Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook privacy and security - is there a free Legacy webinar?

[Cathy Pinner]

Facebook privacy settings change from time to time.
YouTube is probably the best place to get a video on setting Privacy 
options in Facebook.

Make sure you are watching a very recent one.

You can also use a browser extension called F. B. Purity to get rid of 
some of the junk.

https://www.fbpurity.com/
Note it is currently working with the old Facebook look and not the new 
beta look that is being rolled out. You can change to the old Classic 
look in the Settings. I got the new look yesterday and fairly soon 
changed back to keep using FB Purity.


Dennis, it's the Facebook groups that are searchable.

Cathy

Dennis Holtby wrote:


I agree. I’ve never been tempted to use FB but, knowing that it’s
‘searchable’ just might be the ‘carrot’ that could tempt me to give it
a try.

A video or, even written instructions, to ‘join’ and assure adequate
privacy/security would be greatly appreciated.

Dennis



On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 6:40 PM Ian Thomas mailto:il.tho...@outlook.com>> wrote:

    Some people here who are reluctant to use Facebook are concerned
    about their privacy.
    Perhaps a step-by-step video showing how to 'tie down" FB,
    nevertheless allow its effective use for Legacy FT genealogy, may
    encourage some to join.
    An advantage in using FB would be attaching a partial screen image
    explaining what one's Legacy problem is. It is sometimes hard to
    express a issue in words alone.

    I.L. Thomas
    Victoria Park, Western Australia
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Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook privacy and security - is there a free Legacy webinar?

[Dennis Holtby]

I agree. I’ve never been tempted to use FB but, knowing that it’s
‘searchable’ just might be the ‘carrot’ that could tempt me to give it a
try.

A video or, even written instructions, to ‘join’ and assure adequate
privacy/security would be greatly appreciated.

Dennis



On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 6:40 PM Ian Thomas  wrote:

> Some people here who are reluctant to use Facebook are concerned about
> their privacy.
> Perhaps a step-by-step video showing how to 'tie down" FB, nevertheless
> allow its effective use for Legacy FT genealogy, may encourage some to
> join.
> An advantage in using FB would be attaching a partial screen image
> explaining what one's Legacy problem is. It is sometimes hard to express a
> issue in words alone.
>
> I.L. Thomas
> Victoria Park, Western Australia
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[LegacyUG] Facebook privacy and security - is there a free Legacy webinar?

[Ian Thomas]

Some people here who are reluctant to use Facebook are concerned about their 
privacy. 
Perhaps a step-by-step video showing how to 'tie down" FB, nevertheless allow 
its effective use for Legacy FT genealogy, may encourage some to join. 
An advantage in using FB would be attaching a partial screen image explaining 
what one's Legacy problem is. It is sometimes hard to express a issue in words 
alone. 
  
I.L. Thomas
Victoria Park, Western Australia
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Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook

[Cathy Pinner]

I'm one of those who monitor the Facebook group when Michele is asleep. 
It's a friendly group and I don't very often have to step in to stop 
commenting or delete a post or comment. Occasionally, like today, I look 
at my email first, but most days I go to Facebook first.


I read every post and almost all comments as a moderator, but you don't 
have to. Many users just drop in when they want to know something. We 
are very relaxed about posts on the same topic even if it was discussed 
yesterday, just as you are here. If it's completely identical someone 
will just post the link to the earlier discussion. Yes you can search 
the Facebook group but the search is flaky. eg someone searched it 
recently for adoption and got no hits whereas I did the exact same 
search an hour or so later and got screens full, which is one of the 
reasons we don't complain when people don't find for themselves the 
earlier conversation.


The one thing I hate is when people here cross post and I find their 
email here before I find their Facebook post. It's so much easier to 
respond on Facebook.  It's only sometimes possible to copy and paste to 
email.


I belong to a lot of Facebook genealogy groups but don't check them all 
regularly. I may post to my own Facebook page on average once a year - 
probably less and although I have friended a number of people, I don't 
very often read my "news feed."  Facebook is what you make it.


