Momalot, Actually, I've never printed a book, but have looked at some in Preview. Notice on the right that you can Start a new book, load a saved book, save the current book and delete a saved book. When you save a book, you are prompted to name it as you wish. With that option, you have everything you need to keep all your books sorted, and can retrieve them at will. You said you are having trouble figuring out which book you're looking at, then you may want to think about what title you use when you save your books. I don't know what titles you used when you saved your books, but if you are having a hard time distinguishing your 6 books, then you can rename them using the Save current book option. Then delete the one with the obscure titles. A title of Book 1 tells you much less than Descendant Narrative with Timeline and Lineage charts of My Rich Ancestor. You are correct about having the right person to begin with. In my learning reports exercises, I use Dad because I know all about his entries, sources, etc. For other reports, I'll think about what I want to accomplish and start with the correct individual or couple. Using the Preview option really saves a lot of frustration. Regards, Jane Tripp
----- Original Message ----- From: momalo...@aol.com To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Which BOOK? I'm experimenting, Jane, and THANKS. Do you end up with many books, too??? It must be important to have the correct person on the main screen, right? Otherwise I think I had "Descendents" of someone from 1500! In a message dated 1/15/2009 2:51:50 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, jctr...@charter.net writes: Momalot, One procedure that works for me was to get to know reports one at a time by looking at someone in my program with ancestors and descendants. I use my father. I start with the Individual report, selecting & deselecting the report options and looking at how that changed the report. Then, I move on to another report. For this exercise, I only use the Preview option and do not print. Playing with the Report Options area in Dad's Individual report was and still is the most instructive for me, I thought it was my time well spent. If someone is hounding you for a paper report, just tell them to wait until you are comfortable. Regards, Jane Tripp ----- Original Message ----- From: momalo...@aol.com To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Whick BOOK? Should I try to make one report at a time, rather than an entire book in the Publishing Center??? In a message dated 1/15/2009 3:52:08 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ronfe...@msn.com writes: What exactly are you trying to do? If individual reports eg Descendant, individual etc. are required then I would not use the Publishing Centre, but the options in Reports (Books & Others). The Publishing Centre is for when several reports are to be combined into one book.To edit a chapter, highlight the Chapter in the Contents section. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ Now completely revised http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- From: momalo...@aol.com Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:44:41 -0500 Subject: [LegacyUG] Whick BOOK? To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com How do you keep track or which "Book" I'm in? I've made six, but it seems to always want to go back to Publishing Center . . . Save the Current Book, and I'm never sure which one I'm in. Also, do I need to make a complete report correctly before importing the booklet into a publication? These things sure get confusing, but I appreciate the help. _momalo...@aol.com_ (mailto:momalo...@aol.com) in Murrieta, Sunny California. 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
