Re: It is possible to send in plain text in MSN formerly [LegacyUG] Forms Menu

2007-07-10 Thread Ann Parsons
Sherry, You wrote: Ann In the LUG Etiquette Guidelines (link at the bottom of every email) is a link to the Rootsweb site which explains how to turn off HTML in various email program. The link is http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/listadmins/plaintext.html Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer

Re: It is possible to send in plain text in MSN formerly [LegacyUG] Forms Menu

2007-07-10 Thread ronald ferguson
Ann, In msn.com clikc NewTools in the drop down box youw will see set rtf OFF (or something like that) click it and click OK in the pop-up. This sets *all* you msn emails to plain text. Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy,

Re: It is possible to send in plain text in MSN formerly [LegacyUG] Forms Menu

2007-07-10 Thread ronald ferguson
Sorry, Ann, I should have said that you can do this in replies, again by clicking tools. So you can individualise each reply. Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk *New Site, New

RE: [LegacyUG] ERROR: 339

2007-07-10 Thread ronald ferguson
Valerie, Please see http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/helpDLL-OCXerrors.asp However, basically I am afraid you need to uninstall and reinstall from the Legacy site and not by using the updates. This should not affect your data files but if it does worry you, then copy C:\Legacy\Data to My

RE: It is possible to send in plain text in MSN formerly [LegacyUG] Forms Menu

2007-07-10 Thread Sherry/Support
Ann, Those aren't our instructions - the link is to a Rootsweb site. Before we switched servers some time ago, the LUG list deleted messages that were in HTML. Any messages sent in HTML would have never made it to the list. Unfortunately, our new program that we switched to doesn't have this

Re: [LegacyUG] New Version of Legacy

2007-07-10 Thread Syble Glasscock
I bought Vs. 5 first then when vs. 6 came out, I bought it, but in my opinion, there was very little difference. I actually imported one of my family files back into FTM recently just because of the charts, and reports, I think Legacy could do a much better job on this. I loved the Events

Re: It is possible to send in plain text in MSN formerly [LegacyUG] Forms Menu

2007-07-10 Thread Ann Parsons
Thanks Ron, MSN didn't mention about replies, but...I didn't ask. Best, Ann - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 5:33 AM Subject: Re: It is possible to send in plain text in MSN formerly

Re: [LegacyUG] submission to LDS Pedigree Resource File

2007-07-10 Thread ronald ferguson
Jim, Sorry it has taken me a couple of days to get round to it but I have now checked your work having tested pretty well all the Gedcom formats with sources attached and can confirm that in all the cases I tested a source was added to the name Living on all the Gedcoms I tested. In some

[LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread C.G. Ouimet
Just like the vast majority of us have embraced the change from black white TV to colour TV and then to flat screen TV, from LP's to 8 track to cassette to CD, from film to Beta to VHS to DVD, from film to digital photo, from mail by post to email, etc ... I believe we should simply embrace the

Re: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread Mike Fry
C.G. Ouimet wrote: Just like the vast majority of us have embraced the change from black white TV to colour TV and then to flat screen TV, from LP's to 8 track to cassette to CD, from film to Beta to VHS to DVD, from film to digital photo, from mail by post to email, etc ... I believe we should

RE: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread Paul Abell
AMEN!!! Paul Abell What a glorious world God Almighty has given us. How thankless and ungrateful we are, and how we labor to mar His gifts. ~ Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of C.G. Ouimet

Re: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread Kay Fordham
Phil, Neither Quimet's nor Abel's messages had an attachment when they arrived in my inbox. Kay Fordham - Original Message - From: Phil Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

RE: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread C.G. Ouimet
The email from CQ Quimet aka CG Ouimet did not include an attachment. C.G. Ouimet Kingston, ON -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Hawkins Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 19:30 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re:

Re: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread Jackie King
Phil, It's not a virus but a problem with the way the email was sent in the first place. It only occurs with senders who use Outlook and who have their Outlook set in certain ways. The sort answer is that winmail.dat contains formatting information. My guess is that you aren't using Outlook

Re: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread myrna20
Phil wrote: When CQ Quimet sent his message on the above topic it came with an attachement WINMAIL.DAT So did Paul Abel's response. . . . . . . . . . hm, there were NO attachments when mine came in. And my thoughts on HTML . . . . . . I use html myself on everything but this list. I like

RE: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread C.G. Ouimet
Not withstanding my earlier comments/preferences, I am set-up in Outlook to send as plain text to this group because of the outrage members of this group often have toward non-plain-text. I am trying to comply to something I don't even believe in ... C.G. Ouimet Kingston, ON -Original

RE: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread Ann Barry
The file winmail.dat often appears when sending e-mail between Microsoft Outlook and other e-mail readers. See this link on answer.com for more details on what it is and how to fix it. http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/qt/et121705.htm It is not a virus. Ann -Original Message-

Re: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread Phil Hawkins
Thanks Jackie I can rest easy knowing it is not a virus (my AV system is updated daily so I was surprised something suspicious got through) and the article you referred to explains it all Regards Phil Jackie King wrote: Phil, It's not a virus but a problem with the way the email was sent

RE: [LegacyUG] Embracing Change

2007-07-10 Thread ronald ferguson
It, and Pauls, included an adverisement, which perfectly illustrates the dangers of using html in posts, Though to be fair to Paul that was probably the original one. Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social

Re: [LegacyUG] Entering info from Research Guidance

2007-07-10 Thread Debbie Byers
I'm rather new using Legacy and I have the same problem. I often want to refer to info on the persons screen but cant do so while in the research mode. - Original Message - From: Pat H To: LegacyUserGroup Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:37 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Entering info

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources in Family Tree

2007-07-10 Thread Debbie Byers
I often question the validity of it (Familysearch.org) as well.are we wasting valuable time on something that may not have much integrity anyway? Not to knock it as an invaluable start - but I do have a very busy life and my research time is VERY valuable to me...I somehow don't feel

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources in Family Tree

2007-07-10 Thread Heather Stovold
FamilySearch has some good solid info - but the ANCESTRAL FILE withing Family Search (and also the Pedigree Resource File in it) is just submitted trees from other researchers. The quality will vary greatly depending on who did the research, and everything needs to be taken with a very big grain

Re: [LegacyUG] submission to LDS Pedigree Resource File

2007-07-10 Thread DimJim
Thanks Ron, I came to the same conclusion. I've spent the better part of a day reading and re-reading the help files, the Tips and Troubleshooting pages in the Legacy web pages and searching the LUG archives until I'm pretty well blind and sick of the whole thing. Didn't find anything of any

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources in Family Tree

2007-07-10 Thread Sandra Tyler Duncan
Ahh, here comes my two cents and a question. I use LDS data knowing full well that it is the result of many inputs from many persons. I also use www.donnorman.com family files the same way, knowing it too comes from many sources and I am hoping to learn the best way to enter these two iffy

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources in Family Tree

2007-07-10 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
Everything I get from any LDS website I use a Source named 'IGI', which tells me that I NEED to reverify it, but gives me clues where to look. Rich in LA CA --- Pat H [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In using Research Guidance, I am immediately taking to Family Tree, which I think is and LDS site. It

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources in Family Tree

2007-07-10 Thread Ruth Nerud
Where you do access family files at www.donnorman.com? Looked like everything but family files to me. Ruth A. (Sconza Testa) Nerud [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Sandra Tyler Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources in Family Tree

2007-07-10 Thread Bob Brehm
To set default Surety level, click Options from Main Menu, then choose Choose Customize, then Sources tab, then under Source Surety, the default is probably set to 3. You can change it anything from 4 (convincing evidence) to 0 (Have not decided yet). 3 is Almost certain conclusion. A safer