Cathy

Tessa Keough 
Wednesday, 13 May 2020 6:24 AM
I think everyone needs to keep in mind what terrific service 
Legacy/MyHeritage offer their users - whether through mail list or 
Facebook Group, through video tutorials online at Legacy Webinars or 
through the Help section found in the Legacy software. And if you 
don't want to "keep up" with Legacy on Facebook, but only use it as 
needed for your issues - simply use the search feature, I find it very 
handy. For a very reasonable cost of the software, Legacy offers so 
many ways of assisting their customers at no cost to us - just a 
little time as we learn how best to use our software. Thanks for all 
you and others do with Facebook, blog posts, and cross posting to the 
Mail Group.



/*Tessa Keough*/





Michele Lewis 
Wednesday, 13 May 2020 3:47 AM
I monitor it that much because I want to not because I have to :)


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Ward Walker 
Wednesday, 13 May 2020 3:36 AM
I am comfortable with Facebook, but the Legacy Group there is not 
worth my time. There are just too many posts to wade through -- as you 
admit, it takes all your waking hours. And (last I looked) so many of 
the posts were beginner questions or a rehash of old topics. It's 
almost like we could use two groups, one for newbies and one for 
old-timers.


But, thank you, Michele, for the work you do to help all users.

  Ward

-Original Message- From: Gillian Hakli
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1:27 PM
To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook

I've taken myself off Legacy and, though you're quite convincing,
Michelle, about the advantages, I'm not going back. Like Georges, I'm
very contented with emails.

Gillian



Gillian Hakli 
Wednesday, 13 May 2020 1:27 AM
I've taken myself off Legacy and, though you're quite convincing, 
Michelle, about the advantages, I'm not going back. Like Georges, I'm 
very contented with emails.


Gillian






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Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook

[Tessa Keough]

I think everyone needs to keep in mind what terrific service
Legacy/MyHeritage offer their users - whether through mail list or Facebook
Group, through video tutorials online at Legacy Webinars or through the
Help section found in the Legacy software. And if you don't want to "keep
up" with Legacy on Facebook, but only use it as needed for your issues -
simply use the search feature, I find it very handy. For a very reasonable
cost of the software, Legacy offers so many ways of assisting their
customers at no cost to us - just a little time as we learn how best to use
our software. Thanks for all you and others do with Facebook, blog posts,
and cross posting to the Mail Group.


*Tessa Keough*



On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 12:48 PM Michele Lewis 
wrote:

> I monitor it that much because I want to not because I have to :)
>
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 15:37 Ward Walker  wrote:
>
>> I am comfortable with Facebook, but the Legacy Group there is not worth
>> my
>> time. There are just too many posts to wade through -- as you admit, it
>> takes all your waking hours. And (last I looked) so many of the posts
>> were
>> beginner questions or a rehash of old topics. It's almost like we could
>> use
>> two groups, one for newbies and one for old-timers.
>>
>> But, thank you, Michele, for the work you do to help all users.
>>
>>Ward
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Gillian Hakli
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1:27 PM
>> To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook
>>
>> I've taken myself off Legacy and, though you're quite convincing,
>> Michelle, about the advantages, I'm not going back. Like Georges, I'm
>> very contented with emails.
>>
>> Gillian
>>
>> On 12/05/2020 19:47, sarrazingeor...@gmail.com wrote:
>> > I have both, but feel more comfortable with emails. I'm barely taking a
>> > look at the Legacy section of Facebook.
>> >
>> > Georges
>> >
>> > -Message d'origine-
>> > De : LegacyUserGroup  De la
>> part
>> > de Michele Lewis
>> > Envoyé : 12 mai 2020 11:32
>> > À : Legacy User Group 
>> > Objet : [LegacyUG] Facebook
>> >
>> > I encourage you to join our Legacy User Group on Facebook. I know there
>> > are some of you that say there is no way you will ever get on Facebook
>> but
>> > you can join Facebook and set your privacy so that you won’t get friend
>> > requests and no one can see what you post. The group itself is private
>> so
>> > anything you post there isn’t seen by anyone except the other group
>> > members.
>> >
>> > You are missing a lot of stuff by not being there. I can’t cross post
>> > everything that I post there and I post quite a bit. I readily admit
>> that
>> > my attention is with the Facebook group because I can do so many more
>> > things there than I can here.
>> >
>> > You can use screenshots and video clips which you can’t do here. You
>> can
>> > explain a problem better with a screenshot and you can understand
>> > solutions to problems better as well with screenshots.
>> >
>> > I (and others) can upload files. For example, periodically I upload a
>> pdf
>> > that has clickable links to all of the Tuesday's Tips from the Legacy
>> > Newsletter/Blog. John Lisle upload a great series with how to work with
>> > the custom geo code files in Legacy.
>> >
>> > The Facebook group is searchable and you can also use hashtags. You
>> will
>> > see announcements from the staff when we need to get  important
>> > information out. All events and webinars are announced to give you a
>> heads
>> > up without having to monitor the webinar webpage. When an update is
>> > released it is announced here immediately.
>> >
>> > Another advantage, which I honestly wish I didn't have to use, I and
>> the
>> > other admins/moderators can delete posts. I can also stop the
>> commenting
>> > on a post if I need to. On the mailing list if someone posts something
>> > against the rules there isn't much I can do about it. I can remove the
>> > person but the posts stay and conversations go on and on that really
>> need
>> > to be nipped. Even when I tell people enough is enough it goes on. That
>> > doesn't happen on Facebook.
>> >
>> > I monitor the list pretty much all of my waking hours. We have beta
>> > testers and power users that are monitoring the list when I actually
>> sleep
>> > 😊
>> >
>> > As of right now this mailing list has 1531 member. The Facebook group
>> has
>> > 21,941. The Facebook group has 5 administrators and 2 moderators. It is
>> > also monitored by several staff members and some of our top beta
>> testers
>> > and translators.
>> >
>> > I hope I see more of you there.
>> >
>> > Michele Simmons Lewis, CG®
>> > Legacy Educator
>> > Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage
>> > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com
>> > www.legacyfamilytree.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting to Gedcom with Hashtag information - Identifying specific individuals

