Flag. Shown in the tutorial (and accompanying Zip file of Report Definitions) on the TMG Tips web Site at: http://www.tmgtips.com/Related_By.htm
4	Reunions and Similar publications Reunions and similar publications: Annual reunions Holiday family gatherings Often warrant producing some type of booklet for attendees. Booklets are often small – less than 100 pages. Often updates of booklets prepared for earlier gatherings.
5	Reunion Publication Makeup Title Table of Contents Introductory section(s)/chapter(s) Overview chart section(s)/chapter(s) Narrative section(s)/Chapter(s) Bibliography Index Endnotes
6	Automating Publication Creation Table of Contents, Bibliography, Index and Endnotes depend on the reports included. Overview charts – normally Descendants Indented or Pedigree or Box Charts. Narratives – normally Journal or Descendants, but occasionally Individual. Individual Narratives may be used for beginning narratives of any kind (preface, foreword, etc.). Plan to use your word processor for output.
7	Adding Beginning Narratives Create a non-person. Use a Given Name to indicate the purpose of the narrative. Enter a Surname to denote the group. The Surname could be a place or some other designation. Add Anecdote Tag with only Memo text.
8	Adding a Narrative Can be created in any text editor and pasted in the Memo field. Add citations, index entries, and formatting as desired. Content will depend on the focus of the narrative Preface Foreword Introductory chapter Introductory section to a chapter, etc. Normally, only one Tag to each non-person.
9	Create Custom Report Configurations Determine desired “book” content Reports Charts Photos Determine content sequence. For each report/chart, open and create a special Report Definition Screen – each with its own Configuration Name.
10	Report Configuration Settings Assign a unique Configuration Name. Select focus (non-)person and enter ID#. Select File output with word processor File Type and enter a FileName (and FilePath). Adjust starting page number (may be adjusted later as needed).
11	Individual Narrative Report Definition Screen This and similar following slides indicate options and fields to select or enter information to create the desired report. Many of the options/data will be determined by the user’s own preferences.
12	Report Options General tab: Report Title – enter desired section or chapter heading. Researcher information – turn off for a book. Select other options.
13	Report name, Researcher info
14	Other Options Vary by report but similar on most reports. Defaults often good for the first run.
15	Page numbering and placement
16	Font Style and Size Settings
17	Sources Each Report may or may not have or want Sources output. Some Report may want Footnotes, Endnotes, Unique Endnotes, or Embedded Sources.
18	Memos Like Sources, this may or may not be desired for any one report. This may be the same selection as Sources or it may be different. When printed, I usually select Footnotes for Memos for most narrative reports.
19	Exhibits Exhibits may be desired for some reports. When selected, I usually prefer the Embedded option. I may need to edit the resulting report for final placement, etc.
20	Indexes The Index tab selections here reflect my usual choices for a Journal Report.
21	Table of Contents & Bibliography Most books will want a Table of Contents and a Bibliography. A “book” of “List of” reports probably will not need either/
22	Place Style, Preposition Again these options depend on the report and the user’s desires.
23	Miscellaneous The Miscellaneous Tab changes based on the report type. The display shows the screen for the Journal report. I only add the option to “Include spouse events”.
24	Prepare the Book Open Book Manager. Create a [New…] book giving it a name. Select and add available reports (Configurations) in desired sequence. If Report Configuration is not available, create it using [<Add new…], enter new Configuration (Report) Name and [Edit] it. If the selected Report Configuration needs changes, highlight it and click on the [Edit] button. Select the desired options : Confirmation of each report Overwriting of files
25	Reports Needed for Book Consider the reports needed for the book when the desired sections are: Title Table of Contents Introductory section(s)/chapter(s) Overview chart section(s)/chapter(s) Narrative section(s)/Chapter(s) Bibliography Index Endnotes For this example, we need three reports: Individual Narrative report Descendants Indented chart Descendants Journal Narrative report Create the three Report Configurations as discussed earlier. I created the Report Configurations as follows: Individual Narrative report …… Cruise Book 1 Descendants Indented Chart …… Cruise Book 2 Descendants Journal Narrative …… Cruise Book 3
26	Book Manager The Book Manager Screen is where you build the “book” using the Report Configurations you have created. I named the book here as Cruise Book A to go along with the names that I gave to the three Report Configurations.
27	Print the Book When all reports and options are selected, click on the [Print & Save] button to begin generating the book. The selected reports will be generated in the order that they are listed on the left side of the Book Manager. TMG will request data for filters, whether to allow overwriting of files, permission to set Flags, etc. depending on option selections. TMG will request confirmation of the various steps within a report as if you were just running the one report if that option is selected.
