Sherry, Welcome aboard!
My first piece of advice would be to have a play; someone suggested entering a small number of relatives. Whilst this is good practice for entering and sourcing data etc., you may not wish to change this once entered, in which case play with the Sample file - that's what it is for. When entering data remember that just because a field is there you don't need to put anything in it if you don't want. In any event have a look at the Sample file to see what the set up is like. Go to Options>Customise and learn the settings, again by playing with them, I'm afraid that there are a lot. The Help files are *always* the most up to date and the Help button on a screen relates only to that screen (same as f1 in most programs). Back-up regularly when involved in a long session. If you do not have a backup Icon on the top-bar then right click on the bar and drag it onto the main bar (and any others you fancy!). Always back-up when finishing - if no changes have been made you will not be invited to. Maintaining your back-ups means you can play to your hearts content without worrying about losing your stuff. Regard the RINs and MRINs as just numbers and not related to the status, or order of preference, of any individual. I see that you are thinking of creating web pages, I have omitted "simple" as who knows how it will grow - have a look at my "simple" one :-). Which, by the way, contains some tutorials which may interest you, the fergys.co.uk one (below). If thinking of using the Pedigree web pages, in Customise>Options set Legacy not to re-use empty RINs as those pages use them as the file names. Only use alpha-numeric characters plus hyphen and underscores in file and folder names, and it is better to settle on how you are going to use the case from day one eg. ronferguson.jpg or RonFerguson.jpg etc. Incidentally, Legacy does not like "JPEG", so always use "JPG" instead. Remember that whilst Windows is case insensitive most web servers are not. I think I'd better leave it there else you may feel that it's a bit complicated - always feel free to ask here! Good luck Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ New Tutorial: Embed a Blogger RSS feed on your webpage 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/ _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________ > Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:48:20 +0000 > From: daughterofmyfat...@comcast.net > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Just Starting Out > > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > My name is Sherry and I've just joined the group and have been watching it > for about a week now. I haven't started on my family genealogy yet, so I have > only purchased Legacy 7 with all the updates. Ron brought up a good point > when he wrote: > > > > > >> > I've done some thinking about this and decided that the main reasons I want > to use Legacy for are: > > > > > > 1) To upload my data to FamilySearch > > > 2) Print some simple charts that show my direct line that includes their > spouses and children > > > 3) To create a simple web page with the information I find about my > ancestors, including interesting stories, data, and sources for a very small > family of a brother, sister, daughter, and nephew. > > > > > > I borrowed the first set of CDs on Legacy and watched them several times and > they have helped me to learn how to get around the program and enter data. > However, I am still left with trying to design my database as Ron pointed > out. And, deciding on a way to enter sources, media, etc. When I find online > information on my family and perhaps family trees that have been submitted > how do I handle that? Do I download all the information and then go about > trying to verify it? And probably many other things that I don't know enough > about to even ask a question. Would you mind giving me some guidance about > how to go about this? > > > > > > Sherry > > > > > 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 _________________________________________________________________ View your other email accounts from your Hotmail inbox. Add them now. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/ 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
