Re: [LegacyUG] February 74% OFF

2008-02-15 Thread Jenny M Benson
Paul Brown wrote Maybe some one more wiser could draft a comment on what to do in the event of spam on the list. I certainly do not claim to be more wiser but I think I know what to do about spam on the list - IGNORE IT. The thread relating to this latest piece of spam has generated 22

RE: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-15 Thread ronald ferguson
Barbara, I did try those options, but all worked fine. Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog: Open Legacy Family File with Open Office View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:

RE: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-15 Thread ronald ferguson
Cathy, That was one option I didn't look at as I understood Barbara to be referring to main entries. I can confirm your observation Ron Ferguson _ For Genealogy, Software and Social visit: http://www.fergys.co.uk New Blog:

[LegacyUG] Maintainance File Error HELP

2008-02-15 Thread Momalot66
Tried to do a Maintenance File Backup, and got an error 3021 Something about a Marriage List. What do I do? Have a date of file from 02 09 and tried to change it to 02 14 with no luck. I think I do have some older files . . . do I need to go back? What do I look for?

RE: [LegacyUG] Maintainance File Error HELP

2008-02-15 Thread ronald ferguson
Go to the Legacy Home tab and select Online Troubleshooting Help on the new screen select solutions by Error Number and then Error 3021 If you do not have the delux version go to Legacy's Home Page and then as above. Ron Ferguson

Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-15 Thread Barbara Ford
Thank you, Ron and Cathy, Sounds like you all persisted until you came up with the answer! I'm sure it would've been much easier for you if I could have been clearer with my descriptions (with my lack of understanding of child list and main entry). I am learning, thanks to the patience of folks

RE: [LegacyUG] Advice on event names

2008-02-15 Thread Janis Gilmore
If you use the Chronology View, or Report, I think it's rather nice to have the census info display in it. Gives you a good quick overview of the family, without going to the source. It looks better if you follow Geoff's tip, and leave a blank line at the top of the note field, the Chronology page

Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-15 Thread Gene Young
Barbara Ford wrote: Thank you, Ron and Cathy, Sounds like you all persisted until you came up with the answer! I'm sure it would've been much easier for you if I could have been clearer with my descriptions (with my lack of understanding of child list and main entry). I am learning, thanks to

Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-15 Thread Barbara Ford
Let me follow up with another question. Does this mean that double brackets can be put around other things that I do not want to print in reports (for example, information in NOTES)? On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Gene Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara Ford wrote: Thank you, Ron and

Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-15 Thread Susan Daily
Barbara, Yes, they are called Privacy brackets (probably more detail if you search in Help for them). Lots of us use them in all sorts of ways. I put much of my research data into brackets, and when I want to see that stuff, there is a checkbox on reports that says Print [[Private]] and Print

Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-15 Thread Gene Young
Susan Daily wrote: I think Gene suggested you could delete the brackets afterwards because he presumed at some point you would want to see the name in a report. You can leave them there forever if you wish! ;-) Susan Correct! -- Gene Y. n2kvs Researching Young, Zies, Harer Cox with

Re: [LegacyUG] source problems

2008-02-15 Thread Elizabeth Cunningham
Thanks very much. My plus signs are grayed out, so I assume no notes are attached. Elizabeth C Cathy wrote: Hi Elizabeth, On the Individual Screen click the + (plus sign) at the end of the Birth, Death etc lines to access the Notes. I had to check that it was the same in

Re: [LegacyUG] Information Left Out of Reports

2008-02-15 Thread Barbara Ford
Gene, This is EXACTLY what I needed--I just tried the double brackets, on the Individual View, putting double brackets around her given name and then another set around her surname. In the report, it just says Unknown which is fine (I don't want the actual data within my software to say Unknown,

[LegacyUG] sudden shutdown

2008-02-15 Thread Hope Bagot Bees
Earlier today when my computer was doing a regular scan Legacy suddenly stopped responding and shut down. I wasn't using the program at the time and had tried to close it by right-clicking the icon on the bar at the bottom of my computer screen. I re-started the computer and tried to open

[LegacyUG] re: Sudden Shutdown

2008-02-15 Thread Hope Bagot Bees
I forgot to add that when I open Legacy since it shut down, I get the Welcome to Legacy 6 tips window and then the offer to Order a Legacy Manual. My information appears to be fine but why has this happened, please? Elizabeth Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] timeline question

2008-02-15 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
Yes, multiples are possible, and you can mix and match, using one or two from one or three timelines to add to a specific person. The only problem, (not a real one) is that after you create the timeline as wanted, then leave, you should uncheck the various ones so the next time there are no

Re: [LegacyUG] re: Sudden Shutdown

2008-02-15 Thread Cathy
Hi Elizabeth, This doesn't normally happen with any form of scan on a computer but every now and again one of the AntiMalware softwares get false positives and it sounds like whatever was scanning took exception to something in the Legacy files. Closing Legacy by right clicking on it when

Re: [LegacyUG] sudden shutdown

2008-02-15 Thread Heather Stovold
No idea what happened, or why - you should have been fine. but it sounds like one of your .usr files got changed - not your data file. On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Hope Bagot Bees [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Earlier today when my computer was doing a regular scan Legacy suddenly