Hi Anne,
Is it the Master Source you are unhappy with or the Source Detail?
Master Sources are best tidied up through the Master Source List.
There you can identify whether you have two source listings for the
same source and combine them.
You can also edit them to make them more consistent and
Dear Richard
See also my response to Cathy. Thank you for this suggest I believe between
yourself and Cathy I now have a couple of options to tidy up the problem
sources. Thank you for your assistance.
Anne
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Hi Cathy
Thank you for your response. The source detail is annoying not crucial as
you say - it is just annoying to see someone born say 1857 and have a
recorded date of 1653 - obviously an error - Sherry and I could not find any
conflict, the closest we got was me picking up that some of the
Hi, John
I am no expert on this g and my system is simple - here's my setup
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b386/scottishagate/ScreenHunter_002-3.jpg
C:\Legacy\Pictures\subfolders hold my pictures, and C:\Legacy\Sounds.
contains many text documents. Everything is included in the Multimedia
Tish wrote
I am in the Descendant List in Legacy 6 deluxe, have it all lined up to
the people that I want, but for the life of me cannot see how to print
it. There is no little print icon, and only print set-up which - when
I click on okay, does nothing.
It is probably so obvious, but not
John,
My brother-in-law and myself do something similar. To transfer large back-up
files I have used Pando for some time now without any problems.
When I back up my picture files all sub-folders are included not just the
primary folder.
Ron Ferguson
Tish,
Are you looking at descendants after going to reports or are you looking at
the descendants tab from family view?
Ann
New Mexico, USA
- Original Message -
From: Jenny M Benson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 2:45 AM
I have just started using Legacy with the Standard version. I am trying to
develop a family tree with pictures and notes for my kids. I would like to
put the finished product on a CD for each of my kids. Can you do this and if
so, how? Do they have to have the Legacy software to view the product?
Frank,
The free standard version of Legacy doesn’t create PDF files; however, if
you purchase Legacy Family Tree 6.0 Deluxe you will have the ability to
create a PDF file of your family tree. PDF files are a common file format
that can be burned to a CD or sent as an e-mail attachment. They can
Is it possible to produce reports for a selected individual which lists a
specific relationship ? Such as
All uncles of Selected Individual
All cousins of Selected Individual
All in-laws of Selected Individual
etc
Frank Cottier
Napanee, Ontario, Canada
Have you unlocked the
Not if you mean what I think you mean. The nearest you can get is eg. by
tagging all you uncles and then creating a relationship report, but this
little more than a list.
Other reports, except for the Individual Report, depend on there being
direct links between the individuals and without
Hi Mary,
Thank you very much for your input on this issue. I had real hope that
the information you provided would lead to a complete backup of my image
files, but alas, that was not to be.
In the hope that someone from Millennia will read this and provide
clarification on what I am doing
Thanks, Ron,
I think the Yahoo file share utility will serve our needs when it's
working as it should. There was some considerable difficulty yesterday
with the Bumble Bee backbone for the western US, and I think that caused
the transfers to balk. If it turns out to be of no use I'll
I just saved an obituary as an event. I pasted it into the (event) notes. It
begins like this:
ABINGDON – Ruby
However on the Individual Information page it displays:
ABINGDON /endash Ruby
Is this normal?
Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features
not found
Hi John;
I think you will find that Legacy backs up only items that are linked to the
current database you are viewing.
If all things in a folder are not linked, then you will not get everything
backed up.
You might want to back up the total picture folder yourself to include
everything that is
You can produce a sortable or searchable list of all relatives of a specific
person (eg yourself). From the relationship report choose the csv file
option and you can open the result in Excel. Then just sort by the
'relationship' column.
Graham
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi John
I just extracted the files from my latest Media back-up and what I seem to find
is that Legacy ONLY backs up the files that have been connected to a person. I
have many graphics that I have scanned and census images downloaded etc. that
have not yet been attached and they are not
What exactly did you paste into the event notes ie. what format was the obit
in?
If it was anything other than text then it cannot be pasted into any notes
and you are best attaching it to the source pictures (if a picture) or
sound/video if a pdf.
