Use the fan chart in Family Tree • FamilySearch

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The Fan Chart view has several advantages:

You can see up to 7 generations of your ancestors all at once.
You can identify where family lines end—in other words, where information is missing.
You can see in what countries different ancestors were born, and which ancestors have photos, stories, and sources attached to the person pages.
You can both view the fan chart on screen and convert it to a PDF file for printing.

Steps (website)

In the top menu, click Family Tree, and then click Tree.
In the top-right portion of the pedigree view, click the name of the current view (Landscape, for example), and then click Fan Chart.
Click the Settings icon to do the following:
- Select the number of generations to display.
- Select whether you want the chart to display Family Lines, Birth Place, Sources, Stories, Photos, or Research Helps.
- Invert the colors (called Dark Mode).
- Print the fan chart for up to 7 generations (4 is the minimum). The printed chart includes the information that you see on the screen.
If the main person had more than 5 children, click > to see the rest.
To move a different person to the chart's center position, click the person's name, and then click the Fan chart icon.

In the lower-right of your pedigree, tap the blue options icon
In the Pedigree View box, tap the fan chart icon
Tap how to display the chart: Default view, Birth Country, Sources, Stories, Photos, or Research Helps.
(Optional) If the main person had more than 5 children, tap > to see the rest.
(Optional) You can move a different person to the main position. Tap and hold the name, and then tap View Tree or View This Tree.