Hi Ken I have Word 2003 and I set it to Polish and US (English) . You can select either one. It prints Polish characters in Names, Places and Notes.
Edward Tarchalski _____ From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of ke...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:40 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Estern European characters in name and place fields I have Polish family members and Legacy doesn't recognize the POLISH spelling like Józefa so I do my best and spell it the English way In a message dated 6/2/2009 7:16:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, wood...@msn.com writes: Those are html codes. Legacy doesn't recognize those. It returns a ? or some other letter when doing what you advise. CE -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Murphy Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:53 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Estern European characters in name and place fields you can enter them by holding down the Alt key while typing in the 3 number code on you numeric key pad. The following website "http://webdesign.about.com/od/localization/l/blhtmlcodes-pl.htm"; gives a list of the codes for the different characters. Forget about the &# just type in the number while holding down the Alt key. Regards Kevin shamrockspi...@gmail.com shamroc...@orcon.net.nz www.shamrockspider.com 2009/6/3 Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk>: > wrote >> >> There are 9 different letters of the Polish alphabet that have required >> diacritical marks. Of those, just one (the "o" with an acute accent over >> it) also appears in the current character ribbon (because it's also usesd in >> some Western European languages), so that leaves eight needed for Polish in >> both upper and lower case, for a total of 16 needed. >> >> Does anyone have a workaround pending inclusion of these Polish characters >> in Legacy? > > There doesn't seem to be any objection from Legacy to pasting any characters > you want from Character Map, or you can just make a list of the ones you > need with their respective key-combinations and key them in. No *quite* as > handy as having them all on the character ribbon, but perfectly acceptable > as far as I can see. > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > > 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.27/2111 - Release Date: 06/01/09 17:55:00 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 _____ An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See <http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585042x1201462767/aol?redir=htt p://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=Jun eExcfooterNO62> Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! 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