[Ward Walker]

Larry,

If they are not related, then you would not stumble upon them while 
traversing your main tree in Legacy, except when searching or using master 
lists. If your focus is your TNG site, then it seems to me that using 
multiple trees in TNG would be ideal - and separate Legacy files.


I have 4 TNG sites, one per grandparent. But I only have one main Legacy 
file, plus small files for separate trees much like yours. For example, 
members of my Ward line have Y-DNA matches with descendants of another Ward 
line. We do not know who the common ancestor is. I created a separate Legacy 
file to model that other line. On TNG, my Ward site has two trees, one from 
an export of just the Ward line from my main Legacy file, and the other from 
that separate file. On the TNG site, each Individual information page 
clearly shows which tree that person is in. Same with search results.


 Ward

-Original Message- 
From: Cathy Pinner

Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 10:41 AM
To: Legacy User Group
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting to Gedcom with Hashtag information - 
Identifying specific individuals


Larry,

No you can't get the background to change colour etc.
You can include your hashtag as one of your 5 fields that display on
Family View.

You can use the Legacy style gedcom with TNG. In fact I think it's
recommended that you do. Hashtags can be included in it and displayed on
TNG. Sorry I don't do it myself but know that it is done. When you
choose the Legacy style and then see the the list of tags exported under
the Customise button, you'll see it includes Hashtag.

Cathy


Larry Lachance 
Tuesday, 12 May 2020 10:33 PM

I am looking for suggestions/best way to handle – this is a combination 
question that involves Legacy Family Tree and TNG The Next Generation of 
Genealogy Sitebuilding.


For more than 20 years everything with my tree has been great but, as in 
life, “stuff happens”!


I want to add a large group of individuals to my Legacy database who share 
the same surname BUT are not descended from the “original immigrant” and 
in fact, they are not actually related as they are descended from a 
completely different surname.  Actually this group “should be” a separate 
family tree but that’s not what I want to do because I want them IN my 
tree because of the common surname today.


What I want is a way to “tag” or “hashtag” or place a marker or color on 
the “family view”  for anyone related to this particular name such that it 
is immediately clear that the individual is of another family group.  I 
suspect this can be accomplished by using the tag or hashtag feature 
without issue but I’d prefer a change in color, or a big exclamation point 
on the screen to tell me “this individual is from the OTHER family”  which 
makes for quick ID purposes.  I know I can change the colors of the “tag” 
based on which tag I’m using but I’d like a blatantly obvious change like 
changing the background color of the Name field in the Family View based 
on the tag or hashtag used???  Is this even possible?


