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Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Cynthia N. Russell < fergusresearc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am hoping that you can post this information to the list as I am also > interested in this information! And, I thank you! > > Cynthia > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Ron Taylor <doit4...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> The real advantage of a focus group is that it does not contain >> records but instead is the criteria used to identify records in the >> database. Therefore it is dynamic. If the focus group criteria is for >> direct line ancestors and you subsequently add more of them to your >> database, then executing a focus group search will pick up all of them >> including the new ones you have added. The focus group can contain lots of >> different criteria depending on how you build it. And the best part is >> that you can save and re-load focus groups. You might have one focus group >> for work with Aunt Margaret and another one for the family newsletter, etc. >> >> Jenny's instructions will work great for your request. >> Ron Taylor >> >> --- On *Sun, 2/10/13, Paula Ryburn <paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Paula Ryburn <paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net> >> >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Search list question >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Date: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 5:10 PM >> >> >> Aha! Jenny, I have been wanting to use Focus Groups for a while, but >> can't get the hang of it. >> Would you mind too terribly much sending me the instructions to generate >> a focus group that contains just the direct line ancestors of an individual? >> (I will most likely say "duh!" after reading it, but appreciate your >> knowledge so much!) >> Thanks, >> >> --Paula in Texas >> Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton >> Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis >> Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Hale Harbaugh Hind >> Hopkins Hughes Hurdle Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters >> Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Sanford Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk> >> *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> *Sent:* Mon, January 21, 2013 3:49:56 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Search list question >> >> On 21/01/2013 21:03, John Roose wrote: >> > An example: I have a search list of people born, died, buried in Ohio. >> >>From that list of several hundred names, what is the easiest way to >> > identify those that are direct ancestors? They are, of course, bold in >> > the resulting "Search List" but there has to be an easier way than >> > scrolling down and tagging them individually. Suggestions? >> >> Tag your Search list with an unused tag, say 8 for example. Create a >> Focus Group comprising Direct Line Ancestors and tag that group with, >> say tag 9 for example. Then Search for Individuals with Tag 9 AND Tag 9 >> set to tagged. >> >> (There might be a simpler way, but I seem to be suffering from brain fog >> to-day.) >> -- >> Jenny M Benson >> >> <snip> >> >> 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
