Re: [LegacyUG] Sentence Formatting

[Dr. Peter Wielhouwer]

Claire, I have tried adding different events for such situations; I have events called "Occupation (first)" and "Occupation (more)" because I want different sentence structures for the original occupation of my ancestor than I want for subsequent occupations, and can structure the sentences for the different situations. You could add an event called "Occupation (living)" and write the sentence the way you want to using a present tense; when the person retires or expires, you can change the event to another Occupation event with past tense sentences. Hope this helps, Peter -----Original Message----- From: Claire Spinelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 23, 2008 8:12 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Sentence Formatting I’ve been trying to format the “occupation” event sentence. I thought it would be great to use the living/dead formatting since I was having trouble with my “living” entries showing “worked” when they were actually still working. As usual, I ran into a snag. Now it reads that people who are still living, but retired, are still working. Does anyone have a format that works?   Also - What would be the correct way of entering the date of an event that is ongoing? Such as, since 1971 he has worked as a …   Claire   Legacy User Group guidelines:    http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages:    http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< Peter W. Wielhouwer, Ph.D. Mattawan, Michigan, USA Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.aspArchived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.aspTo unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp