Re: [LegacyUG] Witness event sentence structure

2009-07-09 Thread Paula Ryburn
Patti, You make me chuckle! ;) I will try this in the morning. Thanks so much, --Paula --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Patti Wyble wrote: > > I did not have a witness event, and wrote the following. > Feel free to use or modify. > > All fields: [HeShe] was a witness to [Desc] [onDate] > [inPlace].[Sourc

Re: [LegacyUG] Witness event sentence structure

2009-07-09 Thread Patti Wyble
I did not have a witness event, and wrote the following. Feel free to use or modify. All fields: [HeShe] was a witness to [Desc] [onDate] [inPlace].[Sources] [Notes] Desc and Date: [HeShe] was a witness to [Desc] [onDate].[Sources] [Notes] Desc and Place: [HeShe] was a witness to [Desc] [inPlace

[LegacyUG] Witness event sentence structure

2009-07-09 Thread Paula Ryburn
To tell you the truth, I'm not sure if the event "Witness" came to me with the L7 upgrade or if I added myself, but I do know I read about it on this list & then started using it. Now I see that the sentence structure I have is skimpy and geared only toward use as a marriage event. All fields

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread ronald ferguson
Keith, See the tutorial on my website (www.fergys.co.uk/) Ron Ferguson _ Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced http://www.fergys.co.uk/ View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The F

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread GeoSci
Has anyone found how to pen the file in the Database art of Open Office? Should work (it opens normal Access files). Thanks Keith On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > Dennis M. Kowallek wrote >> >> Primary and foreign keys. If you don't know what these are you probably >> shou

[LegacyUG] PDF Pedigree Reports

2009-07-09 Thread Anne Picketts
Has anyone had instances of pages being duplicated while making *.pdf reports? I have printed a 37 page PR and noticed that page 10 and 11 are *exactly*the same, although the pages are numbered correctly (i.e. in order). On page 10, the last entry states 'cont 27'; on page 11, the last entry state

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny M Benson
Dennis M. Kowallek wrote Primary and foreign keys. If you don't know what these are you probably shouldn't be editing the database in the first place. ;-) Very topical post as I have this evening been putting to very good use the tables you published on your website (and posted pointers here)

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources Not Printing On To-Do List/Research Log

2009-07-09 Thread Paula Ryburn
Connie, What a great idea! Thanks! --Paula --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Connie Sheets wrote: > From: Connie Sheets > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sources Not Printing On To-Do List/Research Log > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 11:53 AM > > Thank you, Brian. > > F

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources Not Printing On To-Do List/Research Log

2009-07-09 Thread Paula Ryburn
Brian, Is this related to/same as the blank source citations in end notes when the master source is set to "exclude" ? Just curious. Thanks, --Paula --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Brian/Support wrote: > From: Brian/Support > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sources Not Printing On To-Do List/Research Log > To:

Re: [LegacyUG] Repository of Photos and other items

2009-07-09 Thread Paula Ryburn
This is not too confusing at all, especially since we recently had a thread resulting in a bug report about the Text box of a Source not printing every time (even when checked to do so). ;) I think the repository is supposed to be the ultimate repository... where someone would go to see the d

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:20:50 -0700 (PDT), Paula Ryburn wrote: >I am pleasantly surprised to read this thread. When I originally imported >from FTM using a GEDCOM, there was a bug that set all my child-parent >relationships to "Natural" (or something like that). That's over 1500 >individuals.

Re: [LegacyUG] Surity Level Reports

2009-07-09 Thread Paula Ryburn
Could be one of those custom reports (search>print)? Or maybe an option on the Source Citations report to filter on surety level? --P --- On Sat, 6/27/09, Ross Chapman wrote: > > I seem to remember that there was a > report out there for all > sources that have a surety level of 2 or less.

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread Paula Ryburn
Dennis, I am pleasantly surprised to read this thread. When I originally imported from FTM using a GEDCOM, there was a bug that set all my child-parent relationships to "Natural" (or something like that). That's over 1500 individuals. Over the years, I've been cleaning these up "by hand" as

Re: [LegacyUG] Continuous group sheets - another question wording.

2009-07-09 Thread Paula Ryburn
Check the recent thread on "married names question"... There's a setting that generates those in Options>Customize. Maybe that's the source of those AKAs (that aren't really). --Paula Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: ht

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:12:16 -0400, SgtBob wrote: >Regarding '...you probably edited something you shouldn't have...' - anything >specific I should avoid in this area? Primary and foreign keys. If you don't know what these are you probably shouldn't be editing the database in the first place. ;-

Re: [LegacyUG] Continuous group sheets - another question wording.

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny M Benson
CE Wood wrote To have alternate names not print, go to Report Options>Include. Uncheck the box Alternate given and surnames. Ah! Thank you for pointing that out. I'd somehow missed it when I was looking for something like that! Of course, if Joyce has married surnames entered as AKAs *and*

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread Sherry/Support
Be sure to BACK UP the Family File before doing *anything* to it in Access. I can't emphasize this strongly enough. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation supp...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When

RE: [LegacyUG] Continuous group sheets - another question wording.

