On 2011/05/30 00:23, cranberryf...@cobridge.tv wrote: > I am trying to export a piece of my file so that I can import it into a > friend’s file. I have tried to do this several different ways and either I > don’t get everyone or I end up with duplicates. I have tried dragging a > dropping people and I have tried exporting people into a new Legacy file by > using a focus group. I know that I am making this hard on myself. Here is an > example.... She has John Lewis in her file married 1 time. I have all of John > Lewis’ other marriages and all of the children for each marriage. When I try > and drag and drop, I lose all of the his spouses’ ancestors. If I try and > export a family by using a focus group, I only get 1 generation of children. > This guy was married 5 times. If I end up having to move everyone over 1 at I > time it will take me years.
Simple way. Create a duplicate copy of your file. Then delete everyone from the copy who is not relevant to your export exercise. Now you have a file with only those you're interested in. And you still have your original file. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg 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
