[LegacyUG] Re: A True Beginner
Diane: I, too, began using Legacy about 7 or 8 months ago. I, like you, was totally baffled by the source documentation of Legacy, especially how to decide what was a Master Source. I have seen so many different ideas on what to do it was confusing. I decided the most important thing to do was to: 1.) satisfy myself 2.) make the record so someone else could find the source of my findings by reading what I wrote. That's it. For a birth record that contains name, date, place, parents names, etc I do the following: Master Source: "Master Source Name" and the "Title": Birth Record Surname, Given Name (when I add more birth records, they are all under Birth Record with surname and given name following), Publication Facts: Under Publication Facts: Here I list all the data necessary for some to find the same document which would include, the City, Township, County, State, the Government Office, (Church), the book number, and the page number, Then under "Text of the source" I type in the actual wording Under Comments: I type in what my thoughts are about this record. Under Repository: I type in the name of where the document is located. Under Picture: I always try to get a digital picture of the record (my camera) or a scanned copy of the record. I add the picture of the record here. (NO TRANSPOSITION ERRORS in a picture!) Now that you have the Master Source documented, the Detail Source is next. Under the Individual data input screen you can use this Birth Record for the persons name, his birthdate, his birthplace, his parents names documentation. You just put your cursor in the Given Name data entry line, click on the "Books Icon" (for sources) and click. When the Source data entry window comes up, Click on "Cite a Master Source", select the Master Birth Record for that person, click to select, and now the Detail Screen appears. Now since ALL the necessary data in already in the Master Source, I just type in the following, "John Edward Surname is the name listed on the Birth Record". And I am done for the Name Detail Source, Now you can do that for the birthdate, his birthplace, his parents names Detail Source. Clipboard: The Clipboard is a name given to that mysterious cyberland place that holds data you "send" "copy" to the Clipboard from one place, and you want the same words, picture, etc, in another place. Once you have "sent" or "copied" an item, you go to where you want it to be placed. Once there, put your curser there and "Paste" from the Clipboard, and a copy of the item should appear where you want it. I use the Clipboard mostly in Editing Events in the life of a person, or a family group. When you are editing an event (you need to be in the "edit event window"), on the lower right side of buttons, under the "Help Button" are two little squares. Run your cursor over them and you will see one is "paste to the clipboard", and the other is a "paste from the clipboard". Like all things in life, it is simple when you know how to do it! David Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Repository Question
Nancy: Until you Santa might bring you a laptop, look into a "Flash Drive" to take on those library trips. many libraries now have computers that allow viewing of microfilm in digital picture format that can be downloaded onto your flash drive! You can transfer the picture to you desktop at home, and paste the picture into Legacy in the Master Source, into Events, etc. Pictures of the actual document really improve the quality of your work. It is there for future reference. Also there is no transcription errors! David - Original Message - From: "Nancy Bender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Repository Question I recently discovered doing that, too. Now I am gradually going back and scanning documents and adding them to either sources or events, where ever is appropriate for what the document is. I have learned so much from this list that I am finally realizing all that I can do and enter into Legacy. Now I just wish I had a laptop to make it more portable! It's on my Christmas list this year ;-) Original Message Follows From: "Dave Eastham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com To: Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Repository Question Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:37:02 -0400 Bill, Consider scanning your hard-copies and storing them in Legacy. It not only assures that you will not totally lose the information I have found documents much easier to find if they are on the computer. I put a copy of the document in the master or detail source depending on how they are set up. Regards, Dave Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp _ Tease your brain--play Clink! Win cool prizes! http://club.live.com/clink.aspx?icid=clink_hotmailtextlink2 Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Misc Papers Sourcing
Julie: This is what I do: Most misc papers can be scanned and saved as pictures added to Events of a person or a group of persons. (The record is preserved for the future and can be shared with all who care.) Example: A Last Will and Trust Make a Master Source citing the Title (Last Will and Testament Person, Joe). In the Master Source file: List the Last W & T of Joe Person, dated xx/xx/, filed in This Office, in Certain City, This County. This State. (Box Nbr, File Name, Pages, Etc.) Add your comments, where it is currently, and add a copy of the scanned picture in the picture section. Now add this Master Source as an "Event" to Joe Person's file, AND add it to Every Individual's File that is named in the Will, an Event to their files using the Last Will of Joe Person Master Source. David Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Documents
Cyndi: Go to the Master Source, click on the picture, that takes you to the picture gallery, then find and click on "zoom". There is a "+" and "-" sign button for making the pic even larger or smaller. On another notewhen you are putting pics in your Source Documentation, the picture should be in the file "Legacy/Pictures". When you back up the "Legacy/Data" files (Legacy/Data backs up only the "pathname to the pictures", not the actual pictures) you will be asked if you want to back up the "pictures, audio, and video files"? You should do that too. BUT the pics have to be in the "Legacy/Pictures" file to be backed up. David - Original Message - From: Cyndi To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 10:54 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Documents I can add it but how do I enlarge it -------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Bonnett Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 10:08 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Documents Cyndi Under Master Sources, there is a pictures tab on the Master Source. Click on the tab. Once there, look for "picture" off to the right, click on it. Then find and add your pic. Once it is in the Master Source, you can enlarge it to read the data. I keep pictures of any source I can as there is no transcribing errors on my part! David - Original Message - From: Cyndi To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 9:47 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Documents Is there a way to attach a document to a person, for example a death cert, marriage license, census page. I have tried scanning but they come out so small you can't read them. All help appreciated. Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Documents
