Gwen: You don't actually create a GEDCOM from your Legacy database; rather, there's a (free) Families Sync program that goes on your desktop computer and handles the transfer of data to and from your mobile device. And yes, you can edit the data on your iPad but I don't find editing very convenient because the small fields don't "unpinch" the way some sites or apps will, so extensive editing would be (for me) fairly clumsy. Also, the Families version doesn't have all of the features of Legacy on the PC. I'd love to clean up my Locations list using the iPad, for example, but there's no "Show List" option at the Master Location List and I'm hesitant to edit without knowing exactly who I'm changing. There are a few more of my favorite Legacy features missing as well. Families doesn't look or operate *exactly* like Legacy on the PC but I still think it's a dandy little app and well worth the $15 even if you just want to carry the data with you for reference as I do.
Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: Noddie [mailto:7thw...@ihug.co.nz] Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 10:12 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Families iPhnoe app I was also wondering about an app for the iPad 2 which I could use in conjunction with my Legacy family tree. Would I be right in saying that 'Families' could be the one I would use. Would it sync with my mac and my windows side where 'Legacy' is. I was hoping I could gedcom a file, and send it to my ipad and then be able to view and edit records from there? The site for the software does not explain the use of it very well, it is only a viewer or a mobile user friendly program where I could transfer my data to and then transfer it back to my mac. Thanks for your time Gwen On 10/05/2011, at 4:04 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: > Joshua: > > I have Families for iPad and believe it's much the same as the app > for iPhone. I love the convenience of always having my Legacy data > with me but I find the fields too small to do much in the way of > editing (which was my initial objective). My favorite aspect is > being able to surf genealogical sites from anywhere in spare minutes > and quickly check my Legacy file to see if "hits" have any bearing > on my research. Rather than update via Families and re-import to my > PC I usually e-mail the data to myself and update only the on the > PC. I certainly don't regret spending the $15 for the app. > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua Crump [mailto:j...@joshuacrump.com] > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:42 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Families iPhnoe app > > > Legacy User Group, > > I am trying to decide if I want to buy the Families iPhone app and I > wanted to know if anyone in the group is using it and if it is worth > the > $15 they want for it. > > Thanks, > Joshua Crump > j...@joshuacrump.com > MCTS Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