Something like the above would remedy my Legacy question but...

…then there is the hard part (that’s because I’m not sure how to do it or 
even it’s possible) – I want to be able to export the file to a standard 
GEDCOM 5.5.1 file AND have those individuals I’ve identified somehow 
marked such that when I “publish” the GEDCOM to my TNG – The Next 
Generation  online database, those I have tagged are separately 
identified.  Is it possible that using a custom event, such as already 
exists like _TAG Record Tag 1, would work?


I will also post this query to the forum related to the other database for 
input.


Suggestions appreciated…

Larry Lachance – www.lachance.org/genealogy 
 – Jacksonville, FL


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Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook

[Michele Lewis]

I monitor it that much because I want to not because I have to :)


On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 15:37 Ward Walker  wrote:

> I am comfortable with Facebook, but the Legacy Group there is not worth my
> time. There are just too many posts to wade through -- as you admit, it
> takes all your waking hours. And (last I looked) so many of the posts were
> beginner questions or a rehash of old topics. It's almost like we could
> use
> two groups, one for newbies and one for old-timers.
>
> But, thank you, Michele, for the work you do to help all users.
>
>Ward
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Gillian Hakli
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1:27 PM
> To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook
>
> I've taken myself off Legacy and, though you're quite convincing,
> Michelle, about the advantages, I'm not going back. Like Georges, I'm
> very contented with emails.
>
> Gillian
>
> On 12/05/2020 19:47, sarrazingeor...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I have both, but feel more comfortable with emails. I'm barely taking a
> > look at the Legacy section of Facebook.
> >
> > Georges
> >
> > -Message d'origine-
> > De : LegacyUserGroup  De la
> part
> > de Michele Lewis
> > Envoyé : 12 mai 2020 11:32
> > À : Legacy User Group 
> > Objet : [LegacyUG] Facebook
> >
> > I encourage you to join our Legacy User Group on Facebook. I know there
> > are some of you that say there is no way you will ever get on Facebook
> but
> > you can join Facebook and set your privacy so that you won’t get friend
> > requests and no one can see what you post. The group itself is private
> so
> > anything you post there isn’t seen by anyone except the other group
> > members.
> >
> > You are missing a lot of stuff by not being there. I can’t cross post
> > everything that I post there and I post quite a bit. I readily admit
> that
> > my attention is with the Facebook group because I can do so many more
> > things there than I can here.
> >
> > You can use screenshots and video clips which you can’t do here. You can
> > explain a problem better with a screenshot and you can understand
> > solutions to problems better as well with screenshots.
> >
> > I (and others) can upload files. For example, periodically I upload a
> pdf
> > that has clickable links to all of the Tuesday's Tips from the Legacy
> > Newsletter/Blog. John Lisle upload a great series with how to work with
> > the custom geo code files in Legacy.
> >
> > The Facebook group is searchable and you can also use hashtags. You will
> > see announcements from the staff when we need to get  important
> > information out. All events and webinars are announced to give you a
> heads
> > up without having to monitor the webinar webpage. When an update is
> > released it is announced here immediately.
> >
> > Another advantage, which I honestly wish I didn't have to use, I and the
> > other admins/moderators can delete posts. I can also stop the commenting
> > on a post if I need to. On the mailing list if someone posts something
> > against the rules there isn't much I can do about it. I can remove the
> > person but the posts stay and conversations go on and on that really
> need
> > to be nipped. Even when I tell people enough is enough it goes on. That
> > doesn't happen on Facebook.
> >
> > I monitor the list pretty much all of my waking hours. We have beta
> > testers and power users that are monitoring the list when I actually
> sleep
> > 😊
> >
> > As of right now this mailing list has 1531 member. The Facebook group
> has
> > 21,941. The Facebook group has 5 administrators and 2 moderators. It is
> > also monitored by several staff members and some of our top beta testers
> > and translators.
> >
> > I hope I see more of you there.
> >
> > Michele Simmons Lewis, CG®
> > Legacy Educator
> > Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage
> > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com
> > www.legacyfamilytree.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook

[Ward Walker]

I am comfortable with Facebook, but the Legacy Group there is not worth my 
time. There are just too many posts to wade through -- as you admit, it 
takes all your waking hours. And (last I looked) so many of the posts were 
beginner questions or a rehash of old topics. It's almost like we could use 
two groups, one for newbies and one for old-timers.