28	Finish Book Manager When all reports are done, the Book Manager will very briefly display a “Finished” notice on the screen. You may then re-start Book Manager for whatever reason (different filter focus?), change options of one or more reports, different book, etc. You may click [Cancel] to close the Book Manager.
29	Post-processing of a Book When all reports have been generated, open each in your word processor and edit them as needed. Depending on your needs, two or more report files may need to be combined. In the example, we had three reports generated and thus we would open each one. Then we would edit each report separately to tweak it as needed for separate printing. I usually add a page-section break at the end of all but the last report if I plan to combine the separate reports into a single word processor file.
30	Combining the Reports After necessary editing of the individual reports: Open the reports. Copy the text of the second (or later) report. Paste the second report text to the “new page” or new sections of the first. In the same way, copy/paste the third (and later) report texts to “new page” or new section of the first (following the second (or subsequent) report). Adjust the headers and footers as needed.
31	Combining the Reports - Two Add other page or continuous section breaks as needed: A page break is needed before the endnotes to provide for a place to insert the Index. If you change the endnotes to end of section then you may place the index at the end of the report. Create/adjust section titles including any provision for the table of contents. Add a provision for making the endnotes be in two columns as desired to reduce the number of pages in the book.
32	Combining the Reports - Three Add a new page section break at the beginning of the entire file to allow for a title and table of contents page(s) and any other pages. Enter the title, author, place, and date that the “book” is published. Enter any copyright notice.
33	Combining the Reports - Four Add a Table of Contents title. Create the Table of Contents. Note that TMG uses ‘Table Entry Fields’ to create the Table of Contents. This is an option in MS/Word and probably other word processors. Review the entire report. Print the report.
34	Example Book The example book document is posted on the TMG Tips web site at: http://www.tmgtips.com/BM-Example.zip. It is a PDF document.
35	Chapter One - McDuck Family History The McDuck, Duck, and Coot families are old, established lines whose names are well-known due to the many well-publicized stories by their biographer, the late Walt E. Disney and his successors. The families are very closely related due to numerous inter-marriages as well as inter-marriages with other families, notably the Rockerduck, Mallard, O'Drake, and von Drake lines. In addition to these, the families also are connected to the following lines: Gander, Goose, McFowl, Naldo, von Concius, Gadwall, Grebe, Loon, McHaggis,Tinhas, Wildduck, and de Canard. These families are truly international in nature in that one can find clans in Scotland, families in America, and relatives in many of the various European counties. Many genealogists have researched these families. Some of the first were likely associates of Mr. Disney: Mr. Don Rosa, an engineer from the University of Kentucky, and Mr. Carl Bark. Your writer began his interest in the families back in his youth, but became more serious in June 2004. Another well-know genealogist who has looked into the family is the well-known Dick Eastman who wrote of the family in the 8 May 2005 issue of "Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter".
36	McDuck Family Sir Quackly McDuck (45), b. 1010, d. 1057 └── Sir Swamphole McDuck (46) └── Sir Eider McDuck (48) └── Sir Stuft McDuck (47) └── Sir Roast McDuck (44) └── Malcolm McDuck (43), b. circa 1530, d. after 1579 └── Danblane McDuck (26) └── Angus McDuck (54) └── Silas McDuck (125) └── Silas Elias Ebeneezer Arpagon “Wasteful” McDuck (23) └── “Dirty” Dingus Titus McDuck (33), b. 1805 +Molly Mallard (32), b. circa 1809 └── Fergus McDuck (12), b. 1830, d. 1902 +(--?--) O'Drake (111) └── Rumpus McFowl (113), b. before 1860 +Downy O'Drake (31), b. 1830, m. 1867, d. 1897 ├── $crooge McDuck (13), b. 1867, d. 1967 ├── Matilda McDuck (28), b. 1871 │ +Ludwig von Drake (29), b. circa 1875 └── Hortense McDuck (14), b. 1876, d. after 1930 +Quackmore Duck (4), b. circa 1875 ├── Donald Fauntleroy Duck (15), b. 1920 └── Della Thelma Duck (16), b. 1920 +(--?--) Duck (17) ├── Hubert”Huey” Duck (18), b. 17 Oct 1937 ├── Deuteronomy “Dewey” Duck (19), b. 17 Oct 1937 ├── Louis “Louie” Duck (20), b. 17 Oct 1937 └── Phooey Duck (121), b. 17 Oct 1937 Note: Images of Disney characters on this page are (c) The Walt Disney Company The above is a condensed version of the Descendants Indented Chart used for the report (Chapter Two of the book) showing mostly the direct descent to Scrooge, Donald and their families.