Brian, Thanks for the advice,
I omitted to say that I've not yet upgraded to the deluxe version but it sounds as though its time to do so. Peter Holmes Western Australia [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Pinchbeck, Donington and then Leicestershire), DAVISON (Donington), CRAGG (Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire), RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Gosberton, Gosberton Clough)] [Villages are in Lincolnshire] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Kelly > Sent: Wednesday, 22 March 2006 22:12 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Emailing GEDCOM files to relations. > > You could also produce the reports you want in PDF format in Legacy and > email those as an attachment. Most people have Adobe Acrobat Reader > these days and can open and read PDF documents. No conversion required. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > > When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. > Thanks. > > > Peter Holmes wrote: > > G'day, > > > > Like many of us I live in a country not of my birth and more to the point > > not where the majority of my ancestors were born and lived their lives. > > > > I want to use overseas family members to add to my existing database and > > can either print a set of report pages and them snail mail overseas. (This > > takes >2 weeks to get a response - even if the information is ready > > immediately.) > > > > OR I can scan the set of pages and then email an attachment (This is time > > consuming and clumsy for me as my scanner only does single pages & of course > > the jpg file becomes obsolete once the base records have been updated). > > > > I know that I can email as a GEDCOM but what if the email recipient does not > > have an understanding of genealogy software packages such as Legacy what > > step by step procedure can I give them to convert a Gedcom into something > > (e.g. Word/Excel etc) that they can view on screen/print a hard copy (& > > possibly even update via their own PC) > > > > Whilst typing this it's occurred to me that I could initially email the > > GEDCOM to myself and do a conversion to Word/Excel on my own PC then > email > > this more typical file to the rellie - which will save them heaps of work & > > improve the chances of getting a reply! > > > 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/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