Ron Ferguson
Hi Clancy,
That is an excellent point, and I confirmed that premise with a simple
test.
I do regular backups of my drives as a matter of course, but was
concerned that Legacy apparently was missing things. Your information
has restored my faith in Legacy's backup capability, and will give
This is only a suggestion. The endash looks like a long hyphen, mostly
seen nowadays in print material. Maybe it's not in the font set for Event
Notes. So it's been left as is. You could replace it with
space-hyphen-space.
--
Regards,
Mary Young
Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy?
I think it is more a case that because you CAN have pictures anywhere,
Legacy only recognizes it as a picture having to do with your genealogy if
you have used it in your legacy file that might be important too if
you have more than one legacy database! My mom would be upset if I sent
hwedhlor wrote
In an attempt to follow the (I believe) cryptic invitation to Combine
the highlighted path with another one in the list... I have tried what
I believe to be all combinations of selections and entries possible
No combination has resulted in any variation in what is saved in the
Ann, I havae been looking at Descendents from the family view. Is there a
difference?
Thanks!
Tish
Tish,
Are you looking at descendants after going to reports or are you looking
at the descendants tab from family view?
Ann
New Mexico, USA
- Original Message -
From: Jenny
Hi Art,
Your supposition is correct, in that Legacy doe only backup files that
are linked to the database.
That is both a blessing and a curse. From a Millennia programmer's
point of view it makes perfect sense. If an end-user has thousands of
image files in various folders (and I do),
Tish,
Yes, what you see from the family view you cannot print. While in family
view click the Reports icon, then the descendent tab. You will see the print
preview. Myself I do not care for the way it looks or prints. I prefer the
way it looks from the family view looks. Rather like an
Again, thank you so much Ann, was baffled by not being able to print from
the Descendants View. I am not even sure how I managed to 'find' the index
view, probably it found me!
Tish
Tish,
Yes, what you see from the family view you cannot print. While in family
view click the Reports
One wonders why Legacy would have a 'Picture Folder', say that you are backing
up your MM files and not back up the files in the 'Picture Folder' included in
Legacy.
Seems dumb to me
Art Seddon
- Original Message -
From: hwedhlor
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent:
It was in text. I guess code was involved because it was copied from a web
page? I hit Strip HTML and it now reads correctly.
On 8/26/07, Mary Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is only a suggestion. The endash looks like a long hyphen, mostly
seen nowadays in print material. Maybe it's not
Randolph -
Glad you found the answer.
Apologies for error in my reply. I mis-read your problem as pasting
the emdash (—) and suggested replacing with the endash and spaces
( - )
Utter nonsense g
cheers, mary young
Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features
not
Heather,
Thank you for your thoughts on this issue. I believe that you are
correct in that philosophy, and it makes good sense.
John
John Zimmerman
Mesa, Arizona
Heather Stovold wrote:
I think it is more a case that because you CAN have pictures anywhere,
Legacy only recognizes it as a
You are here. The user group can be very helpful, but
since I have the deluxe for over three years do not
know what isn't in the standard. IMHO, the CD stuff is
in the Deluxe. To the right of the icon 'calendar' is
one, a red circle with white letters 'PE'. The Legacy
crews is getting ready for
I use the address list to record the details of locations such churches,
cemeteries, etc. When I do not have a name (such as when a person dies in a
private home), Legacy inserts a n/a as the name of the place. Thus, when I
open up the address list I see a long list of n/a which is not very
I think this is a wake up call to include Source
photos, etc. in the backup list for the future, if not
current. For myself, I add the documents to both the
source and an individual or two. For the present, I
have created a person named Fake Name, and he would be
perfect to add ALL photo/documents
Hi Jenny,
Assuming that your supposition about how the Combine option functions,
that might be useful to those of us who exchange multimedia backups, as
such an association might allow us to link those new files with relative
ease.
Experimenting with that issue, I linked some files from
U. . . it's in the same place. Perhaps the confusion is that in
genealogy one creates a report, then prints that report. Therefore the
print icon is seen on the reports menu, but not when looking at the
various tabs where inputting ocurs (family, pedigree, etc.).
