RE: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

My apologies to the List for continuing this OT thread but . . . Darlene: I sent you a message off-list about the source of the problem and the correction. If you didn't see it or if you need more details, contact me directly; I believe I can help. Kirsten [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Mes

RE: [LegacyUG] Standardization

Allen, In general, I would not disagree, however, re "Mr, Miss, Mrs, Ms" I happen to believe the convention to be wrong - full stop, period, end of story :-). Maybe I am a bit like the man who saw the car indicating it was turning, stepped onto the road, and died shouting "I was in the right".

RE: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

I have a Dell desktop Dimension with Windows XP 2002 service pack 2. I had service pack 3 and had to delete it. My Internet provider is IE 6. I still can't get to the images. I deleted all of my .ocx files and ative x files, as well. Now when I go to Ancestry.com I do not click on the en

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

The "Wayback Machine" isn't a reliable repository -- only a small fraction of what is/was available on the internet is archived there and generally graphics files aren't saved. A complete URL is useless if the information isn't there anymore. The date it was accessed doesn't mean anything, ei

Re: [LegacyUG] Standardization

Personally... I -LOVE- this feature... but I have been described as being "Anal" by some I share research with. I like to have everything properly formatted in it's proper place. That's why I prefer to hand key in all new information rather than import someone's sloppy work from a shared Ge

RE: [LegacyUG] Standardization

Keith, I did, a long time ago! Options>Customise>Other>Turn on or off Optional Reminder Messages>Messages and uncheck the bottom two boxes. I would have been screaming from the rooftops by now if I hadn't found it!!! Ron Ferguson _

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

I'm not sure what your point is, Elizabeth. There is a difference. Online sources can be hard to find--especially with transcription errors by enumerators or by those creating databases. It's not always easy to find, just by searching on the person's name, the specific census image. So, i

[LegacyUG] Standardization

Is there a way to TURN OFF the warning about not having a period after an initial? Ron - I bet you wish you could do it for the Mr, Miss, etc. That new feature is a bit over the top for some things - especially on editing something on a person's screen - when you go to save a minor correction. K

Re: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Lat/Long format

- Original Message - From: "Robert Carneal USA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For just a few locations, 50 or so or fewer, it is not too bad. But if you have 100s or 1,000s of locations to convert, it is trying to do conversion for that many! Robert After opening the Legacy database in Acc

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Well, if we are to take from the recommendations of the online book, then the location of the online image is just a repository, nothing more. Does the date I went to the library mean anything? Probably not. Elizabeth researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson -

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Depending on how detailed your link is, it tells you when that particular link was good. One thing I have found that I like to do is after I've searched on the name, etc. to get to a census, I will then, in another browser window, follow the path from year, state, township, page number to

RE: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Geoff: I second Gail's request. Tips about converting sources (while waiting for the tool) would certainly be welcome. Kirsten -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gail Nestor Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 8:01 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilyt

RE: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

This is the one I have selected: Census Records > United States > Federal census records > 1850 population schedule > Online images Step 2: fill in the master source Step 3's fields: Jurisdiction city Roll Page Dwelling no Family no ID of

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Thanks Dave! Man, I know it's getting pretty late bacause I just totally missed the scroll bar on my detail screen! Now it works perfectly!! It's really too bad the fields can't all fit on one page because I'll bet you that more people than just me are going to overlook this too. It might be wo

Re: [LegacyUG] V7 Relationship Calculator

Same for Ver 6 Deluxe. That is, the part you wrote about the non-relationships displaying only up to in-laws and spouse of aunt or uncle. Jane Tripp From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] V7 Relationship Calculator Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:37:57

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

And this is one of the things about EE and Sourcewriter that I have a problem with. Why would one need an Access date for a federal census - it will never change?!? I can see (to a point) why one might want to know if it was viewed on Ancestry.com or Heritage Quest, etc. since some are clearer on

RE: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

The "accessed date" field is in the Citation Details portion since it will change for each citation. However, Legacy inserts the accessed date information into the same parentheses as the URL. Neat. Bill Bill Bienia, PLCGS www.CobblestoneLegacies.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL P

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Gail, Look to the right of the data entry fields for Jurisdiction, Roll, Page, etc. There should be a scroll bar. Click on the bottom of the scroll bar and "Date Accessed" will appear. (At least it does for me.) --- Gail Nestor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, now I think I see the issue here.

