This is how I do it, too. The master source is the person and the details
indicate phone, email, etc.
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:19:35 -0700
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> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter: E-mail
>
> I agree with Jenny.
> I have a M
Ron,
I know I don't need a text box, but I am adding some step-children to the chart
so I needed a text box for that. I want to add their pictures so the boxes look
like the entries for the biological children.
Nancy
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> Subjec
I have created a chart and added a text box that I would like to add a picture
to. I found an entry in the help file
about how to bring a picture to the front. According to that there
should be an option in the appearance section of the picture tab but I
do not find that choice there. Is that not
I like this idea!> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] V7: Accessed date
for lumped US Census Entries - for Geoff> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:59:27
-0700> > Your experience below has given me what I think could be a good idea.
You,> and oth
John,
You can watch the "Legacy for Beginners" video on-line from the website. I
suggest you start with that while you are waiting for the others to arrive.
I started using Legacy several years ago and did not know about the training
videos at the time. Now that I have watched them, I wish I ha
Is this what you are looking for:
Reports->Books/other->Forms Center->Relationship diagrams
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> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Version 7 set relationships
> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:07:53 -0400
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Nope - that's not what I was looking
I have heard about the mapping feature that is in V7.
I have been considering buying AniMap sometime, but wonder if I will need to
now.
Would I be duplicating if I have both or do they each have different features.
Thank you,
Nancy
I am thinking of adding the Tombstone Event for this purpose, too. I know I can
create an event and word it anyway I like, but I am interested in how others
have worded this event.
Thank you,
Nancy
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Connie,
To show how two people are related, you can use the relationship calculator and
then print a report from there. I am not at my computer with Legacy so I am not
sure of the exact options, but I know I have done it. It is a very clean report.
Nancy> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:57:46 -0400> F
I am looking for suggestions on entering "land" events. I see that there is an
event that is probably a default as I have not dealt with land records before
so I am sure I did not enter it.
When I use that, the sentence reads that John Doe owned land...
If I have a record of a purchase, I want t
Ronald,
I have my pictures in sveral folders, too and I use the picture center. To find
the correct picture, click on the Browse button (about center-top of the
screen) and go to which ever folder you need.
Nancy
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> Subject: [L
request for an
> enhancement. I don't want it myself, but what is
> needed is the same setup on the location calculator,
> having a drop down menu to list all the places the
> date might want to go to. IMHO, it is easier to copy
> it.
> Rich in LA CA
>
> -- Nancy Bender w
it as a child status?
>
> On Feb 6, 2008 1:33 PM, Nancy Bender wrote:
>>
>> Barbara,
>> When you say you entered it as a birth fact, do you mean in the Birth Notes?
>> If so, you could do a search for Individual->birth notes->contains->twin.
>>
When I am using the date calculator, I noticed something that might be a bug.
If I know a death date and age at death, I enter the death date and open the
date calculator while my cursor is still in the death date field. This
auto-populates the second date in the calculator. Then I fill in the
Barbara,
When you say you entered it as a birth fact, do you mean in the Birth Notes? If
so, you could do a search for Individual->birth notes->contains->twin.
I enter twin status as a child status and I see that you can search by that
field also.
Nancy
> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 12:58:53 -060
Good idea. Such a simple solution, I should have thought of it
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> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] sourcing different information
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:22:34 +
>
>
> Nancy,
>
> How about putting a note in the Source Detail Comm
I have a question about sourcing differences in a date. I have a source for a
death that says the child died "young" or "soon". Later, after more research, I
found the actual date. If I put the date in and attach my new source, in
addition to the first source, it looks like both sources had the
Thank you, everyone. I found where to check to include location notes. I do
agree that I would only want it to show up once. I checked the box and thought
I would preview a few reports just to see what they look like. Even though I
have to include a location index, so far I haven't gotten one t
No, not event notes. When I got to the Master Location list and choose a
location to edit, there is a Notes field there. I wanted the notes to be there
so they would be attached to the location in general. That is what I can not
find a way to include.
Nancy
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I found some interesting history about a few of the locations in my file so I
added it to the notes section for the appropriate locations. Now, however, I do
not see a way to include that information on reports. Does anyone know if there
is a way to include location notes in any report?
Thank y
to acquire
> same. Please? Thank you. FRED in PA
>
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> Bender
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I am with Cathy. I had used Clooz for a little while, but since I have been
part of this list and learned much more about Legacy and what I can do here, I
no longer use Clooz. I love having everything in one place.
Nancy
> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:58:58 +0900
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamily
I have used GenSmarts some, but now that I am getting the hang of the Research
Guidance feature in Legacy, I find that I use GenSmarts less.
