The sections Simple Partial Trees and Connected Partial Trees only included the basic steps needed for creating partial trees. These results can be optimized.

Partial trees are only created if there is not sufficient space for a complete tree. Because space is at a premium, saving space is particularly important for partial trees. Free Text Objects used for references to connecting pages are automatically created on the outside border of person boxes along the edge of the partial tree. This may have increased the corresponding graphic margin (distance between the boxes and the outside edge of the graphic), which takes up space. These results can be manually optimized. If there is empty space beside the person boxes in question, you can move the Free Text Objects to this space with the mouse. After this has been done for all objects, you can reduce the graphic margins again (Treeview menu, Minimize Graphic Margins).

If the complete tree was created without using the Automatic Width/Height function, this option was likely used for the partial trees as well. This can produce a uniform visual appearance, as all partial trees will have the same box size and grid. However, this also means that the boxes in the individual partial trees have not been optimized and may take up unnecessary space. You will need to decide which of these is more important for your needs. If desired, you can use the Automatic Width/Height function for each individual partial tree (Treeview Options, Automatic Width/Height tab, Use Automatic Width/Height function).

If you are using background images in the complete tree, you will need to check the partial trees to see if the same options produce a satisfactory appearance. For example, you may be using 8 adjacent background images as symbols for the complete tree. For the smaller partial trees, 3 adjacent images may provide a better appearance (Treeview Options, Graphic Content tab, Background).

If you are creating partial trees to add to a family chronicle, you can limit the person boxes to only output the most important data, such as names and event places and dates. Everything else, such as occupations and notes, can be included in the text portion of the chronicle. This method can save a substantial amount of space in the graphics.

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