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Gail and Others, In Step 3 of the 1850 Federal Census template you have to scroll down...The box where you can enter the Accessed Date IS there. Tom Herson Ithaca, NY - Original Message - From: "Janis Gilmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:34 PM Subject: RE

RE: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Scroll down and it's there. See Geoff's right hand red arrow in the screenshot Regards, Dave (NZ). From: Janis Gilmore Sent: Tue 17/06/2008 14:34 To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff Gail, You a

RE: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Gail, You are not going crazy. I have had so little time to play with this - just got v7 before going to IGHR, and am now on a family trip. When I saw your earlier message, I did remember that some other source that I entered DID have an "accessed" date, but I had to scroll down to it. I though

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

OK, now I think I see the issue here. Either you are selecting a different master source type or somehow you are in possession of a different/better version of this same template. My template (when I select census records as the source type, followed by > 1) United States > 2) Federal Census Reco

[LegacyUG] RE:

If you right click on an empty area of the pedigree view there is an option "show spouse/child and sibling lists". Mark From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:19:51 -0500Subject: hey you all- I just purchased and received the PDF version of the Legacy 7 manual-

RE: [LegacyUG] Pedigree View

Right click in an empty area on the left side of the screen. You can add the spouse and siblings boxes. Ron Bernier Woonsocket, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of GeoSci Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 9:42 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject

RE: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Gail, I've created a screenshot for you to review. Look at the image at http://www.millenniacorp.com/Geoff/1850.jpg. Note that this is part of the source detail, meaning, the screen after you enter the information for the Master Source. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Millennia Corporation [EMAIL PROTEC

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7 update from 7.0.0.41 to 7.0.0.45

For V7 use this URL: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/RevisionHistory7.asp Nothing about anything fixed, just basic release… Clancy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert57P via Gmail Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 11:02 AM To: LegacyUserGroup

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Well, if I found the 1850 census *online* at Ancestry.com, wouldn't I want/need to provide an accessed date for when I found it online? There is no place in Legacy within the 1850 US Census (found online) template to provide the accessed date. The EE template for the 1850 US census found online is

[LegacyUG] Pedigree View

Shelly said: hey you all- I just purchased and received the PDF version of the Legacy 7 manual- here is my first question, and please forgive me if this question has already been asked- wouldn't want to offend anyone if it has Smiley emoticon On page 14 it shows what the Pedigree view should look

[LegacyUG] Re: [LegacyUserGroup] (No Subject)

Hi Shelly, There are options available, which you can turn on and off as you please. Right-click on the background of the Pedigree View (you'll know you're in the right place, 'cos at the bottom left of your window it will say "Right click for Options Menu") and select the options you want.

[LegacyUG] RE:

Right Click on the background and select show spouse/child and siblings list… Clancy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MICHELLE CROSBY Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 6:20 PM To: LegacyUserGroup Subject: hey you all- I just purchased and received t

RE: [LegacyUG] Backup Problem with V7.0

I also have had the same Error 91 and followed the support suggestions. At first I just did a file maintenance check/repair to clear the problem, however, this was needed every time if did a backup. I later did an export to legacy file to create a new file and cleared the problem for several days

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hey you all- I just purchased and received the PDF version of the Legacy 7 manual- here is my first question, and please forgive me if this question has already been asked- wouldn't want to offend anyone if it has On page 14 it shows what the Pedigree view should look like, mine does not loo

Re: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

I bad - Original Message - From: ronald ferguson To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 7:34 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning

Re: [LegacyUG] Family View Biological Parent Not Showing

Thanks for all the help. There was something goofy with my linking. I unlinked the parents, so this individual was was not linked to any parent at all. But when I brought him up again in family view, the same parents including the wrong one was there! I finally just deleted him altogether and r

RE: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

Michelle, For clarification, I did not say *all* AMD processors not did I say *all* Dell PC's. I did say that there is a known problem involving SP3 with Dell and AMD. Google will give exact details. Ron Ferguson _ New Blog

