Are multi-page printed charts useful?

I've just been implementing a timeline chart on Gendatam Suite. Of their 
nature these charts may be rather large and not fit conveniently on a 
printed page (not a problem for on-line viewing). I have arranged for 
such charts to print across as many pages as necessary. However, doing 
this causes me to think about how useful such multi-page charts are in 
practice. Do people often ****e over a grid of printed sheets? Any 
comments welcome.
Thanks
Peter