I have the same problem with my dates. It's very frustrating. I can put 12 Dec 1801/02 because it will revert back to 1801 - weird. If I double date it will double date ones I don't want it to.
Renee Zamora ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny M Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Dates > Melanie Armstrong wrote > >Has anyone else had trouble with dates? When I try to put in a date > >like March 17, 1685 it double dates it unless I turn the double dating > >feature off. If I turn the double dating feature off it turns all my > >dates that are double dated such as March 17,1685/86 to March 17, 1685. > >It does this with dates such as Mar 17, 1302 also. I've contacted > >customer support and the dates work just fine for them. Do I have > >something set wrong or is it a bug? Any help with this would be > >appreciated. > > I think you'll find the following, from the Help file, relevant: > > "Legacy supports the practice of double dating to handle the time period > between the changeover from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. To > turn this feature on, click Customize on the Options menu, and then > click the Dates tab. With this feature selected, entering a date that > falls between January 1, 1583 and March 24, 1752 (or any cutoff date you > specify) displays it as a double date. You can specifically enter the > double date, such as Feb. 16, 1723/24 or Feb 16 1723/1724, in which case > Legacy displays it as Feb 16, 1723/24. If you don't include the second > year, Legacy accepts the year you entered as the second year. Jan 16, > 1652 becomes Jan 16, 1651/52." > > So basically, any date that you enter which falls between Jan 1 1583 and > the cutoff date *will* appear as a double date as long as you have > double dating switched on. > > Or are you saying that you have this problem with dates which fall > *outside* the 1583-1752 period? > -- > Jenny M Benson > > > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research > trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 > Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