RE: [LegacyUG] Printing Sources in a Family Group Report

Oops! I meant it prints correctly on my laptop and not on my DESLTOP. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Claire Spinelli Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 8:08 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Printing Sources in a

RE: [Norton AntiSpam] RE: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

Actually I'd suggest that problems with Ancestry be taken up with Ancestry or discussed on a list where it's on-topic. Let's remember that this is a Legacy support list and it's clearly off-topic here.I don't think it's fair to all of the other subscribers here to venture off into Ancestry

RE: [LegacyUG] Assigned Source List

Thankyou so much. This is exactly what I wanted. Regards, Dianne -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allen Prunty Sent: Monday, 16 June 2008 11:51 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Assigned Source List D

RE: [LegacyUG] Printing Sources in a Family Group Report

I've only entered two new sources using the sourcewriter. In neither case was the source used more than once for the individual and/or family. When I create a family group report on my laptop, it shows the sources correctly. When I create it on my laptop, using the same settings, it only shows the

Re: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

I have an AMD processor with SP3 on XP- AMT Turion 64- and never had any issues with viewing what is on Ancestry. - Original Message - From: Mark K To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, Ju

RE: [LegacyUG] Backup Problem with V7.0

Bill The official Legacy answer is to go to the support pages and look at the "errors by number". I've reported this problem twice and tried some of the solutions offered on the support page. I've even changed computers and in doing that gone from XP to Vista. But I still get the problem. Not ever

Re: [LegacyUG] Assigned Source List

Wouldn't an Individual report do what you want too? As long as you've selected all the source elements you want to see (eg pictures), I just tried these methods with a person who has more sources than one screen shot if I used the screen shot and paste method, but the Individual report is pretty q

RE: [LegacyUG] V7 Relationship Calculator

Jan, Same here, but I'm not sure exactly what is meant by non-blood relationships. My view is the same as yours, but. Ron Ferguson _ New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office http://www.fergys.co.uk View

RE: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

If you are having problems with ancestry.com it will help if you state the brand of processor (intel or amd), the operating system (XP or Vista) and what service pack you are on. It has already been stated that an amd based computer with XP SP3 has known issues with ancestry.com and it is not t

RE: [LegacyUG] V7 Relationship Calculator

Relationship Calculator and Tools > Set Relationship both work, very quickly - with approx. 8500 individuals. However, non-blood relationships do not display on the Family View for more than two generations, regardless of how many generations I have selected to display. For example, I can only ge

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Forum on http://www.geneclub.net

I sure can't find it! Joyce On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Allen Prunty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My original message got clipped ... wonder why? > > I doubt that there will be official support on there either... hence it's > an UNOFFICIAL Support forum... ergo... Users helping Users. And

RE: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Lat/Long format

Before anyone gets really excited about the accuracy of GPS, let me point out that commercial units are only accurate to about 3 meters (~10 ft.). Different people with the same/different unit can get different readings. This may be due to the time of the day that the reading was taken, the person

RE: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

Kirsten and Pat, I agree with you, Kirsten, that it would be easier and faster to review data from within Legacy instead of retyping. BUT - having said that, will say that keying in the information again is still enlightening in some mystical way. You really do see things that you don't see in an

Re: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

Darlene, I am having problems as well. I have not done anything to my computer and tried both browsers IE 7 and Netscape 9. I have sent a message to Ancestry about the problem. Christina On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Darlene & Don Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > I cannot see the i

Re: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

Got this announcement when I finished the email "Announcing: updating system 6-11-08, may be preventing viewing original records" On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Christina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Darlene, > > I am having problems as well. I have not done anything to my computer and > tried

RE: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Gail, The Recorded Date field is just a field where some people will type in the date that they either added the source. I've never used it. The Date Accessed field is in the templates for the online sources. To see it you might have to scroll down in the list a bit. Thanks, Geoff Rasmussen Mill

RE: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Lat/Long format

Larry, I see your point. I guess I'm just *too* traditional but I hate Lat/Long being decimalised. Having said that, we do use degrees, minutes and decimals of minutes so I haven't really got a leg to stand on have I? Since degrees and decimals of degrees are being used in the world I'll get