2009-07-09 Thread CE Wood
To have alternate names not print, go to Report Options>Include. Uncheck the box Alternate given and surnames. Carolyn -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Jenny M Benson Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 5:29 AM To: LegacyUserG

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources Not Printing On To-Do List/Research Log

2009-07-09 Thread Connie Sheets
Thank you, Brian. For anyone else who might be interested in using Legacy the To Do feature as a proper Research Log, here is the workaround I've come up with. I actually like it so much (since it puts the source on the same page as the tasks and results), I may continue to use it even when t

Re: [LegacyUG] Sources Not Printing On To-Do List/Research Log

2009-07-09 Thread Brian/Support
Connie, This problem was reported earlier and a report has been submitted to the programmers but thank you for taking the time to report it as well. I added the issue based on Jennifer's report but I must apologize to the list since I guess I forgot to advise the LUG that the issue was recorde

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny M Benson
SgtBob wrote For example, if I change a 'bob1.fdb' file to 'bob1.mdb' file, open it and change an item, how do I get this 'bob1.mdb' back to a useable 'bob1.fdb'? I think I tried it once and all I got were errors, so thankfully, I was able to resurrect my 'bob2.fdb' file and continue. There

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread SgtBob
Dennis - I'll try the '*.fdb' feature in Access as you suggested. Regarding '...you probably edited something you shouldn't have...' - anything specific I should avoid in this area? Bob "Dennis M. Kowallek" wrote: > On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:42:39 -0400, SgtBob wrote: > > >For example, if

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:42:39 -0400, SgtBob wrote: >For example, if I change a 'bob1.fdb' file to 'bob1.mdb' file, open it and >change an item, how do I get this 'bob1.mdb' back to a useable 'bob1.fdb'? Always make a backup before opening your Legacy databases in Access. In the first place, it's

[LegacyUG] Legacy and MS Access

2009-07-09 Thread SgtBob
I keep three .fdb files (bob1.fdb, bob2.fdb and bob3.fdb) plus off site files as well as a GEDCOM just to be sure I don't lose my current and original data. Currently, I use Access only for informational purposes in a couple of tables in Access - mostly to check out Source numbers and/or Deta

Re: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor

2009-07-09 Thread Connie Sheets
Paula, You did not ask a stupid question. In fact, you explained quite nicely why I ignore the surety level completely. What I might rate a 3, you might rate a 4; and what I rate a 3 today, I might rate a 2 next week. What is far more relevant is the "proof argument" which can only be a nar

Re: [LegacyUG] Continuous group sheets - another question wording.

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny M Benson
Joyce C. Wicks wrote Another question. How does one eliminate the phrase: Another name for ___is (and gives the married name) I think this phrase should only be used for nicknames. Doesn't happen on my Reports! Have you entered the married name as an AKA? If not, someone else can pr

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a Legacy Group Archive?

2009-07-09 Thread Evert van Dijken
Yes, see the links at the end in every mail that's sent to this list. (Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/) Evert 2009/7/9 Joyce C. Wicks : > Is there a place where I can search on subjects that have been posted in the > past in order to find answer

Re: [LegacyUG] How to Represent a "Best Fit" Ancestor

2009-07-09 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:51:10 -0700 (PDT), Paula Ryburn wrote: >The surety level is a rating of how well you think the source document >supports the data? Not a rating of how accurate you think the source document >is. That is how I use it. If it were the latter, it would be associated with the

Re: [LegacyUG] Is there a Legacy Group Archive?

2009-07-09 Thread Bert van Kootwijk
Why not use the helpfiles? There is so much information in it about all features. Some info about tagging you can find in for instance the chapter Tagging Records. Look also for Advance tagging. Also, you can use the help-button on every screen to get information about that function. Bert

[LegacyUG] Is there a Legacy Group Archive?

2009-07-09 Thread Joyce C. Wicks
Is there a place where I can search on subjects that have been posted in the past in order to find answers I need. For example: Under record selection in family group report. Which one applies to all the descendants of one particular ancestor. I am a bit confused about how to use tags. I need

[LegacyUG] Continuous group sheets - another question wording.

2009-07-09 Thread Joyce C. Wicks
Thank you Jenny Another question. How does one eliminate the phrase: Another name for ___is (and gives the married name) I think this phrase should only be used for nicknames. Thanks. Joyce Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived mess

Re: [LegacyUG] Continuous Family Group Sheets

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny M Benson
Joyce C. Wicks wrote Is there anyway to print all family group sheets for a certain ancestor and all descendants all at once??? If you click on the Record Selection button at the bottom of the main Family Group Records screen you will find several options which should suit your needs. One o

Re: [LegacyUG] Repository of Photos and other items

2009-07-09 Thread Jenny M Benson
Cathy Vallevieni wrote For some, I am the only repository (i.e. a photo of a grave marker). In this case I am considering listing me as the repository. Does anyone have an opinion or suggestion? For others, a library or government agency is the actual repository plus I have a copy. However,

Re: [LegacyUG] Repository of Photos and other items

2009-07-09 Thread Dede Holden
Cathy, To answer the first part of your question, I do have a repository "Personal Possession of the Author."  I use this for any original document, book, etc., that I actually own and possess. To answer the second part, I just did a quick test on one of my citations of a book that is in the loca

[LegacyUG] Continuous Family Group Sheets

2009-07-09 Thread Joyce C. Wicks
Hi all, Is there anyway to print all family group sheets for a certain ancestor and all descendants all at once??? Thank you, Joyce Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilyt

Re: [LegacyUG] Repository of Photos and other items

2009-07-09 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I have two examples on my thinking. Over the years I have made photocopies 0f the US Census in at least 2 NARA, over a dozen libraries/repositories, (including Ancestry and LDS). I decided to use the NARA in Washington DC for all. Anything I created (photos, etc.), I am also the repository. Al