I have some of the training videos and have found them extremely helpful. I am
hoping to get the others soon. As far as entering sources, we have been tol
Mike,
To find all records attached to a certain picture, go to the picture center.
Find the picture you want to check. Under the picture there are blue arrows
with the note "next/prev person using picture". When you click on that, the
information in the other columns will move to the person & e
I have used the GenSmarts program more than the Research Guidance in Legacy,
but I think they can be used together for maximum benefit. You might want to
check the archives, because I think it was mentioned once awhile ago.
I looked at the preview of GenSmarts 2 (I have version 1) and it looks
Thank you everyone. I have some ideas how to go about this, now.
Nancy
> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:02:32 -0800
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] recording negative results in the To Do list
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>
> I also include in the ToDo notes, the var
I am looking for suggestions on how to record negative results in the To Do
list. I have not used the list much and would like to as I do find that I
occasionally go back to sources I already checked.
When creating a To Do item, I see a place for Repository, but how would I
record more than on
Just another FYI on this, I have noticed that when I am entering a lot of
information and new people, the colors don't always show up as I go back more
generations until I "apply" the colors again. I guess it is like "refreshing"
the file.
Nancy
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: LegacyUserGroup
I have been using "overkill" right now and attaching the census image to both
the event and the source detail. I am not sure that I will leave it that way,
but for now, I like it. I haven't printed any reports yet, just previewed a
few, so I can't speak to that.
Nancy
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 200
I put the cemetery name and address in Burial Address, instead of notes. That
way I can go to the Master Address list and show a list of all people in one
cemetery.
Nancy
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:26:04 -0400
Subject: [LegacyUG] burial not
rite "see Wright Census #1".
I hope this helps.
Nancy
> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 17:13:02 -0400
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Generating File IDS'
>
> Nancy...
>
> Could you share your ID syst
I think you will find that people use it in different ways. A File ID is
something you put, not something that Legacy generates.
I have a numbering system for my files and I put that number in the file ID so
that I can locate the paper quickly whenever I need it.
You might also check the user g
You can enter an address for marriage. When on the marriage information screen,
click on the house icon that is above the field for location.
Nancy
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:31:12 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re:
Phil,
I don't know if you can do what you want from the individual's picture
gallery, but you can do it from the Picture Center.
When it the Picture Center for the individual in question, go to the tab on
the far right that says "Attached Pictures". Then in the box on the bottom
of the center c
dge" (should be Jane BOTHERIDGE) be used
to *only* source the AKA name (as the Blotheridge part
is "wrong") or both the AKA and her real name (as the
Jane part is correct)? That is what I've been doing,
but I think it might be confusing for who ever takes
over my work one da
Ralf,
I would say Yes to #1.
As far as #2, I used to put in just the name that was different, in your
case the surname, but when I printed and included AKAs I did not like the
way it was worded. It said something like, another name for Jane Doe was
Dough. So now I include both names so that it
I use the area under cause of death for any medical notes, such as illness,
surgery, etc throughout the person's life. Any notes related to the death, I
put in Death Notes.
Nancy
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From: "Christine Pearce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfam
Diane,
I had the same question until someone pointed out the "zoom" button. I can
make the census images large enough to read.
Nancy
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From: "Diane Murach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To:
Subject: [LegacyUG] Re: Documents
I recently discovered doing that, too. Now I am gradually going back and
scanning documents and adding them to either sources or events, where ever
is appropriate for what the document is.
I have learned so much from this list that I am finally realizing all that I
can do and enter into Legacy.
I have a similar process to Jenny and Ron.
Usually my repository is where I sent for the copy of the birth, etc.
record. I check verified if I
have a copy and the file ID is my filing number so I can locate my copy. I
also transcribe or summarize the document in the source details so I can
refe
I did use the 5.5 option from the drop down list as that is the only way I
know how to create a GEDCOM. He is going to try again tonight so we'll see
what happens.
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From: "ronald ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: Le
Hello,
I sent a GEDCOM that I had created from Legacy to a cousin. This cousin uses
FTM (not sure what version) and he tried to import what I had sent. He said
it went fine until it was 98% complete and then it failed. Is there
something I can do on my end from Legacy to help make his import su
If I have a picture of a headstone, I put it in burial pictures. I put
the cemetery name and address in Burial Address and if I know the
details, like lot number, etc., I put that in burial notes. I use the
location field for the city, county, state, etc.
For churches, I do the same type of thing.
Thank you, Cathy.