But, thank you, Michele, for the work you do to help all users.

  Ward

-Original Message- 
From: Gillian Hakli

Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1:27 PM
To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook

I've taken myself off Legacy and, though you're quite convincing,
Michelle, about the advantages, I'm not going back. Like Georges, I'm
very contented with emails.

Gillian

On 12/05/2020 19:47, sarrazingeor...@gmail.com wrote:
I have both, but feel more comfortable with emails. I'm barely taking a 
look at the Legacy section of Facebook.


Georges

-Message d'origine-
De : LegacyUserGroup  De la part 
de Michele Lewis

Envoyé : 12 mai 2020 11:32
À : Legacy User Group 
Objet : [LegacyUG] Facebook

I encourage you to join our Legacy User Group on Facebook. I know there 
are some of you that say there is no way you will ever get on Facebook but 
you can join Facebook and set your privacy so that you won’t get friend 
requests and no one can see what you post. The group itself is private so 
anything you post there isn’t seen by anyone except the other group 
members.


You are missing a lot of stuff by not being there. I can’t cross post 
everything that I post there and I post quite a bit. I readily admit that 
my attention is with the Facebook group because I can do so many more 
things there than I can here.


You can use screenshots and video clips which you can’t do here. You can 
explain a problem better with a screenshot and you can understand 
solutions to problems better as well with screenshots.


I (and others) can upload files. For example, periodically I upload a pdf 
that has clickable links to all of the Tuesday's Tips from the Legacy 
Newsletter/Blog. John Lisle upload a great series with how to work with 
the custom geo code files in Legacy.


The Facebook group is searchable and you can also use hashtags. You will 
see announcements from the staff when we need to get  important 
information out. All events and webinars are announced to give you a heads 
up without having to monitor the webinar webpage. When an update is 
released it is announced here immediately.


Another advantage, which I honestly wish I didn't have to use, I and the 
other admins/moderators can delete posts. I can also stop the commenting 
on a post if I need to. On the mailing list if someone posts something 
against the rules there isn't much I can do about it. I can remove the 
person but the posts stay and conversations go on and on that really need 
to be nipped. Even when I tell people enough is enough it goes on. That 
doesn't happen on Facebook.


I monitor the list pretty much all of my waking hours. We have beta 
testers and power users that are monitoring the list when I actually sleep 
😊


As of right now this mailing list has 1531 member. The Facebook group has 
21,941. The Facebook group has 5 administrators and 2 moderators. It is 
also monitored by several staff members and some of our top beta testers 
and translators.


I hope I see more of you there.

Michele Simmons Lewis, CG®
Legacy Educator
Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage
mich...@legacyfamilytree.com
www.legacyfamilytree.com






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Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook

[Gillian Hakli]

I've taken myself off Legacy and, though you're quite convincing, 
Michelle, about the advantages, I'm not going back. Like Georges, I'm 
very contented with emails.


Gillian

On 12/05/2020 19:47, sarrazingeor...@gmail.com wrote:

I have both, but feel more comfortable with emails. I'm barely taking a look at 
the Legacy section of Facebook.

Georges

-Message d'origine-
De : LegacyUserGroup  De la part de 
Michele Lewis
Envoyé : 12 mai 2020 11:32
À : Legacy User Group 
Objet : [LegacyUG] Facebook

I encourage you to join our Legacy User Group on Facebook. I know there are 
some of you that say there is no way you will ever get on Facebook but you can 
join Facebook and set your privacy so that you won’t get friend requests and no 
one can see what you post. The group itself is private so anything you post 
there isn’t seen by anyone except the other group members.

You are missing a lot of stuff by not being there. I can’t cross post 
everything that I post there and I post quite a bit. I readily admit that my 
attention is with the Facebook group because I can do so many more things there 
than I can here.

You can use screenshots and video clips which you can’t do here. You can 
explain a problem better with a screenshot and you can understand solutions to 
problems better as well with screenshots.

I (and others) can upload files. For example, periodically I upload a pdf that 
has clickable links to all of the Tuesday's Tips from the Legacy 
Newsletter/Blog. John Lisle upload a great series with how to work with the 
custom geo code files in Legacy.

