I do both. I put the Source Detail Text and Comments in the Source
Detail box, then I attach the picture to Source Detail Picture (under
Multimedia on the Source Detail screen or by clicking the picture icon
on the bottom right of the Assigned Sources window). If I'm using this
for several pe
Elsie, you can still have an event displaying in the Family View (see
my previous email), but the event will not display in the same place
in an Individual edit screen, it will appear in the Events/Facts area
of the Individual edit screen.
Cheers
Tracy
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Hi Listers
I'm about to start using source pictures in my file and would like to
know if I should continue transcribing the information from the source
or leave it for the source picture to display?
I can't seem to use the Picture Gallery to add a source picture, I
seem to have to add the picture
Thanks!
That gives me some great ideas on modifying my MRIN filing system.
I like it!
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Kim Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I use the MRIN system and I love it. I think numbers.
>
> I use tabs that are two sided 00 - 99. I stick them on a clear sheet
> protecto
Elsie
When you selected "Relationship" you got the Legacy generated relationship
description instead of the Event that you created. Go back to customize the
family view and select "Event" 1st, then select "Relationship" from your
event list.
Linda
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Elsie Saar <[EMAIL
Elsie,
Your Relationship event can be viewed on the Family View screen, right
click to the left of the screen where the labels are eg born, died,
buried - 'Customise Family View Information' box will display. Pick
one of the field names (when I view something different to the default
I usually cho
When you open the RTF file (I assume you are using Word as the editer), the
"View" setting has a major impact on what you see on screen regarding the
formatting. If it is currently in Normal view, try Print Layout.
Gary Templeman
- Original Message -
From: "Kirsten Bowman" <[EMAIL PR
Ruth:
For me in the past, the RTF version of Descendant Book Reports always looked
the same as Legacy's Print Preview. It's only since Legacy7 that they've
gone wacky. I've made no changes to Word, only upgraded and updated Legacy,
so I have to believe it's a Legacy issue.
I'm sorry you're havi
Kirsten - this is just a mess and I've promised to do this report for my
cousin. I'd sure like to know if it's a problem with Legacy or Microsoft
Word, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to know how to tell.
Ruth
- Original Message -
From: "Kirsten Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent:
I have had this Gene. With me it occurs when I have been trying out adding
a scorce via the new source templates, and then decide to cancel it. I
can't quite remember the process, but after I have cancelled, somewhere
along the line I also get this error. I assumed it was the deletion of the
rec
Thank you,
Lennis
In a message dated 7/9/2008 9:20:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi,
Had the same problem. It is a bug which will be resovled in the next
update!!!
Les
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> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 23:08:42 +0100> To:
> LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re:
> [LegacyUG] 7.0.0.53 Plagued by Bugs> > > Kirsten Bowman wrote> >Bugs in
> certain SourceWriter templates make the Descendant Book Report > >unusable
> for me, so I though
No, I have it in Print Layout. What happens between the .pdf and the .rtf is
my source numbers show as numbers in .pdf and roman numerals and print
consecutively rather than the same source having the same source number so
in .pdf I have 37 sources and in .rtf I have 136. Now this is for just one
Jenny, could I please ask you: what are your settings in Legacy in
Options/Customize/Sources? and what are your settings in the Report Options
in the Descendant Report. Thanks.
Ruth
- Original Message -
From: "Jenny M Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 5:0
Jenny:
How infuriating! Ruth says she has problems with the report and you say it
works fine. As nearly as I can tell, the settings are all as they should be
(I've checked them at least five times and run Check/Repair too). I've used
this report format dozens of times in Legacy6 with no trouble
Can I ask you, were the Sources at the end of the report formatted
correctly? By any chance did you end up with more sources in the .rtf file
than in the preview or .pdf file?
Ruth
- Original Message -
From: "Jenny M Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 5:08
Like an index of my family I guess with all the birthdate
Lennis
In a message dated 7/9/2008 7:46:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Lennis,
Please give us more information, sych as exactly what you wish to print and
how. Do you mean everybody in your file, or just
You are right. I did find some information on the LegacyChart list.
I thought that was only for the beta & pre release version.
