Hi Elizabeth, There are many ways to share your information with another person, which one is right for you is your choice. :-)
My preferred way to share information is two-fold: (1) a descendants' chart containing everyone in my tree, starting from the furthest-back ancestor we have in common and editing out all but first/known name and surname for living people (ie no middle names or birth dates). My first step is to generate the chart as a text file, and then make a copy to edit (so I can always return to the original if I mess it up). I may attach that edited .txt file containing the chart to an email, or I may copy the text into the body of the email, depending on the situation at the time. (2) a descendants' book report for everyone in the chart who marked as deceased, including sources, pictures, etc. I generate a PDF file and attach it to the email. What I don't do is just hand over a copy of my Legacy file (.fdb) or a GEDCOM file for the other person to import into their database. It's too easy to not think about what you're putting in your file that way, in my opinion. My way, if they want my information they at least have to put a little work into copying it (which is fine with me) and they can't help but consider each piece of information as they type it. If it's not as simple as navigating back to a common ancestor, you could make a copy of your database, and separate out the people you want to include from those you don't. Unlink the wanted people from the branches you don't want to share. Then use Tree Finder (in the View menu) to tag all the trees except the one you want to keep and delete them. Now you have a file containing only those people you want to share, and can run reports or export data without worrying about including someone you didn't mean to. If you want more detail on any of this, please don't hesitate to post to the list again and ask. Happy to help, but don't want to flood you with too much information all at once. Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy elizabeth said the following on 31/01/2014 7:54 a.m.: > Can anyone tell me how to make a copy of some of my family tree and > send it to another person by email? I only want to send a certain > portion, not my whole tree. > > I use the free verson of 7.5 (They do not have Legacy so I need to > send it by email in such a way that they can view it somehow without > legacy) > > Thank you, > Elizabeth 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
