Things to know:
- The Reset icon (counter-clockwise arrow) in main Hourglass Settings DOES NOT reset TO DEFAULT any Appearance section selections and ONLY the checkbox for Fit to Chart in the Page Layout section. For Chart Colors and Pictures section selections, one MUST go into their respective settings submenus and use their Reset icon (counter-clockwise arrow) to reset TO DEFAULT their respective settings. Styles and Fonts (Chart Styles) selections DO NOT get reset TO DEFAULT settings. Changing the Border Type in the Box Border setting screen and then returning to the main Hourglass Settings screen DOES NOT reflect the most recent Border Type selection(s). One MUST close out the Hourglass Chart (and re-enter) to see the ACTUAL most recent selection. I’ve covered this topic a bit before, in the forum Newbie question about choosing which chart - RootsMagic - RootsMagic Community.
Some of your issue is going to be “wraparound”:
- To determine and set an appropriate Box Width, select (from the desired family group) the Person with the longest Place Name in their Birth or Death fact as the focus of the Hourglass. Set the Ancestor and Descendant Generations each to 1. Generate a report for viewing and keep increasing the Box Width until the long Place Name appears all on a single line (no wrapping).