Thanks
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 1:27 PM, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Bruce,
>
> Have you sent this to the wrong list? It has been answered a few times
Ruth:
Based on Jenny's post, I think you and I must be hexed. I've tried
everything I can think of short of downloading again, but nothing helps.
Are we the only two users who have this problem?
Kirsten
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ruth
I did search for the answer myself. I looked in the Help files and
read the manual. There was nothing there about error messages. I
didn't think to look on line.
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Gene Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If you learn to search for the answers your self you will ge
What source would be used for a marriage record found on the internet
through www.ancestry.com? I am using the deluxe version of Legacy v7. It is
not a church record but a State/County record.
Thanks and I appreciate your help in advance,
Ronald E Howell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Legacy User Group g
I see that I cannot choose any event name to appear on the family page
so changing the event name in 6 won't help me. What can I do?
Elsie
Do I have to rename this event before I bring the database over to
7? I have kept a version 6 database.
Elsie
Elsie (Scharpf) Saar
http://community.web
Allen,
Please accept my apology for being so unthoughtful with my words. After
looking at tng again, (I help admin a site also), I think it would be a
great addon for a site builder. I'm sure Legacy has looked at it.
Tim
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PRO
all of what I have and maybe just my 4-5 generations of my family
Thank you,
Lennis
In a message dated 7/9/2008 7:46:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Lennis,
Please give us more information, sych as exactly what you wish to print and
how. Do you mean everybody in
I couldn't find the reference to error numbers. Thank you, Jenny for
pointing me in the right direction. I ran check/repair. Seems to be
OK now.
Chick Lewis
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Jenny M Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Chick Lewis wrote
>>
>> I have had several instances where
I have an event I call Relationship where I fill in how the person is
related to me, to my husband, and/or to my son in law. In the
description I put: "Great-grandmother to Elsie Scharpf" or "first
cousin, twice removed, to Robert Smith". In version 6, I set the
burial field on the family scre
Tim,
This may sound a lot like advertising. But I treat it as making
Legacy Users aware of this tool. I know I do not make a dime making
this knowledge available. In fact, I end up spending a lot of time
helping people with it.
Yes, you do use a Gedcom file for importing the data. At some po
Sherry,
Thanks for the response. I finally figured out that I could find this
by clicking on the globe. I just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing
something.
You folks are the best!
Dede
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Sherry/Support
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dede,
>
> On the Master Locatio
I use the MRIN system and I love it. I think numbers.
I use tabs that are two sided 00 - 99. I stick them on a clear sheet
protector. I cut a file folder at the seams so it sticks out just a little
bit wider than the sheet protector and I punch 3 holes in it. I than number
it with 100, 200 ...
Chick Lewis wrote:
I have had several instances where I have clicked on View - Master
List - Source - and got a pop-up that said "Run Time Error 3167 Record
is Deleted" The Legacy Program then closes. When I reboot Legacy,
everything appears and works normal. What record was deleted ? Any
on
How do you get Legacy 7 to pass the lat and long to TNG so that it's
mapping will work?
You do have to go and manually link your media for best effect... TNG
v7's new web 2.0 interface makes that much easier.
Can I look at your site?
I also will gladly help anyone set up TNG and can arrange
Hi,
Had the same problem. It is a bug which will be resovled in the next
update!!!
Les
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Kirsten Bowman wrote
Bugs in certain SourceWriter templates make the Descendant Book Report
unusable for me, so I thought to convert the report to an rtf file and
edit manually. Then I found that in converting, Descendant Book
Reports now lose much of the original formatting, sources appear i
Lennis,
Please give us more information, such as exactly what you wish to print and
how. Do you mean everybody in your file, or just your own family or a family
group or ancestors or descendants? Then a chart, or a written report or an
index etc. etc.?
Ron Ferguson
_
Chick Lewis wrote
I have had several instances where I have clicked on View - Master
List - Source - and got a pop-up that said "Run Time Error 3167 Record
is Deleted" The Legacy Program then closes. When I reboot Legacy,
everything appears and works normal. What record was deleted ? Any one
That's not a nice answer. Some new people might want to know the answer.
