If you have Windows, go to Start. open search find '
*.fdb ' This will tell you how many versions of your
data you have, in different directories. At one point,
I had 6 to be Merged back together.
Rich in LA CA
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> Barbara,
>
> This is not a proble
Put yourself in the box
Mary Y.
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The addresses that you can add through the '+' cannot be displayed on
the web pages created in Legacy. I checked all of the web page formats
available and don't see those addresses in the options to display.
Mary
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I sent this message Tuesday night. It just showed up this morning. Now
that's a timely response!
Mary
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I put myself in one box and my husband in a 2nd one. Easy access to
both of our trees!
Mary
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> The addresses that you can add through the '+' cannot be displayed on
> the web pages created in Legacy. I checked all of the web page formats
> available and don't see those addresses in the options to display.
There is a "secret" way to get them to display on the web pages. Whatever you
do, d
Mary,
Mine have also been taking hours to get through. I have been wondering whether
it was due to the Legacy Servers/MSN/General Internet Overload/Because I'm in
the UK. Since you are not from the UK and not using MSN that only leaves two
options!
Ron Ferguson
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Ron,
If I understand you correctly, after telling it I want to download the
update and then it takes me to the screen that says click to download Legacy
Deluxe 6.0, it is -- instead of doing what it says it's going to do -- it is
actually going to download what is needed for me to have v6.0.0
Pat Hickin wrote:
If I understand you correctly, after telling it I want to download the
update and then it takes me to the screen that says click to download
Legacy Deluxe 6.0, it is -- instead of doing what it says it's going to
do -- it is actually going to download what is needed for me to
I disagree, given the style of web pages that I choose to create -
Pedigree.
If I go to the "report" setup for Pedigree reports, "Addr for birth,
chr, death, bur., marr." is grayed out. This is not an option I can
select for Pedigree reports.
Mary
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Ron,
My reply went through immediately. I'm more likely to suspect my ISP.
Mary
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Hi all
The comment I would like to make is that in addition to the thumb
drive I make a CD backup once a month. This CD is then taken OFF the
property from where the computer is located. The reason I do this is
so that in case of a fire or other problem I still have my Legacy
information. I hav
> I disagree, given the style of web pages that I choose to create -
> Pedigree.
>
> If I go to the "report" setup for Pedigree reports, "Addr for birth,
> chr, death, bur., marr." is grayed out. This is not an option I can
> select for Pedigree reports.
It apparently does not work for pedigree.
Don't worry - it is always great news when someone can solve their own
mysterious problems on their own!
--Susan
On 11/21/07, Tom Element <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Eeerr how embarrassing?!!I'm not sure I want to admit this.
> The Individuals Information window was opening in a
Hello Listers
(and Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it)
I have been trying for two hours to export a file to Gedcom to
upload to Ancestry and keep getting an error that say it is not a
valid gedcom file. I have used the one for 5.5 only and for
Ancestry but neither one seems to work. I
Pat,
Do you have Legacy 6 Deluxe? The update feature is a Deluxe feature. If
you are using the Standard version you will have to download the way it is
suggesting.
Glen Ballard
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There are places like that in the US, you just don't hear about them.
Walker's Chapel Cemetery in Ruhama, Alabama, (locals call it Dogtown) is
where a number of my wife's ancestors are buried - but it may only be
listed by county on many maps.
I think I drove by Devon when I was in the UK several
Myrna,
I believe this was discussed a month ago. Try looking in the archives for
the answer as I don't remember off the top of my head what was discussed.
Glen Ballard
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Does anyone use the To-Do list feature as a research/correspondence log? I
have always kept a seperate research log for every person I am working on. I
am just now starting to play with the to-do list. I see that you can keep
seperate ones for different people as well as a general one which
Hi Michele
I use the To Do-List as a research log. For me, anything I have "to do" for
particular individuals, or for selected groups, in my Legacy file - is -
generally research related.
The tabs in a To-Do item are handy the way the are set-up. They give a quick
description of what needs to
John:
As a Canadian, I am glad to know that you consider that a compliment!
Am still wondering about what a Canadian with a Georgian drawl would
sound likeLOL
Kathy
At 02:54 PM 11/22/2007, you wrote:
Snip...
I did receive a compliment at one of the tourist info areas; when I asked
about p
Michelle,
The way I would fix this is by selecting View, then Master Lists, then
Surname. From the surname list you can edit each surname and make the change
global by surname.
Also please send e-mails to the list in plain text.
Mike
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I am watching the videos again just for fun. It says that you should NOT type
in the surnames in all caps but if you want to display them in all caps all you
do is check the box for that under the preferences tab. I understand that
perfectly HOWEVER, when I was using FTM, I did type in the sur
Michele,
I clicked on Legacy Help and looked up Surnames Case. The first two
entries seem to be what you need:
Customize - Data Format
Letter Case of Given Names and Locations Upon Field Exit
Capitalizes each name in the Given name field and each word in the
Place fields when you leave these fiel
Thanks for the info! I am going through there now. I figure I will do a
letter a day so it will only take me 26 days to fix then entire file :)
And, I have my email set to plain text. I don't know why it keeps
defaulting back to rich. I guess I will have to check it on each email I
send out
I am going through the master list of surnames and correcting the formatting
as it was suggested and it is working very well but in the process I have
found an interesting glitch. Apparently when I imported my FTM file all
AKAs were automatically put in the surname space! So, when added only a
Michele Lewis wrote
t says that you should NOT type in the surnames in all caps
I haven't got the training videos. Why should you not type surnames in
all caps? I do.
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And that was even my message about how I uploaded to ancestry!