Dawn
Tish wrote:
Richard
Source pictures *are* attached to the database and *are* part of the
Multimedia backup.
I created a family file of one person with one source, and attached
one picture to the source. The Multimedia backup zip file contains the
picture.
--
Mary Young
Have you unlocked the real power of
Hi Richard,
I'm glad that this exchange of information made clear to us all what the
multimedia backup in Legacy actually accomplishes.
Although I initially expected Legacy to back up _all_ multimedia files,
I like this format better, where only the linked images are backed up.
If there
Wayne,
Legacy only inserts an n/a if after clicking on the + sign you
click on the address and exit the field. You can go back into the
address and click on Unlink or click it before leaving the
field.
For the ones you already have and want to delete, I think you
will have to go to View/Master
hwedhlor wrote:
Assuming that your supposition about how the Combine option functions,
that might be useful to those of us who exchange multimedia backups, as
such an association might allow us to link those new files with relative
ease.
Experimenting with that issue, I linked some files from
Solo recibo mensajesw en castellano
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De: Mike Fry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:47:51
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Backup (was Keeping two databases ... )
hwedhlor wrote:
Assuming that
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Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:30:34
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Richard
Source pictures *are*
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Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:34:48
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Backup (was Keeping two databases ... )
Hi Richard,
I'm glad that this
solo en castellano
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De: Dawn Crowley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Para: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:19:37
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] To Dawn and Jenny - cry for help
U. . . it's in the same place. Perhaps the confusion is that
I am noticing that for some IGI sources that the downloaded
information detail only gives a download date while others give a
citing microfilm, page, reference as well as date of download.
Is this due to the information present at family search or do I have
something mis-configured?
Jim
Have
por vavor, solo en castellano
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Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:12:44
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Backup (was Keeping two databases ... )
I think this is a wake up
por favor no me envien ningun mensaje mas
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Para: Legacy User Group LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:09:11
Asunto: [LegacyUG] Names in Address List
I use the address list to record the
NO ENVIEN MAS MENSAJES
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Para: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:12:44
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Backup (was Keeping two databases ... )
I think this is a wake up call to
Solo recibo mensajes en castellano
- Mensaje original
De: Jennifer Crockett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Para: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:36:45
Asunto: RE: [LegacyUG] Names in Address List
Wayne,
Legacy only inserts an n/a if after clicking
por favor, solo en castellano
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Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:15:14
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Backup (was Keeping two databases ... )
Hi Jenny,
Assuming that your
NO ME ENVIEN MAS MENSAJES
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I use the address list to record
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Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:12:44
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Backup (was Keeping two databases ... )
I think this is a
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Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:12:44
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Backup (was Keeping two databases ... )
I think this is a wake up call to include
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Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:30:34
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Backup (was Keeping two databases ... )
Richard
Source pictures *are*
Favor no enviar mas mensajes
solo en castellano
- Mensaje original
De: RICHARD SCHULTHIES [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Para: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:12:44
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Backup (was Keeping two databases ... )
I think this
Solo en castellano por favor
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De: Dawn Crowley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Para: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:19:37
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] To Dawn and Jenny - cry for help
U. . . it's in the same place. Perhaps the
There is a roundabout way to print the Family View if you particularly want
that.
When you hold Ctrl and Shift and press Prt Sc (print screen), it makes a copy
(image) of whatever window you are on and puts it in the Windows clipboard.
You can then open Paint or any other image processing
I have unsubscribed Isabel from the list - I don't know her language, but I
can guess that she can't read English and really didn't want to be on the
list!
PLEASE! Let's not get into a discussion about the messages she sent to the
list! It will not be at all productive and only further clutter
SOLO EN CASTELLANO
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De: RICHARD SCHULTHIES [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Para: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Enviado: domingo 26 de agosto de 2007, 19:12:44
Asunto: Re: [LegacyUG] Multimedia Backup (was Keeping two databases ... )
I think this is a wake up call to include
Jennifer:
I think you misunderstood my question.
All the items with the n/a in the name box have data in them which I want
linked to the event in question; it is just that I have no information to
put in the name box. For instance, I have several deaths that occurred in a
private home and I
Wayne Martell wrote:
Jennifer:
I think you misunderstood my question.