Re: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Hi Geoff, now I'm a little confused. On the Master Source Definition tab for a census, I see a "publish date" field and I see a "recorded date" field down at the botton of the screen in the gray part. I see that when I type something in the "publish date" field, it shows up in the bibliography ou

Re: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Lat/Long format

Bob. Is there a way to have the program transfer these numbers to a location without cut and paste back and forth? Art Seddon Robert57P via Gmail wrote: Note that the deluxe version includes a converter from degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal degrees. It is under Tools, Distance and Bearing c

Re: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Lat/Long format

Hello. Don't forget that Legacy provides a way for you to convert DMS to decimal degrees, and vice versa! Quite a few people are pleasantly pleased to discover this. To find it, go to "Add/Edit Location." For just a few locations, 50 or so or fewer, it is not too bad. But if you have 100s or

RE: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

Pat: No comments on your file structure, but I would say this: Legacy has several wonderful tools, screens, and reports for finding data entry inconsistencies and missing information very quickly. It could be a lot easier and faster to review/edit your file from within Legacy than retyping all o

Re: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Lat/Long format

.001 of a minute of arc is about 1 inch. Should be accurate enough for most purposes. John 2008/6/16 Larry Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi David, > > You may have missed my point I recognize degrees, minutes and decimals > of minutes is a good form of GPS. My point is that when gathering GPS

Re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problems error

Thanks for the try, Jenny. Art Seddon - Original Message - From: "Jenny M Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 2:20 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problems error Art Seddon wrote >>Potential Problems is giving: >>"There may be a Title entered in the Name f

Re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problems error

If you want to leave whatever is in the field there, just check off the PPlist. I have over a couple hundred at the moment, most of which are errors recieved from other genealogists and websites. You never have to 'fix' them. Rich in LA CA --- Art Seddon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the

RE: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff

Gail, The Date Accessed field is actually in the Source Detail screen. You may be confusing this with the Publish Date, which is in the master source. The publish date should be the date when the database was published. I actually used to split my census sources at the city level, but am now doin

Re: [LegacyUG] Surnames - Initial Caps

Years ago I ran into this, and at the time changed to 'Don't change what I enter' under DATA FORMAT, below Initial caps. Rich in LA CA - Original Message From: GeoSci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Legacy User Group Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:09:01 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Surnames - Initial

RE: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

Bob, Resisting making any comment about the advisability or otherwise of storing data in the root drive, (please see the archives there's loads on it - address at the bottom), I would make only one comment. Why wait for Legacy to put in the "File" folder, C:\Legacy\Files - if you want it just

Re: [LegacyUG] Source Conversion Tool?

Considering what happened with V7 I'd be surprised if Legacy *ever*, even vaguely, committed to a certain time frame again- for anything; I'd certainly not blame them! - Original Message From: music-line <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, June 16

RE: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy/MRIN Filing

I am glad to see this discussion as Legacy 7 has prompted me to clean up my files too. I only started using Legacy6 in earnest last summer, and had quite a bit of difficulty with sourcing; when I heard the news of the the expected update, I put everything on hold. Now I have an avalanche of paper t

Re: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

I don't have much info stored in my PC - I've been one of those that (until recently) was looking for "just the facts" from family. I now need to go back and revisit to document those facts and to add sources (If I had only known . . .!) . However, with that being said, if you plan on attachin

Re: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Lat/Long format

Note that the deluxe version includes a converter from degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal degrees. It is under Tools, Distance and Bearing calculator Bob - Original Message - From: "Larry Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:14 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] V

Re: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

I think you're on the right track. One comment/suggestion: Legacy isn't really good with large file sizes. If you have photos, scans, pdf's, etc. that are large (sometimes several megabytes), use a photo or pdf product to make a reduced copy. I generally try to ensure that the "attac

RE: [LegacyUG] Version 7 Lat/Long format

Hi David, You may have missed my point I recognize degrees, minutes and decimals of minutes is a good form of GPS. My point is that when gathering GPS locations, from the Internet and books, most are in decimals of degrees format. Thus, converting them to Legacy format is a pain in the a--.

