The Source writer sources will transfer if it was exported as a Legacy file. Russ
-----Original Message----- From: Ron Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 8:16 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] export a group of people Leon, Not necessarily so with a GEDCOM I'm afraid. Source Writer sources do not export correctly to a GEDCOM (GEDCOM's fault btw. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: Leon Chapman Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:34 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] export a group of people All the sources and pictures will be exported to the new Legacy file Sent from my iPad Leon Chapman chap...@gmail.com On Nov 2, 2011, at 4:29 PM, Tim Rosenlof <spa...@xmission.com> wrote: > And your sources ? > > Regards, > Tim Rosenlof > Utah, USA > Researching Southern Sweden > Always --> Document <-- your work. > > On 11/2/2011 4:24 PM, Leon Chapman wrote: >> Cheryl: >> >> Here is the steps that will get what you want: >> 1. Position yourseld to person you want ancestors for in the Family View >> 2. Go to advanced tagging (Ctrl+T) (hold CTRL key and hit t) >> 3. Clear all Tags for Everyone >> 4. Select Tag # to use (Normally Tag #1) >> 5. Select Ancestors >> 6 Use Direct Line Ancestors, Include other Spouses, Include Siblings >> 7. Select OK to tag Ancestors with Tag 1 >> 8. Close taging and get back to Family View >> 9. Go to File, Export to Legacy File (assuming you want to use Legacy) >> 10. Give the file a user name and remember where you save it (should >> be saved at C:\Legacy\Data\ >> 11. Under Options Tab, select "All records with individual Tag #1 >> (unckeck boxed 1) Export all spouses of tagged individuals, 2) Export >> all Parents of Tagged Individuals -- you already did that in steps 3-7 >> above). >> 12. Click Start the Export >> >> >> When finished, you can open this new file using Legacy by doing File >> Open Family File. >> >> It will have all of your Legacy information but only the people that >> had Tag #1 -- Ancestors. >> >> This seems like a lot of steps, but it is pretty easy. >> >> You can also create a GEDCOM file the same way but change Step 9 to a >> GEDCOM file. >> >> Hope this helps. >> Chap >> >> >> >> ___ >> Leon Chapman >> chap...@gmail.com >> ----- >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Cheryl Rothwell<historysle...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> I would like to make a file of all of the ancestors [and their >>> siblings] of one person with all the data I have for those people and >>> use it separately. I don't want to delete it from my main file, at >>> least not at the moment. >>> >>> It would seem I would export it as a GEDCOM but I can't seem to figure >>> out how to set that up. One suggestion was create a focus group but a >>> focus group seems to be size limited. I am guessing there could be >>> 1400 people, maybe more. >>> >>> Is there a way to do this? 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