The Facebook group is searchable and you can also use hashtags. You will see 
announcements from the staff when we need to get  important information out. 
All events and webinars are announced to give you a heads up without having to 
monitor the webinar webpage. When an update is released it is announced here 
immediately.

Another advantage, which I honestly wish I didn't have to use, I and the other 
admins/moderators can delete posts. I can also stop the commenting on a post if 
I need to. On the mailing list if someone posts something against the rules 
there isn't much I can do about it. I can remove the person but the posts stay 
and conversations go on and on that really need to be nipped. Even when I tell 
people enough is enough it goes on. That doesn't happen on Facebook.

I monitor the list pretty much all of my waking hours. We have beta testers and 
power users that are monitoring the list when I actually sleep 😊

As of right now this mailing list has 1531 member. The Facebook group has 
21,941. The Facebook group has 5 administrators and 2 moderators. It is also 
monitored by several staff members and some of our top beta testers and 
translators.

I hope I see more of you there.

Michele Simmons Lewis, CG®
Legacy Educator
Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage
mich...@legacyfamilytree.com
www.legacyfamilytree.com






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Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook

[sarrazingeorges]

I have both, but feel more comfortable with emails. I'm barely taking a look at 
the Legacy section of Facebook.

Georges

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De : LegacyUserGroup  De la part de 
Michele Lewis
Envoyé : 12 mai 2020 11:32
À : Legacy User Group 
Objet : [LegacyUG] Facebook

I encourage you to join our Legacy User Group on Facebook. I know there are 
some of you that say there is no way you will ever get on Facebook but you can 
join Facebook and set your privacy so that you won’t get friend requests and no 
one can see what you post. The group itself is private so anything you post 
there isn’t seen by anyone except the other group members. 

You are missing a lot of stuff by not being there. I can’t cross post 
everything that I post there and I post quite a bit. I readily admit that my 
attention is with the Facebook group because I can do so many more things there 
than I can here.

You can use screenshots and video clips which you can’t do here. You can 
explain a problem better with a screenshot and you can understand solutions to 
problems better as well with screenshots.

I (and others) can upload files. For example, periodically I upload a pdf that 
has clickable links to all of the Tuesday's Tips from the Legacy 
Newsletter/Blog. John Lisle upload a great series with how to work with the 
custom geo code files in Legacy. 

The Facebook group is searchable and you can also use hashtags. You will see 
announcements from the staff when we need to get  important information out. 
All events and webinars are announced to give you a heads up without having to 
monitor the webinar webpage. When an update is released it is announced here 
immediately.

Another advantage, which I honestly wish I didn't have to use, I and the other 
admins/moderators can delete posts. I can also stop the commenting on a post if 
I need to. On the mailing list if someone posts something against the rules 
there isn't much I can do about it. I can remove the person but the posts stay 
and conversations go on and on that really need to be nipped. Even when I tell 
people enough is enough it goes on. That doesn't happen on Facebook.

I monitor the list pretty much all of my waking hours. We have beta testers and 
power users that are monitoring the list when I actually sleep 😊 

As of right now this mailing list has 1531 member. The Facebook group has 
21,941. The Facebook group has 5 administrators and 2 moderators. It is also 
monitored by several staff members and some of our top beta testers and 
translators. 

I hope I see more of you there.

Michele Simmons Lewis, CG®
Legacy Educator
Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage
mich...@legacyfamilytree.com  
www.legacyfamilytree.com   




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[LegacyUG] One more thing

[Michele Lewis]

Another advantage to Facebook is that you can edit your posts if you make a 
mistake. I forgot to add the URL to the Legacy User Group on Facebook and I had 
to send this second email to give it to you. If this had been Facebook I would 
have simply edited my post 😊 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/LegacyUserGroup/ 


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[LegacyUG] Facebook

[Michele Lewis]

I encourage you to join our Legacy User Group on Facebook. I know there are 
some of you that say there is no way you will ever get on Facebook but you can 
join Facebook and set your privacy so that you won’t get friend requests and no 
one can see what you post. The group itself is private so anything you post 
there isn’t seen by anyone except the other group members. 

You are missing a lot of stuff by not being there. I can’t cross post 
everything that I post there and I post quite a bit. I readily admit that my 
attention is with the Facebook group because I can do so many more things there 
than I can here.

