It took me a few times ...trial and error to get the intellishare process right.
Since you cousin has volunteered to be the keeper of the master files, she has the most difficult part of the job. She will need to look at you database intact in whatever form you have to determine what if anything you need to change in future to make the merging process simpler. I have done a few merges and in theory it sounds easy. IN practise it is not if you have large amounts of volume being input regularly for same people. All you need to do is: Provided you have kept your Legacy files in default location. .... copy the entire Legacy folder onto a cd and send it to her. Your Legacy folder should contain your database, and related pictures or multimedia files. I used to keep my genalogy pictures in the default Windows My Computer / My Pictures folder, but stopped doing that when I realized how much easier it was to isolate the files being used by Legacy , by placing them in the Legacy folder. It also makes it a lot easier when making backups and when making cds for others. You have the easy job...add data! It becomes your cousins problem to consolidate it and get it back to you. DO NOT ADD TO THE FILE UNTIL YOUR COUSIN SENDS YOU A NEW CD. Then MAKE DAMN SURE YOU ARE USING HER NEW FILE WHEN YOU DO START ADDING INFO. On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Allen Prunty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do I set up my database for initial use for intellishare. > > I am getting ready to send my data to my cousin so we can both work on it. > Do I do anything to my database first? Then do I back it up to send it to > her or what? > > Help! > > Allen Prunty > http://genealogyclub.net > > 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 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
