Version 1.6.6 of Directory is released

• The PDF printout uses the preferred name.
• The PDF printout includes city, state, and ZIP when these additional fields are selected.
• In the leadership section, the PDF printout excludes any information specifically opted out. The directory now honors opt-out information everywhere in the same way.
• The PDF printout has some design improvements. It uses space more efficiently, and households and photos are integrated in a more attractive layout.
• Mission and area leaders can see directories for all districts in their mission or area.
• Stake search is faster.

johnsonth wrote:Version 1.6.6 of the directory was released today. This directory release has the following fixes:

• The PDF printout uses the preferred name.

rpyne wrote:What I am seeing is that NO names are displayed unless you check to show children, and then ONLY the children's names are shown.

johnsonth wrote:Version 1.6.6 of the directory was released today. This directory release has the following fixes:

• The PDF printout uses the preferred name.

• When will we have a "print in Black and White" option for the directory? Certainly most clerk's office printers are still black and white laser printers....and the photocopies we make of these phone lists in the library are all black and white... While it might look good onscreen or printed at home in color, when anything is colored or gray, clarity is reduced by our photocopier, making it harder for our "older eyes" to see it, and especially colored or gray small text, such as your copyright and "church use only" instruction on the bottom of each page...
• Why has the Sunday School President been left off the "ward Leadership" section for the new (and previous) listing on the directory? Our Sunday School President has certainly noticed he is the only leader in ward council NOT LISTED. He has not "opted out."

chrisleej wrote:I am not sure if the post regarding the use of preferred name was to address this specific issue or not. I noticed that before the upgrade, the printed directory showed the names of the Head of Household and/or their Spouse. It seems that it is not showing these anymore. I realize that I can set it to show individuals, but the formatting was much better (and took up less room) the way it was before. Also, it still shows it this way in the preview. I just wanted to check and see if this was accidental, or if the option is going away for good.

cbradford wrote:Also, would it be possible to create a field that can be used to enter the unit's phone number so it can also appear on the directory? Thanks.

kisaac wrote:Thank You! We had decided not to use it for distribution as our phone list UNTIL the preferred name option was available, as people wanted their preferred name listed, and kept asking me as ward clerk why their record continually showed their full name. (Of course, it does seem to be printing incorrectly as mentioned in the last few posts. Selecting Individual contact details will print the names and individual phone numbers.)

However, why can't the user be given an option to select from either "preferred" or "given" names on this printout (and all screens in the directory?) At times we need both as leaders...

Also, while we are on the subject of Directory improvements...

• When will we have a "print in Black and White" option for the directory? Certainly most clerk's office printers are still black and white laser printers....and the photocopies we make of these phone lists in the library are all black and white... While it might look good onscreen or printed at home in color, when anything is colored or gray, clarity is reduced by our photocopier, making it harder for our "older eyes" to see it, and especially colored or gray small text, such as your copyright and "church use only" instruction on the bottom of each page...
• Why has the Sunday School President been left off the "ward Leadership" section for the new (and previous) listing on the directory? Our Sunday School President has certainly noticed he is the only leader in ward council NOT LISTED. He has not "opted out."

Yes, I will submit these items as feedback within the directory application...

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jla59 wrote:In response to the print in Black and White option: I've have just come up with a work-around:

kisaac wrote:Wow! Now that's a work-around. thanks for sharing. I think the directory now does print in Black and Gray automatically. I still wish, for clarity when reproduced, it printed in all black text.

cbradford wrote:Also, would it be possible to create a field that can be used to enter the unit's phone number so it can also appear on the directory? Thanks.

cbradford wrote:Can anyone say if this will ever be implemented? This seems like such a simple, common-sense thing to do.

aebrown wrote:I have no knowledge of whether this might be implemented, but it's hardly as simple as you imply. There's nothing else in the Directory that is like this -- a piece of information entered by someone in authority, that needs to be stored as unit data unrelated to a particular member or household. Since nothing like this exists right now, there's a fair amount of work involved.

cbradford wrote:So why not add a field for phone number?

jdlessley wrote:There is no phone number for the unit in MLS. There is a phone number in CDOL, but it is the bishop's office phone number. I believe that phone number comes from the FMAT database.

While there is a unit address in MLS for local MLS processes such as printing mailing labels. That address is not what feeds the directory.

sueallen wrote:I tried to print a ward list today, and the gray font is unreadable.

sueallen wrote:Ask anyone in your ward over age 50 what they think of the font color and "normal" size.

sueallen wrote:I also tried it in IE and Firefox. Still gray. I looked at your gray chart. Yes, it's 50% black, which isn't enough. Why not just make it all print as black? Ask anyone in your ward over age 50 what they think of the font color and "normal" size.

coletheelder wrote:The small font size and low color contrast is a major problem for me when using lds.org online and trying to read a membership list or report on my screen. Please make significant and meaningful changes to the color schemes and to the font sizes being used. For example, light blue on white is not "user friendly". [font=]I realize that I can make changes on this screen[/font], but as it is, the gray on gray that I'm seeing right now is another example of what is wrong; I can't make changes to the screen online. Help!