You can use screenshots and video clips which you can’t do here. You can 
explain a problem better with a screenshot and you can understand solutions to 
problems better as well with screenshots.

I (and others) can upload files. For example, periodically I upload a pdf that 
has clickable links to all of the Tuesday's Tips from the Legacy 
Newsletter/Blog. John Lisle upload a great series with how to work with the 
custom geo code files in Legacy. 

The Facebook group is searchable and you can also use hashtags. You will see 
announcements from the staff when we need to get  important information out. 
All events and webinars are announced to give you a heads up without having to 
monitor the webinar webpage. When an update is released it is announced here 
immediately.

Another advantage, which I honestly wish I didn't have to use, I and the other 
admins/moderators can delete posts. I can also stop the commenting on a post if 
I need to. On the mailing list if someone posts something against the rules 
there isn't much I can do about it. I can remove the person but the posts stay 
and conversations go on and on that really need to be nipped. Even when I tell 
people enough is enough it goes on. That doesn't happen on Facebook.

I monitor the list pretty much all of my waking hours. We have beta testers and 
power users that are monitoring the list when I actually sleep 😊 

As of right now this mailing list has 1531 member. The Facebook group has 
21,941. The Facebook group has 5 administrators and 2 moderators. It is also 
monitored by several staff members and some of our top beta testers and 
translators. 

I hope I see more of you there.

Michele Simmons Lewis, CG®
Legacy Educator
Legacy Family Tree/MyHeritage
mich...@legacyfamilytree.com  
www.legacyfamilytree.com   




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Re: [LegacyUG] Exporting to Gedcom with Hashtag information - Identifying specific individuals

[Cathy Pinner]

Larry,

No you can't get the background to change colour etc.
You can include your hashtag as one of your 5 fields that display on 
Family View.


You can use the Legacy style gedcom with TNG. In fact I think it's 
recommended that you do. Hashtags can be included in it and displayed on 
TNG. Sorry I don't do it myself but know that it is done. When you 
choose the Legacy style and then see the the list of tags exported under 
the Customise button, you'll see it includes Hashtag.


Cathy


Larry Lachance 
Tuesday, 12 May 2020 10:33 PM

I am looking for suggestions/best way to handle – this is a 
combination question that involves Legacy Family Tree and TNG The Next 
Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding.


For more than 20 years everything with my tree has been great but, as 
in life, “stuff happens”!


I want to add a large group of individuals to my Legacy database who 
share the same surname BUT are not descended from the “original 
immigrant” and in fact, they are not actually related as they are 
descended from a completely different surname.  Actually this group 
“should be” a separate family tree but that’s not what I want to do 
because I want them IN my tree because of the common surname today.


What I want is a way to “tag” or “hashtag” or place a marker or color 
on the “family view”  for anyone related to this particular name such 
that it is immediately clear that the individual is of another family 
group.  I suspect this can be accomplished by using the tag or hashtag 
feature without issue but I’d prefer a change in color, or a big 
exclamation point on the screen to tell me “this individual is from 
the OTHER family”  which makes for quick ID purposes.  I know I can 
change the colors of the “tag” based on which tag I’m using but I’d 
like a blatantly obvious change like changing the background color of 
the Name field in the Family View based on the tag or hashtag used???  
Is this even possible?


Something like the above would remedy my Legacy question but...

…then there is the hard part (that’s because I’m not sure how to do it 
or even it’s possible) – I want to be able to export the file to a 
standard GEDCOM 5.5.1 file AND have those individuals I’ve identified 
somehow marked such that when I “publish” the GEDCOM to my TNG – The 
Next Generation  online database, those I have tagged are separately 
identified.  Is it possible that using a custom event, such as already 
exists like _TAG Record Tag 1, would work?


I will also post this query to the forum related to the other database 
for input.


Suggestions appreciated…

Larry Lachance – www.lachance.org/genealogy 
 – Jacksonville, FL


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[LegacyUG] Exporting to Gedcom with Hashtag information - Identifying specific individuals

[Larry Lachance]

I am looking for suggestions/best way to handle - this is a combination
question that involves Legacy Family Tree and TNG The Next Generation of
Genealogy Sitebuilding.  

 

For more than 20 years everything with my tree has been great but, as in
life, "stuff happens"!  

