Why don't you try putting in an estimated marriage date so they'll sort properly.
mary On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Sandra Hopgood <sandi_...@yahoo.com.au>wrote: > I've tried changing the order of the spouse and also tried changing the > selected preferred spouse. > It makes no difference, the boxes still read in the same order across the > generation line. > I only have this problem with the few couples who I don't have marriage > dates against so the program must be making some kind of assumption about > the marriage order. It's not the RIN or MRIN either, because they are > entered chronologically. > Any other suggestions? > Sandra > > > --- On *Wed, 12/12/12, Pat Hickin <pph...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Pat Hickin <pph...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Charts > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Received: Wednesday, 12 December, 2012, 2:03 PM > > Or you can click on the spouse, which brings up a little box of spouses, > then move the highlighted spouse up or down using the black arrows in the > lower right corner. > > Pat > > On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 9:14 PM, JLB > <j...@jgen.ws<http://mc/compose?to=j...@jgen.ws> > > wrote: > > Can you re-order the husbands in Legacy before you produce the chart? Go > to View/Husband List for your aunt and change the order. > --- > JL Beeken > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ > > On 12/11/2012 4:57 PM, Sandra Hopgood wrote: > > Hi Group (and Merry Christmas) > > Is there a way of easily changing the order of the boxes in a chart? > > The problem I'm having is when there are 2 spouses for 1 individual and > > _I don't have marriage dates attached to either_ of them. > > For example I have an Aunt who married husband 1 and had children, then > > divorced and remarried. At the moment reading across the chart boxes she > > appears, then husband 2, then husband 1 (with the children below him). > > I want to be able to reverse the order. I want Husband 1 (who is > > selected as the preferred spouse) to appear beside my aunt then husband > 2. > > I know I can drag the boxes to the preferred place in the chart but it > > is really tedious way of doing it. > > Any suggestions? > > Sandra > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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 > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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 > 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). 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