RE: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

I suggest that so long as you are consistent, and have an organized answer for "what if" issues, what makes sense to you is what's best regardless of what the rest of us do. That said - Be sure your electronic records including Legacy and any other (pictures, etc) files have some way to tie t

Re: [LegacyUG] Assigned Source List

Assigned Source ListDiane... Open a wordpad window... simply click start then click run and type wordpad and hit enter to open this program (or you can even us MS Word). Go back to legacy and get the data to display on the screen like you like it. Then hit your printscreen button. Click on th

[LegacyUG] Legacy Forum on http://www.geneclub.net

My original message got clipped ... wonder why? I doubt that there will be official support on there either... hence it's an UNOFFICIAL Support forum... ergo... Users helping Users. And there are some VERY good users out there here that can offer a lot of help. Hope this clears that up. All

Re: [LegacyUG] Surnames - Initial Caps

Kathy, EXCELLENT! In the MasterLists (I usually only looked at Location) - the Surname showed all caps for the Mc* names (I do not know how) - but a simple EDIT there fixed them all throughout my files. Nice - simple fix that worked - just what was needed. Thanks, Keith On Sun, Jun 15, 200

Re: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

I am glad I am not the only one! I am trying to get 20 years of research in Legacy and standardized. I used FTM up until their last upgrade which I hated. I have been VERY happy since I have switched to Legacy (Oct 07). I have been working on it since then and I still haven't fixed everything

Re: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

Pat, I too am new to Legacy and I believe that you will not be disappointed in the quality of the product. With that said, I have been researching my family since 2001- I have my computer set up the following way. My Documents Genealogy Each family has their own folder in each fol

RE: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

I too wish I had done lots of things differently when I first started. I had some 40+ years worth of manual files that I entered into my PC back in the early 1990's under another program. When I migrated to Legacy about 2+ months ago, I encountered a plethora of details that I wish I had done

[LegacyUG] Sources

I wanted to say thank you to those at Legacy that were smart enough to make it where the new sources done using the Source Writer show up on the list as bulleted. I am adding sources one at a time and they have the same name as my old sources. I can see which are the new entries vs. the old en

Re: [LegacyUG] Current Age

And it also reminds you of your age when you married.{:-) At first I thought it was telling me how long I had been married.{;-)) Colin. - Original Message - From: Wendy Howard To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 7:46 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Curr

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant book printing problem (information written over picture)

-- From: "Mike Fry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:24 PM To: Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant book printing problem (information written over picture) Allen Prunty wrote: While this is an "unofficial" forum for Legacy Supp

RE: [LegacyUG] Index view to Family view

Mark, I completely agree - except I would like to be able to hit "enter" and go straight from the index view to the family screen, a habit that I have been unable to break after using the TMG index for several years. It's a small thing, but would be much appreciated. Janis Walker Gilmore From: [

RE: [LegacyUG] Source Conversion Tool?

Hi Michelle, I seem to remember reading that Legacy are not making any promises as to when this will be available. I reckon this is sensible really, in case they have to break the promise. Best wishes David * David S Brookes Musical Director,

[LegacyUG] Source Conversion Tool?

I have been adding sources using the new source template and so far so good. However, I need to convert my gazillion old sources over to the new format. Someone said that the conversion is not yet available. Does anyone know when it will be available? Legacy User Group guidelines: http

RE: [LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

Pat, Welcome. I will use this oft repeated phrase - I wish I had decided on a decent storage system at the time I started! Unfortunately I didn't and now have far too many records to even think of putting them in a logical order. So, congratulations! To me your system looks fine and in partic

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging two files

I do as Bob says with some additional things: 1) I name my files with "MergeTo" or "MergeFrom", depending on which the file represents, appended to the regular names. 2) I renumber all incoming RINs and MRINs with something obvious. I only have around 1500 people so far so I have the RINs and MRIN

RE: [LegacyUG] MRIN filing system

Christine, you are correct I should have said "Archive quality sleeves" cost a couple of bob more but worth it. Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christine Pearce Sent: Monday, 16 June 2008 6:54 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.

