Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a flash drive

2007-11-30 Thread Charlotte Jack
do you know if it will also work with Windows 2000, I think that most of the ones at our FHC are running Windows 2000 Thanks Charlotte - Original Message - From: Gene Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [LegacyUG] photo database - off topic

2007-11-30 Thread JLB
I have tried many and I would not recommend anything anymore except IPTC. This is embedded information that will not leave your photos on the next, next and next re-arrangement of them. That is the problem with most captioning software, whatever it is. It works in one place but won't let

Re: [LegacyUG] photo database - off topic

2007-11-30 Thread Heather Stovold
and Adobe has a less full-featured one called Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition. You can tag all the photos, and then look at the ones you want, create basic slideshows, etc. and the best part - it is free!!! On Nov 30, 2007 9:01 PM, Connie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adobe Photoshop

RE: [LegacyUG] photo database - off topic

2007-11-30 Thread Connie
Adobe Photoshop Elements comes combined with an 'organizer' that might be just what you are looking for. Version 6 was just recently released, hence you might be able to find an older version for sale online (eBay, Craigslist etc,) at a reduced price (v4-5 will do you just fine :-)). Once you have

RE: [LegacyUG] photo database - off topic

2007-11-30 Thread Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara
Mary Beth You bring up a very good point about Legacy's photo album limitations. Unlike some others who have responded recently to photo questions, I fully support entering ALL photos you have into Legacy. This would include all the info you have about each photo: names, date, place, etc. It is

[LegacyUG] Error 76

2007-11-30 Thread Sue Jones
When trying to print a Descendant Narrative report, I come up with the message that path not found. This has only happened since installing Legacy Delux 6 on a new computer Can someone please suggest how to correct this? Many thanks Susan Jones Researching; Pegrum, Haggis, Pearman, Crawford,

Re: [LegacyUG] Photo selection

2007-11-30 Thread JLB
As far as which one, I'd say take your pick. For closer family I choose 2 or 3 of my favs and change the preferred one to show when I get bored. I used to link in alot of pictures but found them really slow to scroll through and really, the main question there is what do you plan to use them

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a flash drive

2007-11-30 Thread Gene Young
Charlotte Jack wrote: do you know if it will also work with Windows 2000, I think that most of the ones at our FHC are running Windows 2000 Thanks Charlotte Not that I am aware of. You will have to go to their site to see if they have a free version that is compatible. The other

RE: [LegacyUG] Published a book using Legacy (long)

2007-11-30 Thread ronald ferguson
Susan, Congratulations on your book and on the very detailed instructions which you have given, which I am sure many will find very useful, and I hope your relatives enjoy it. As an addendum, may I say that for those who do not have, nor wish to afford MS Word, that the free Open Office will

Re: [LegacyUG] Error 76

2007-11-30 Thread Robert57P via Gmail
I'm only guessing - I could not get a hit on error 76 in the help files: Is your program, family tree file, your photos and such all in the same directories as they were on the old computer? Try (from the menu) selecting OPTIONS, then CUSTOMIZE, then LOCATIONS tab. Click on the TEST ALL

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a flash drive

2007-11-30 Thread Charlotte Jack
Ok Thanks for the information I will check to see if there is a computer at the FHC that runs windows XP if not I certainly will consider buying the other version. Thanks Charlotte - Original Message - From: Gene Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent:

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a flash drive

2007-11-30 Thread Steve Campbell
Hello. I'm new to the group but saw this thread and wanted to add my two cents' worth. I submitted the suggestion of running a lite version of Legacy on a flash drive to Legacy Technical Support in October. They responded that this was on their project enhancement list. It would be great to have

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a flash drive

2007-11-30 Thread Gene Young
Charlotte Jack wrote: Is there anyway to load the Legacy program on a flash drive and have it work on a computer at the FHC that does not have Legacy on it. I put it on the flash drive and was able to use it from there on my computer at home but when I took it to the FHC it will not work.

RE: [LegacyUG] certain versions different

2007-11-30 Thread ronald ferguson
Cathy, Difficult to understand that, as I thought it was yourself who requested the change (or was it another Cathy?). Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk *Over 650 Surnames from

RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location database

2007-11-30 Thread M Couch
Hi Lester Unfortunately, the Geo location database for new Zealand is something that Legacy doesn't do very comprehensively. There are no provinces in the database, just cities and country. Christchurch is there, but don't try and match it with Canterbury, just settle for New Zealand. I have

Re: [LegacyUG] Published a book using Legacy (long)

2007-11-30 Thread Bob Janice
Excellent information about putting all the elements together for a book. I'm sure all of your family will be thrilled. Thanks for sharing it all . . . Bob Susan Daily wrote: I just received from the printer two copies of the paperback version of my first published family history book. I

RE: [LegacyUG] certain versions different

2007-11-30 Thread ronald ferguson
Cathy, Difficult to understand that, as I thought it was yourself who requested the change (or was it another Cathy?). Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk *Over 650 Surnames from

Re: [LegacyUG] Published a book using Legacy (long)

2007-11-30 Thread Betsy
Susan, thanks for the information on the lulu site. I wish I had known about it a long time ago... Betsy Give Legacy as a Gift for 25% Off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2b49et Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages:

[LegacyUG] Photo selection

2007-11-30 Thread Claire Spinelli
I realize this is a matter of choice, but I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on which photos you choose to link to Legacy. Obviously, if I only have 1 or 2 photos of a given ancestor, I attach them all. But what about a closer relative - parents for instance? Would you select a

RE: [LegacyUG] Error 76

2007-11-30 Thread Jim Terry
Susan, Try this: Click on Options on the menu and select Customize. Next click on the Locations tab and then click the Reset button for Location of temporary files. Let us know how it goes. Jim Terry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [LegacyUG] Error 76

2007-11-30 Thread Sue Jones
Many thanks Jim. That worked a treat. This new computer is a dual core, so Legacy is loaded onto the d drive and in the Options it was showing as c drive. Thanks again Susan Researching; Pegrum, Haggis, Pearman, Crawford, Aitchison, Armstrong, Mewburn, Elliott, Frost, Rafferty, Lewry, Golding,