 

I want to add a large group of individuals to my Legacy database who share
the same surname BUT are not descended from the "original immigrant" and in
fact, they are not actually related as they are descended from a completely
different surname.  Actually this group "should be" a separate family tree
but that's not what I want to do because I want them IN my tree because of
the common surname today.

 

What I want is a way to "tag" or "hashtag" or place a marker or color on the
"family view"  for anyone related to this particular name such that it is
immediately clear that the individual is of another family group.  I suspect
this can be accomplished by using the tag or hashtag feature without issue
but I'd prefer a change in color, or a big exclamation point on the screen
to tell me "this individual is from the OTHER family"  which makes for quick
ID purposes.  I know I can change the colors of the "tag" based on which tag
I'm using but I'd like a blatantly obvious change like changing the
background color of the Name field in the Family View based on the tag or
hashtag used???  Is this even possible?

 

Something like the above would remedy my Legacy question but...

 

.then there is the hard part (that's because I'm not sure how to do it or
even it's possible) - I want to be able to export the file to a standard
GEDCOM 5.5.1 file AND have those individuals I've identified somehow marked
such that when I "publish" the GEDCOM to my TNG - The Next Generation
online database, those I have tagged are separately identified.  Is it
possible that using a custom event, such as already exists like _TAG Record
Tag 1, would work?  

 

I will also post this query to the forum related to the other database for
input.

 

Suggestions appreciated.

 

Larry Lachance - www.lachance.org/genealogy - Jacksonville, FL

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Re: [LegacyUG] uppercase surnames

[Christopher Seward Sr.]

Brian,

You make an excellent point. I have had myriad data that I have imported 
from other sources where I have had to change capitalization errors due 
to all-caps to first-upper conversions. Example: Mccullough, Mccrory, 
and Mcnamee in my case.  These should be McCullough, McCrory, and 
McNamee. Computer conversions will easily change all-caps to first-cap, 
but they cannot handle the second cap prevalent in Irish and Scots names.


Christopher

On 5/11/2020 11:07 PM, Brian Kelly wrote:
Not sure that there is any formal statement on use of mixed case 
surnames so here is my take on the change.


All Uppercase surnames are a holdover from the days BC (before 
computer) where genealogical records and reports were either hand 
written or typewritten. All Uppercase surnames were used to highlight 
and give emphasis to surnames making them more visible.


Nowadays it is so easy to have the computer change the display and/or 
output of surnames in all uppercase when needed that now it is just 
easier to use Initial Caps or mixed case in surnames and let the 
computer do the work of translation to uppercase when needed.


It is much more difficult to translate an all uppercase surname to 
mixed case because of surnames which have an internal uppercase letter 
like McKenzie, MacDougal VanGough etc. The computer cannot correctly 
change the case from uppercase to mixed case in those cases.


Brian Kelly

On 11-May-20 11:33 p.m., Terry Montgomery wrote:
Can someone tell me why the convention is NOT all-caps? I have just 
found it useful.


Terry Montgomery

On 12/05/2020 5:15 am, Tessa Keough wrote:
I say turn off the warning (as mentioned previously) AND you own 
your family tree(s) and those people are in your genealogy software 
(you own Legacy, it doesn't own you). If and when you want to share 
online or elsewhere and feel the need, you could switch over to 
Initial Cap for surname (or keep with All Cap). This is not one of 
the errors/problems like not using the correct date format so that 
internationally we all know what we are talking about - you do you!



/*Tessa Keough*/



On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 8:38 AM Brian Kelly > wrote:


    You can turn off that warning for all by going to Tools > Potential
    Problems.

    Click on the Standardization tab and remove the check in the 
"Surname

    Entered in all uppercase" box

    Brian Kelly

    On 11-May-20 6:53 a.m., Gillian Hakli wrote:
    > Hello,
    >
    > I tidied up my Legacy files, combining duplicates and so on.
    Everything
    > is now fine except that I keep getting a red problem circle
    telling me
    > that my surnames are all in uppercase. But they're supposed to
    be. I've
    > entered them that way in Customise, Data Format 3.3 and 3.4. And
    clicked
    > on Apply. I've exited Legacy and gone in again, but there they
    still are.
    >
    > Please, can you help.
    >
    > Gillian
    >
    >

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