Kim
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 1:27 PM, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Bruce,
>
> Have you sent this to the wrong list? It has been answered a few times on
> the Beta List.
>
>
> Ron Ferguson
>
> __
My L column has some V's in it, not X's so maybe they haven't updated
the lingo in the Help File. As it says the L column has to do with
latitudes and longitudes. Maybe why it's called L. I haven't bothered
with this new feature of v.7, just been lurking on the list as people
talk about their m
Lennis,
Please give us more information, sych as exactly what you wish to print and
how. Do you mean everybody in your file, or just your own family or a family
group or ancestors or descendants? Then a chart, or a written report or an
index etc. etc.?
Ron Ferguson
_
The Help file does not explain what the .REL and .CAL file extensions mean.
Can anybody enlighten me?
___
Wayne Martell
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Wayne,
.CAL is a temporary work file for calculated relationships
.REL is the calculated relationships file.
Thanks for using Legacy.
Sherry
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
We are changing the world of genealogy!
When replying to this me
Bruce,
Have you sent this to the wrong list? It has been answered a few times on the
Beta List.
Ron Ferguson
_
Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs
http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
ht
Dede Holden wrote:
Sherry,
I read the help file to learn how to access this list. The Help file
states "The USA County Verification List can be reached from the
message box reporting a questionable county entry in a location field
or by clicking the USA County Verifier button on the Master Lo
And I thought it was just me having trouble with the Descendant Book Report.
Hope someone comes up with a solution!
Ruth A. (Sconza Testa) Nerud
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: "Kirsten Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "LegacyUserGroup"
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:4
Getting close to advertizing..and OT but you need to read the faqs' on
the webpage.
http://lythgoes.net/genealogy/faqs.php
How does data get into TNG? Do I need a GEDCOM file?
If you already have your genealogy in a desktop program (like PAF,
Legacy, FamilyTreeMaker, Reunion, etc.), then the quick
IMHO, there is no way to do what you described,
exactly, but you could add all information into person
1's timeline, or create a person (named dummy) to hold
all data.
Hope that helps.
Rich in LA CA
--- Donna Mc R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi---
>
> I am trying to find a tie-in among abo
OK. I tried it again and reproduced a similar error.
(I have restored the backup and will NOT try another import until the next
update as this is the third time with this type error.)
I followed these steps:
Run File Maintenance Check/Repair on both Seddon.fdb and Smith.fdb. No
errors reported.
Bob,
I was not subscribed to the list when your question first came onboard.
So, I'll try to answer now, belatedly. Having physical filing capacity
for MRIN's that are not being used, and may never be, takes alot of
unnecessary space and would also be expensive. That's why I recommend
ren
Does anyone know how I can get a copy of all the family members printed off
of Legacy?
I am using Legacy #7
Thank You,
Lennis Markham Geiken
LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com
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I have had several instances where I have clicked on View - Master
List - Source - and got a pop-up that said "Run Time Error 3167 Record
is Deleted" The Legacy Program then closes. When I reboot Legacy,
everything appears and works normal. What record was deleted ? Any
one know what this mean
Allen,
I have been using Legacy and TNG now for almost 4 years and quite
agree. These programs work very well together. In fact, a survey of
TNG users done a few months ago showed that more TNG users use Legacy
as their principal database (I think it was something like 30%) than
any other app
When I click on the Charting Icon in Legacy 7 (V53, Windows XP SP2) I get
the message
"Legacy Charting was not found and can not be run. Please re-install Legacy
in order to have Legacy Charting installed again."
I have the Legacy Install Exe on my desktop and I run it but still get the
same messag
Thank you Dede...It seems to only act-up when I try to enter or view a
"To-Do" from the individual's window and clicking on the icon? There is no
problem from using the "To-Do" icon at the top or the screen?
So far, I've not heard from Legacy???
Carol
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PR
Hi---
I am trying to find a tie-in among about three men, and I would like to put the
births, deaths, residences, etc. for all three on the same timeline so that I
can compare.
Can this be done? Please point me in the right direct direction.
I have used Legacy for years but not this featu
I can't believe I know the answer to something. If you go to the Master
Location list in "View", as long as you have a county with an individual
in it, you can get to the County verification list by hovering over the
little earth symbol at the bottom of the screen.
