The Fan chart displays a starting person and their direct ancestors (parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc) in a fan (circular) format. You can customize the layout, style and many other aspects of the chart.
•Person - Select the starting person for the chart
•Ancestor generations - Select the number of generations for the chart
•Shape - Select the shape of the fan chart
o1/4 circle
o1/3 circle
o1/2 circle
oFan
oFull circle
•Orientation - Choose the direct the chart moves from the starting person
oLeft to right
oRight to left
oTop to bottom
oBottom to top
•Generation widths - Enter the width of each generation for the chart
•Vertical margin
•Horizontal margin
•Layout - Enter the layout of the chart.
oBest size - Check this box to automatically size the page to fit the chart. If you uncheck this option, you will be asked to enter:
▪Paper size
▪Width
▪Height
▪Orientation (portrait or landscape)
oMargins - Enter the top, bottom, left, and right margins around the chart elements
oBackground - You can select a color (or no color) for the background, or select an image file which will be used as the background
There are other settings (colors and styles) which are described here.