Sherry: You're welcome.
I should have asked if you're inputting your data manually or importing from another software program. If the latter, there are some helpful hints that Legacy users can provide. That would be doubly important if you have split databases in one program and want to merge them into one file in Legacy. In that case it would be a really good idea to post the details to the list (including the name and version of the old program) and ask for tips. Good luck! Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com]on Behalf Of Sherry Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 8:54 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Different Family Lines Kirsten, That sounds like good advice. I didn't realize I would have to have different lists of Master Sources and Locations. That would be awful to manage. And I am discovering there are so many options and preferences I could get lost in them. I'll stick with one database and when I need to pull out my direct line, I'll ask you! Thanks. Sherry W. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirsten Bowman" <vik...@rvi.net> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2009 7:27:53 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Different Family Lines Sherry: Welcome to Legacy! I'd definitely recommend keeping the family together in one file. That way you have just one group of settings and preferences to work with as well as one set of Master Sources and Locations--not to mention having just one GEDCOM to upload and maintain. It just makes life so much easier. I have all my data in one file with about 8,000 names and roughly 700 sources. This includes a limited one-name study and ancestors of my sons from two different marriages. I'd be completely overwhelmed by now if I'd tried to separate them into different databases. There are very easy ways to pull different lines from a single Legacy database, but merging separate files can be troublesome. And what do you do when you come across your immigrant ancestor's roots in Europe? You'd have to enter all of the data three times. Stick with one file. Kirsten 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