Jane Sarles
Dede Holden wr
Bugs in certain SourceWriter templates make the Descendant Book Report
unusable for me, so I thought to convert the report to an rtf file and edit
manually. Then I found that in converting, Descendant Book Reports now lose
much of the original formatting, sources appear in a huge blob after each
i
Jane,
Not Sherry but, Click the Globe next to the Sort Button at the bottom
Ron Ferguson
_
Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs
http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
http://www.fergys.co.uk
That would depend on the publication date of the book and the copyright laws
where published. In the U.S. copyrights have an expiration date. Different
countries may vary.
Art Seddon
- Original Message -
From: "Wynthner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 11:12 PM
Su
Dede,
On the Master Location list is a round globe button. The US County Verifier
is there, as well as the Geo Location List and the Distance and Bearing
Calculator.
We'll have to get the Help topic 5-216 changed!
Thanks for using Legacy.
Sherry
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
[EMAIL P
Phil,
No it is not a bug and it has always, thank goodness, worked that way
Ron Ferguson
_
Update your British Prime Ministers Timeline - Blogs
http://www.fergys.co.uk
View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:
http://www.fergys.co.uk
I don't have thousands of MRIN's so this may not work for you, but I thought
I would chime in anyway.
I recently renamed all my files using the MRIN system because digitally it
sorted all documents relating to a particular family together. This was an
enormous undertaking, but well worth the effor
Carol,
I just tried this as you described and I did not have a problem with
the problem locking up. I did notice that the To-do icon has a small
"o" beside it. This means that you have To-Do items that are open.
If all the To-Do items for that individual are closed, then the "o"
goes away. It is
Hi
I am using Legacy v7.0.0.53 de luxe
When I close Legacy, I am asked if I want to backup. I answer yes, set the
backup file locations and everything's fine. If I then open a different
file, when I close Legacy I have to set the backup file locations again or
it saves to the previously entere
Sherry,
This thread caused me to take a look at the US County Verifier list.
I have this feature turned on and it has prompted me in the past when
I used a county that was not in existence at the time I used it, but I
have never had occasion just to read the list.
I read the help file to learn ho
I just went there. It states that if VE finds the
location it will have an 'x', but I suspect the
programing has been changed to a V, meaning verified
or virtual earth. It is probably verified, since the
ones I had added in by hand, in V5 now have V. The
only 3 choices in the column are ' '(blank),
For myself, when sending messages to this group, I
always look at the screen for field 'names', and would
use 'title' and 'Source List Name' as needed. So, your
guess may be wrong, but I don't know either.
Rich in LA CA
--- Ward Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Cathy,
>
> Seems like there are
That is a very good feature, but what I am looking for is to be able to
have an event for each person that, in the event view, will give me the
full history of a county associated with that person. TMG had state
history timelines, but I just want county history ones. I guess the
only way to g
Carol,
Just tried creating a new to-do item from the individuals screen. I was
able to create it, edit it, and finally delete it without any problems
what-so-ever. It works fine on my machine. I know this doesn't help
you solve your problem but at least you now know that the to-do creation
Legacy's Gedcom files integrate seamlessly into The Next Generation
Genealogy Site builder.
If you are curious take a look at http://mcdfamily.org (my family's
genealogy site).
You will find that the RINs translate to individual numbers and the
MRINs translate to family numbers.
Every time
Will try that. Many thanks
Jim
- Original Message
From: Chick Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Tuesday, 8 July, 2008 6:36:12 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOMS
Try compacting your file in FTM. Then export the Gedcom Dest: PAF
On Tue, Jul 8, 20
3 gedcoms of different families
1 with 70 people - imports to legacy
1 with 90 people - imports to legacy
1 with 11,900 people - will not import
All created same day from v11 of FTW
Jim
- Original Message
From: Robert57P via Gmail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree
If the location coordinates are coded by Virtual Earth you'll see a V and if
these are coded by Legacy Geo Location Database you'll see an L in the "L"
column. This has changed after the Help file and the user manual were released,
the X in this column isn't used anymore as far as I know.
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