The Chart Colors slide-in will be available when printing large format charts (Ancestor, Descendant, Bow-Tie, Fan Charts, or Hourglass).

 

 

RootsMagic provides a number of different coloring schemes to select from. The color settings will differ depending on which color scheme you select.

 

•No Coloring - No coloring for the chart

•Color Coding - Display each person using the color code assigned to them in RootsMagic.

•By Gender - Display each person in a color based on their gender. You can select the color for males, females, and unknown.

•By Lineage - Display each person in a color based on lineage (4 grandparent lines). You can select the color for each line.

•X-Chromosome - Display each person in a color based on X-Chromosome match to the starting person. You can select the default and the highlighted colors.

•Y-Chromosome - Display each person in a color based on Y-Chromosome match to the starting person. You can select the default and the highlighted colors.

•Mitochondrial DNA - Display each person in a color based on Mitochondrial DNA match to the starting person. You can select the default and the highlighted colors.

 

You can also select a "Fading" option for the color schemes. You can have 1) no fade, 2) fade by generation, or 3) fade by lineage.

Choose and verify colors

Select the scheme first, then set the colors offered for that scheme. Where a color field supports it, enter a hex color code or choose a palette swatch. A hex value lets you reuse the same color consistently in other chart settings.

Choose a background and text combination that remains legible, and inspect the outer generations if fading is enabled. Color Coding uses colors assigned to people; a chart's lineage or chromosome scheme is a display choice for that chart.

The chromosome and Mitochondrial DNA schemes illustrate inheritance paths represented by the recorded tree. They do not establish that two people have a laboratory-confirmed DNA match. For recorded test comparisons, see DNA Tests.