[LegacyUG] Newbie to Legacy

I am a newbie to Legacy - it arrived in the post on Saturday. I have been researching my family history for about 10 years, and for much of that time I have used a different genealogy programme. I was never completely happy with it, so I've migrated to Legacy on the advice of a friend. Initiall

RE: [LegacyUG] MRIN filing system

Unfortunately the idea of using cds / dvd as an archive medium may not be as good as many people believe. The failure rate after several years is very high with either partial or total failure to read the files. With external hard drives and now even 8GB flash drives so cheap these are a much

Re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problems error

Art Seddon wrote Potential Problems is giving: "There may be a Title entered in the Name field, such as 'Jr.', 'M.D.', 'Rev.' or Dr.'. Remove the title from the Name field and enter it into a Title field." error when Title is properly entered in the "Title pre." field. What have you got in th

RE: [LegacyUG] MRIN filing system

Christine, You are correct in saying that unless archive quality sleeves are used the plasticisers used in the sleeve will damage photos. With "Magnetic" albums there is a double whammy as both the adhesive and plastic will attack them! Ron Ferguson __

RE: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

Darlene, I'm been having many difficulties with Ancestry images as well, although my particular problem seems intermittent. It started when they upgraded the site with enhanced searching. I don't know if this is applicable to a frozen screen, but could your Internet Security and/or Block Pop-ups s

RE: [LegacyUG] MRIN filing system

I can't offer specific advice on a numbering system, as mine is all over the place at the minute. However, the mention of plastic sleeves compelled me to offer some words concerning general storage issues. I learned just how bad plastic sleeves can be when I inherited a lot of family documents fr

RE: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

Darlene, This is well off topic and I am only answering on list because this is becoming an increasing problem, so my apologies to those who know it all. This has nothing to do with Ancestry or any other software, but is a known problem between Dell and Microsoft - when SP3 is installed it als

Re: [LegacyUG] Potential Problems error

If Legacy isn't giving you a hint (RIN or MRIN number or such), you might want to try exporting your file to a GEDCOM. Then, open that GEDCOM in a text editor (notepad, or even MS-Word or any other word-processor) Do a find on GIVN Repeat the find to look at all the GIVN entries for anything wei

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't uninstall Legacy

Sounds like you may have installed Legacy twice in 2 different folders (The one that still runs - is it your current version? For example, maybe you installed version 7 in a different folder from version 6, and have now uninstalled version 7 but version 6 is what "still runs" - or vice-versa)

RE: [LegacyUG] MRIN filing system

Hi Michelle, 1. Yes, that is what I do. 2. Yes, that is what I do. 3. The MRIN number is the one at the bottom, right of the time, left of the date. There are three sets of numbers e.g. H:1 M:1 W:44. The MRIN is M:1 (MRIN 1). I think this is the default setting as it seems like mine version

Re: [LegacyUG] Merging two files

The short answer (sorry - it is late and I should be in bed!): * Make sure both are fairly "clean" (i.e.: in each one, clean up as many dups, bad spellings, inconsistent locations, clean up any "islands" or extra trees if they are bogus (View, TreeFinder, Refresh), etc) * Back up both * Make a

Re: [LegacyUG] Assigned Source List

Hi Dianne, "Is it possible to print a list of the assigned sources just for one individual at a time? I would like to print the assigned sources window that pops up when you hit the sources icon that is under each individuals information box." I can't see that this is possible - however, you

RE: [LegacyUG] Email list for legacy solutions only?

Perhaps you should keep the subject to the Problems with the legacy programme, and a bit more civil with some of your replies to the list. I do have filters working, thank you. Bob --- Mark K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps you should try some of the filtering and sorting options that h

Re: [LegacyUG] Off topic, but need help, off of this list, concerning Ancestry.com!

Hi Darlene, You really should take this problem to Ancestry for assistance. They have a Help Desk (click on Help in the top right-hand corner of the screen when you're at their site), or there are message boards for peer support (click on Community in the bar at the top of the screen, or go s

RE: [LegacyUG] MRIN filing system

Michele, I have just converted/sorted all my junk into MRIN order. (Well a lot of it so far) No3. The MRIN is shown at the bottom of the screen labeled "M: X" X= Marriage Number. No1. Yes. No2. I have been using File Folders bought from the local Big W store (Read Wal-Mart in US) with the MRIN