Hi, Fred - Thanks for answering. I'm not sure whether I have described this problem correctly. My son - not available right now, so I don't have his input - loaded my old PAF data into Legacy from an 8-year-old backup on an old computer because the floppy disks I had saved the data on became corrupted over time. Everything has transferred just fine, including the notes, and I'm pleased about that. I'd just like to be able to SEE the notes on the screen so that I don't have to keep opening and closing that screen and don't have to remember all the stuff I'm supposed to be typing into the Sources! My son also put my data into a Sierra "Generations" program and a Family Treemaker program I was testing/comparing, so those are available to me on my computer, but I can't find the original PAF program, even though I know it must be there! Now the problem comes with trying to get Legacy to open up a split screen with either of these programs on one side. When I choose "View - Split Screen" it splits just fine and first displays the Legacy file on both sides, then gives me the question "Do you want to open another Family File in the window?" When I choose "Yes," it goes to the small screen showing what to choose to open. But no matter what I choose, it leaves the same Legacy information screen on both sides of my screen. I'm not sure whether this will eventually cause problems for me when I'm trying to merge files from other people or not. But at least for the moment, your suggestion to run both programs simultaneously on a small screen - "minimized," I guess - is working. I have Generations (with my PAF notes) up on one side and Legacy on the other side, and can view and move within each of the two without problems. Works great! Thanks very much... Kathi ----- Original Message ----- From: bartlett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Kathi Sittner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 9:31 PM Subject: RE: Direct copying of PAF data to Legacy. > Hi Kathi. > > I note that some responses to your quandary have been answered on the list. > I had the same idea as has been mentioned -- regarding the use of PAF. They > were revering to Paf 2.31, as I was. Before I write out detailed > instructions on copying your notes from PAF to Legacy, could you describe > how PAF 2.1 is working in a window. > > 1- Is it at full screen size, or does it take up only a part of the monitor > screen? If it is full screen, press Ctrl + shift (holding both down at the > same time). This should place PAF in a window > > 2- If PAF is in a window, is there a tool bar across the top of the PAF > window? The last button on the tool bar may be a large A. If so, click it. > In the upper right corner there may be a panel titled "Font size". Click > the line 8 X 8 and let me know what has happened. If you get this far, you > will be able to copy your notes directly to Legacy when you have Legacy > opened and sized to fit the screen below the PAF window. Let me know if you > get this far and I will send you instructions on copying and pasting from > PAF. The process is not quite like copying and pasting in a Windows > program. > > While typing, I thought of another procedure to move your notes from one > Legacy file to another Legacy file. There is no way to do this directly, > unfortunately. However, split your Legacy screen and run it at partial > screen size -- leaving open space at the top to open your word processor or > WordPad, etc. Copy notes from your old database to your word processor. > Close the window that you copied from and open the appropriate window in > your new data base. Now you can compare the "old" Notes with the "new" ones > and transfer what you want. A bit cumbersome, but it works. > > About sources: Don't forget that you only have to enter a source once -- in > the Master Source file. You can go to this file and call up the source any > time you want to reference a specific input. Details for that input can be > added when you cite the specific source. > > Good luck, > > Fred. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathi Sittner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 11:19 am > To: bartlett > Subject: Re: Direct copying of PAF data to Legacy. > > > Hi, Fred - I do not have PAF 2.31, just the older PAF 2.1, and I know that I > do have Windows 98... PAF is still installed on my computer, yes, and it was > used to create a GEDCOM to put my information into Legacy - by my barely > 14-year-old computer-whiz son, I might add, as I don't know anything about > this stuff! The copying worked fine; it's just getting the notes on my split > screen and actually being able to add those notes to the Sources in Legacy > that is the problem. If you have any suggestions on how to do it, I'd love > it!... Thanks very much - Kathi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: bartlett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 10:20 PM > Subject: Direct copying of PAF data to Legacy. > > > > Kathi, do you have PAF 2.31 installed, and can you open your file in that > > program? If you can, and are using Windows 95 or 98 as your operation > > system, I shall send you instructions on copying anything from PAF > directly > > to Legacy with both programs visible on your monitor. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Fred > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Kathi Sittner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 2:11 PM > > Subject: New User Questions > > > > > > Hi, I'm a new user who recently downloaded the Version 3.0 Basic from the > > website. .... > > 1. I have downloaded about 4600 names from an old PAF 2.0 program I had > made > > years ago, and I had lots of notes on each person showing what sources I > > have as proofs. Is there any way to use the split screen to view those > notes > > on one side and be able to add that information to the source information > on > > the other side without having to go back and forth from the Legacy's > "Notes" > > to the "Sources" sections? When I try it, I can get the notes up on one > side > > but the program won't let me change anything on the other side. (It just > > dings until I close that notes screen!) I've also tried to open up a > > separate database section on the other side but can't get anything to show > > up, even when I try to bring up my old PAF file. > > > > 2. Is the maximum number of personal events on the main screen 5? (as in > > Birth-Baptism-Marriage-Death-Burial, or whatever you choose to have it > show) > > Or can you somehow choose to show a couple more than that? I'd like to add > > Occupation and Religion! > > > > 3. Is there any way to get the program to show ages on the screen other > than > > the separate "View -- Ages" screen? I know several other programs do show > > the ages upon the events right on the screen, and that's a nice > addition... > > > > 4. Is there any way to send a report to Word Perfect so that it can be > > edited before printing? > > > > 5. Can I choose to move from RIN #1 to RIN #2 to RIN #3 etc. - - the RIN's > > being those I had in PAF - - so that I can input the source notes in order > > without forgetting to do some of them?... > > > > I'd appreciate any help you all might be able to give on the above... > Kathi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