All the items with the n/a in the name box have data in them which I
want linked to the event in question; it is just that I have no
information to put in the name box. For instance, I have several deaths
that occurred in
Mike,
Thank you very much for that clear explanation. Knowing that will make
using Legacy that much more enjoyable.
John
John Zimmerman
Mesa, Arizona
Mike Fry wrote:
hwedhlor wrote:
Assuming that your supposition about how the Combine option
functions, that might be useful to those of
isabel cavalcanti:
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- Original Message -
From: isabel cavalcanti
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, August 26,
Those with microfilm and additional details may be part of an extraction
program. Batch information is provided when individuals submitted paper
forms for temple work to be done. For over a decade now submissions
have been electronic and lack sources. Later electronic submissions
have a
Jim,
As far as I have been able to tell from my comparison of the downloads with
the IGI images on the Family Search site it is because there is
insufficient/no references on the record.
Ron Ferguson
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For Genealogy,
Hi, usted ha firmado para arriba para una lista que enviaba que envía estos
mensajes. También he firmado para arriba para ella. Usted necesita
cancelarla usted mismo chascando en este acoplamiento. He traducido este
mensaje con una herramienta de la tela, así que espero que tenga sentido.
Espero
Wayne,
In my case I don't use the address facility as I put the full location in
the Died in field on the Individual's Information Screen - hence no
problem. You could always just put The Nursing Home in the name field if
you wished.
Ron Ferguson
Wayne,
As you know the address where the death took place, and perhaps the date
of death(?), and the name of the deceased, you could try to find a city
directory for that place and time, and look up the family name. If the
address were the same you would then have a clue as to the name of
Hi Ann,
Have you tried the pack on one line option in the Descendant Chart?
This is very close to the Descendant View.
Cathy
At 04:07 AM 27/08/2007, you wrote:
Tish,
Yes, what you see from the family view you cannot print. While in family
view click the Reports icon, then the descendent tab.
Hi John,
With pictures that are attached to Legacy, whether you move them to
different folder(s) or you unzip someone else's pics and put them in
a different folders, pictures that are attached within a family file
can be found by using the Test Multimedia Paths button in Options
Customise
Wayne,
Not sure if I really understand, but lots of times in the address
field I use the privacy [[brackets]] to list stuff that otherwise
won't print (like a town name, when I already put the town in the
location field).
Susan
On 8/26/07, Wayne Martell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I use the
On 26 Aug 2007 Frank Sommer wrote:
I am trying to develop a family tree with pictures and notes for my
kids. I would like to put the finished product on a CD for each of my
kids. Can you do this and if so, how?
I would suggest that you experiment with Legacy's Internet Create
Web Pages
Valerie, one suggestion for you if you have more than one family in
your file is to create a focus group using Search and tag your focus
group with an unused tag no eg 8 or 9, then create your gedcom by
exporting to Gedcom all individuals tagged with 8 or 9 (whichever
you've chosen to use),
John:
Thank you ... that's an interesting idea! I'll see what I can do ... all I
have to do is find on-line London city directories from the mid-nineteenth
century.
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Wayne Martell
Victoria, BC, Canada
- Original Message -
From: hwedhlor
To:
Thank you, Graham. My goodness, Legacy capabilities just keep getting better
and better. Thank goodness some of you have experimented with various features
so you can pass them on to the rest of us.
Ruth A. (Sconza Testa) Nerud
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can produce a sortable or searchable list
Have you tried _www.genuki.com_ (http://www.genuki.com) ??? It has a wealth
of info for the British Isles...
Pami
Main Lines: TAYLOR, RICHARDS (Welsh), LIPPINCOTT, KIRKBRIDE and all related
inter-related lines (too many to mention).
** Get a sneak
Wayne,
Happy to help. Those directories may not be so difficult to find. Try:
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/
There are others as well.
All the best,
John
John Zimmerman
Mesa, Arizona
Wayne Martell wrote:
John:
Thank you ... that's an interesting idea! I'll see what I can do
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