DU! Too much turkey and good wine today, I can't think
straight. I will go and do it again.
OK, I just went back and did it again the same way so I wrote
about so it must be my ISP was completely bogged down (and I have
DSL).
Barbara,
I have the same problem coming from FTM. Try searching for Individual, Alt.
Surname, Not Equal to, and leave "What to look for" blank. That seemed to
work for me.
Jim Rickernbacker
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I started on a different program which stored each name the way you typed it
in. It also displayed surnames in caps, no matter which way they were typed,
but I did not realized that at first. I merrily typed the surname in all
caps, then had occasion to type the same name as a middle name
If you type the surnames in all caps, then you won't have the option to have
them print written as normal in any reports. However, since everyone likes
to see the surnames in all caps there is a box you can check in the
preferences that will make it so that when you are working in Legacy you
w
It took me about 6 hours but I fixed all my my surnames (retyped them to
standard form instead of all caps) and I also fixed all of the AKAs. I am
BEAT!!!
michele
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Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 10:54 PM
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Hello everyone
Please forgive my intrusion on this BUT en I was a little whipper snipper we
were taught to enter a persons Christian (First & Middle) names as a Cap for
first (1st) letter as a Capital balance of those names in LOWER case, the
Surname (last) name/names was then to be entered co
Try the Ancestor Book Report which is probably much closer to what
you are doing with webpages. The Pedigree Report is a chart with just
basic data.
I'm not sure what the link is but I think it's from the book reports.
Cathy
At 12:37 AM 23/11/2007, you wrote:
I disagree, given the style of
That would depend on the time frame. Pre 1707 it would be ok- but post 1707 it
would be Great Britain. I personally use British North America for events
before independence.
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I shared the fixes above. But once done, I like the
file system a lot better.
Rich in LA CA
--- Michele Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It took me about 6 hours but I fixed all my my
> surnames (retyped them to
> standard form instead of all caps) and I also fixed
> all of the AKAs. I am
> B
I can't imagine it ever being correct.
England is a more or less defined piece of land. It didn't expand as
the British Empire grew.
Similarly Great Britain, although more difficult to define, hasn't
ever even included Ireland as I understand it.
Just because India was ruled by the British, wo
is certainly OK, I do the wrong thing and use Purvis
for the short location. I have found that in MY
family, I infrequently use the same short name for two
places and the same branch. My example, members moved
from Braintree, England to Braintree Massachusetts so
then I need to include the full nam
Hi Barbara
You're looking for the "Quoted Name" feature.
Instead of entering
May Elizabeth (Mayme) Scruggs
(To convert: Use Search and Replace on the Given Names to change ( to
" and then ) to ")
Enter given names
May Elizabeth "Mayme"
The advantage of this entry style over adding it to the AK
IMHO, it is if you like it, do it. I have gone through
and changed my locations to incude the word territory
(or other choices), and I also add the word County to
all USA locations, because it avoids confusions.
Rich in LA CA
--- Michele Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I want to make sure I ent
I suggest you go to index tab, go to options, choose
Include AKAs in list. scroll throuth the whole list,
giving quick glance at each name. If there are
problems, most will 'jump' out at you. A big database
may take a while, but any other way is even more
tedious.
Either fix as found or tag for la
Just like my friend.
Rich in LA CA
--- Kathy Shiell-Stokes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> John:
> As a Canadian, I am glad to know that you consider
> that a compliment!
> Am still wondering about what a Canadian with a
> Georgian drawl would
> sound likeLOL
> Kathy
>
> At 02:54 PM 11/22/2007,
I can find the alternate names, but I don't have a clue about the proper
format for nicknames in Legacy :-). I know I don't like the Alternate Name
wording when applied to nicknames i.e. "Another name for Jacob was Wildcat."
I tried adding a nickname event so I could control the words but that p
I want to make sure I enter territories correctly. Is it kosher to do this?
Enon, Green, Mississippi Territory, USA
Will putting the word Territory in there mess things up?
michele
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I am still sitting here cleaning my files up :) On the locations is it ok to
do this...
Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, USA
and then for a short location
Purvis, Lamar Co, MS
So that is the way it will print on the reports?
And how about this example which doesn't have a town...
, Lamar, Missis
Thanks--workedso now that "begs the question"--what is the proper format
for recording nicknames in Legacy. For example, if someone was named May
Elizabeth Scruggs, but she was always called "Mayme", in Family Tree Maker,
I entered her name as May Elizabeth (Mayme) Scruggs. Is that not the prop
One other thing about surnames in all-caps
I know for a fact, that a different genealogy program a few years ago
stored all names in one list. (I don't think that program does
anymore, so I'm not saying which one.) That list included place names
(a city, or a state, or a country, etc) f
Jenny,
The primary reason for this is because you would lose the flexibility if you
want to switch between ALL CAPS or mixed case. If you type in mixed case,
you have the option to display in ALL CAPS. If you type in ALL CAPS, you
don't have the option to display in mixed case.
Thanks,
Geoff Ras
I just checked, and my AKA's also came over from FTM in the wrong format. Is
it possible to search for all AKA's and see a list where I can go to those
with AKA's and correct the format? I tried a couple of things in the search
screens and came up empty
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How about this one,
, Dorchester County, Colony of Maryland, England?
Would putting England as the country be proper prior to the USA being
established?
michele
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Rich:
You haven't lived until you hear a Glaswegian accent flavoured with a
touch of Torrence California or Houston Texas twangtoo bad we
can't find a way to incorporate all this into legacy..Oh wait we
can.LOL...Sound files coming right up...now where did I put
my tape recorder.
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