Bonnie You can't add fields to the database.
Use the Event/Facts for Membership Status. You can create your own Event (see the Help file) and place the status in the Description field. We don't have drop-down lists for description, but it shouldn't be too hard to manually enter one of those bits of info. You could indicate the location of residence in the Place field of the event. As for surnames, you can just leave them blank if none exists. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation supp...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. --------Original Message------------- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Bonnie Stevens Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:22 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy User in Honolulu? Thanks for the response. Already tried all the help pages. The routine FAQ's do not address what I'm looking for. I am a regular user of another software package that I know can do what I want, but Legacy is said to be more user-friendly. If it can do what we need, we will purchase Legacy. But need to find someone who has experience with some of non-traditional applications of Legacy. For example, I want to add a field (in my software we call it a flag) for MEMBERSHIP STATUS in my organization. Within that field, I want a drop-down list of options: ACTIVE, INACTIVE, DECEASED, JUNIOR. Then I want to generate a report that will produce a list showing name, county OR state OR country of residence and Membership Status of everyone whose member status is designated [----] take your pick from one or more items on the selection list. In "my software" we call it a "list" report. Can Legacy do that for me? On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Reg SHERLOCK <reg.sherl...@hotmail.com> wrote: Hello Bonnie I would advise that perhaps you try the following urls': http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp whilst here notice the "Help Center" it has a drop-down menu with some great help for you; http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/videos.asp Training videos... http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Frequent.asp Frequently asked ?. Legacy has so much to offer it truly is not practical to advise by email, best thing is truly the training videos, some Legacy users have used it for ever and really are still learning. Reg Brisbane-Australia From: Bonnie Stevens Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 7:33 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy User in Honolulu? I am trying to evaluate Legacy for use with an organization in Honolulu, Hawaii. Is there an experienced user here who can show me how the software addresses specific issues? Alternatively, is there someone willing to answer my questions remotely, off-list? Want to learn about custom reports, adding custom fields, filtering, and how software deals with people who don't have surnames -- not surnames unknown;rather, surnames not used in culture. All help appreciated. -- Bonnie Stevens, tutubon...@gmail.com 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