Cyndi Under Master Sources, there is a pictures tab on the Master Source. Click on the tab. Once there, look for "picture" off to the right, click on it. Then find and add your pic. Once it is in the Master Source, you can enlarge it to read the data. I keep pictures of any source I can as there is no transcribing errors on my part! David - Original Message - From: Cyndi To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 9:47 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Documents Is there a way to attach a document to a person, for example a death cert, marriage license, census page. I have tried scanning but they come out so small you can't read them. All help appreciated. Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and pictures
Thanks for all the answers. Seems like I have a lot to learn. David Bonnett - Original Message - From: R G Strong Genealogy To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:40 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and pictures David, Another thing to keep in mind is that when Legacy closes it asks you if you would like to backup your file, it now also asks if you would like to backup your media files as well, so if you answer yes to the backup media files it will put all the photos that you have linked and the path to them in a "zipped" file (it has the extension .zip with whatever file name you choose). So when ever you move to another computer if you unzip this file and keep the same folder names, then your Legacy file will still find all the pictures it is linked to. Hope this helps, Russ - Original Message - From: David Bonnett To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:21 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy and pictures Hi I am a newby to Legacy. Have a question about pictures in Legacy. In the Help section under pictures, we are informed that Legacy stores the picture file address only and not the actual picture. From that I assume: The Legacy program stores only the picture's file address, not the actual jpeg (whatever), and goes out to the "C" drive to find and import that picture? Is it reasonable to assume that when I replace my computer, and transfer the active data Legacy file to the new computer, I will NOT have any pictures appear in Legacy on the new computer (Because they are only in some file on the old computer, not actually in the Legacy file?) Is it reasonable to assume that I must have a "Legacy Picture File Folder" that actually contains all the actual photos on the old computer that I can transfer to the new computer also? David L. Bonnett Treasurer and Board Member, Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Member, Indiana Genealogical Society Indiana County Genealogist for Vigo County Researching: BALFE, BONNETT, OSBORNE, SPARKS, STRAMMER, and TICHENOR in Vigo County IN. Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and pictures
Thanks Ron. Currently using FTM. Have imported many jpg pics of US Census, City Directory pages, Birth Certs, Cemetery maps and plats, etc. into the source records. The FTW file size is growing at alarming rate, but having the documentation there is desirable. The way Legacy handling this aspect is better way to do it, but we needed to know from the start that we need a separate "Legacy Picture File" out there on "C" drive to store the pics. David - Original Message - From: "ronald ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 3:46 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy and pictures David, Yes and No!! Legacy remembers the path to the picture. So if the path is the same on your new computer then it will find them. Otherwise it will not. However, iwhen Legacy cannot find a picture it asks if you want Legacy to find it or do it yourself. Since I know where they are I always opt for the latter and once directed to a folder it will look there for the rest. Personally, I find it better to store all my Legacy pics in the same folder although this is in My Documents rather than in C:\Legacy but this really is a matter of choice. BTW it has been reported that Legacy is not over keen on the jpeg extension and jpg is preferred. Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ *Use Legacy Search - see My Blogs* Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/Grimshaw/ __ > Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:21:47 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy and pictures > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > > Hi > I am a newby to Legacy. Have a question about pictures in Legacy. > In the Help section under pictures, we are informed that Legacy stores the > picture file address only and not the actual picture. > From that I assume: > The Legacy program stores only the picture's file address, not the actual > jpeg (whatever), and goes out to the "C" drive to find and import that > picture? > Is it reasonable to assume that when I replace my computer, and transfer > the active data Legacy file to the new computer, I will NOT have any > pictures appear in Legacy on the new computer (Because they are only > in some file on the old computer, not actually in the Legacy file?) > Is it reasonable to assume that I must have a "Legacy Picture File Folder" > that actually contains all the actual photos on the old computer that I > can transfer to the new computer also? > David L. Bonnett > Treasurer and Board Member, Wabash Valley Genealogy Society > Member, Indiana Genealogical Society > Indiana County Genealogist for Vigo County > Researching: BALFE, BONNETT, OSBORNE, SPARKS, STRAMMER, and TICHENOR in > Vigo County IN. _ Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6d Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
[LegacyUG] Legacy and pictures
Hi I am a newby to Legacy. Have a question about pictures in Legacy. In the Help section under pictures, we are informed that Legacy stores the picture file address only and not the actual picture. >From that I assume: The Legacy program stores only the picture's file address, not the actual jpeg (whatever), and goes out to the "C" drive to find and import that picture? Is it reasonable to assume that when I replace my computer, and transfer the active data Legacy file to the new computer, I will NOT have any pictures appear in Legacy on the new computer (Because they are only in some file on the old computer, not actually in the Legacy file?) Is it reasonable to assume that I must have a "Legacy Picture File Folder" that actually contains all the actual photos on the old computer that I can transfer to the new computer also? David L. Bonnett Treasurer and Board Member, Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Member, Indiana Genealogical Society Indiana County Genealogist for Vigo County Researching: BALFE, BONNETT, OSBORNE, SPARKS, STRAMMER, and TICHENOR in Vigo County IN. Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.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@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