I had just figured that out before you wrote! I changed the starting person
and got just what I wanted. Thank you,
Nancy
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From: Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Su
I am trying to create a GEDCOM file for my husband's cousin. I want to send
him everything I have on my husband's family but do not need to include
mine. I am starting with the cousin. When I select to include a person and
ancestors, I have the choice of direct line ancestors or entire ancestor
Thank you so much Renee! It is wonderful to see what Legacy has in store. It
will be hard to wait until October.
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From: "Renee Zamora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: "Legacy Mailing List"
Subject: [LegacyUG] Sneak Peek o
Thank you for all the help, but I think I'll be skipping this for now as I
do not know Access.
Just as an FYI, since someone said they didn't recall the original question,
it was "Is there a way to create a report for all the births, baptisms,
marriages, deaths that happened on a particular da
Thank you. I have Access, but I have never used it and wouldn't know where
to begin!
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From: "Karl Plenge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To:
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] "On this date..."
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:48:15 -0400
Re
Is there a way to create a report for all the births, baptisms, marriages,
deaths that happened on a particular date? This would be like an "on this
day in history" type of list.
The calendar only gives options for birthdays and anniversaries and when I
tried to compose a search, when I selected
This list has been such a help to me that my goal this year is to do some
clean up of by Legacy file and add information that I have collected so that
I can make better use of Legacy. I want to do this before I do much more
research so that I will get in the habit of entering everything that I w
Michele,
I, too, have some of the training videos and they are wonderful. I also have
the manual. I use the manual occasionally, but I believe that most
everything is also in the help file. Sometimes, though, I like to just sit
down and read through certain portions of the book and look at the
t;I have documents attached to pretty well of my sources and they are >fine and all are .jpgs.>>To view it is necessary to click on the thumb nail on the source >picture panel and then zoom on the picture screen. Is this what you >are doing?>>Ron Ferguson>>>>From: &
I have seen some discussions about attaching pictures to sources so I
decided to give it a try. I scanned a copy of a document and saved the
picture as a .jpg. I viewed it, to be sure it was readable then saved a copy
where I keep my Legacy photos. Then I went to Legacy to attach the picture
to
I am trying to some spell checking in Legacy because when I previewed a few
reports, I noticed that I had spelled a few word incorrectly. I am wondering
what dictionary Legacy uses and is there a way to use a more comprehensive
one. It doesn't help me much when Legacy doesn't recognize very many
Candi,
I think you are hovering over the box that shows "ancestor color coding" if
you choose to use that option. Since you have done what Ron suggested, the
next step would be to go to options->customize->view->ancestor color coding.
Once you have chosen colors and checked the box, save and th
Another good tip I have learned from this list and from someone else's
question! I have occasionally wondered if there was a way to do this and now
I know.
Thanks!
Nancy
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From: Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUs
When I enter the location in the burial field, I add the cemetery name and
address as the burial address and put the plot location (if known) in burial
notes. You are correct that if you add it to the notes to the address, it
will show up the same for everyone you use that address for. I use the no
Heather,
I have used Clooz a little, mostly the older version although I have dabbled
with 2.0 a bit. I bought it when I started amassing lots of paper and
documents and wasn't sure what to do with all of it. Since I have learned
more about all the great features of Legacy, I don't find the nee
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy
Bender
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:31 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] To Do list priority in Research Guidance
Is there a way to change the default priority of items added to the To-Do
list through Research
Is there a way to change the default priority of items added to the To-Do
list through Research Guidance? I noticed that everything gets added with a
priority of High and I don't necessarily want that. I know I can change each
one individually, but would prefer to change the default if possible.
Kate,
There are so many areas of Legacy that I have not explored thoroughly and the Research Guide is one of them. I think I'll have to "play" around with that more as it sounds very helpful.
Thank you,
Nancy
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Kirsten,
I have just recently started using the To-Do list more and what I have done
so far, is in the results part, I indicate what and who I looked for. If I
am looking for one person in particular but find information on another
person, I either put it in the results of the To-Do item &/or m
I have only recently started using the marriage events and I think including
pets is a great idea. I'll have to add that one.
What I have used it for so far is our residences. Since we have moved
several times during our marriage and to 4 different states, I wanted a
record of it. I plan to atta
I guess technically you could say that you are doing it "right" if it is the
way you want it recorded. There are many ways to record things and
everyone has his or her preference.
I record the censuses as events in the way described on the training video,
which sounds similar to what you are do
gt; Nancy, did you recalculate relationships, too, starting with you? Not
> sure if that will help...
> Susan
>
> On 1/9/07, Nancy Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Thank you Robert,
> >
> > I had done all that, but just to be sure, I did it again
Thank you Robert,
I had done all that, but just to be sure, I did it again. I went in and chose my colors and UNCHECKED the box to dispay the colors. They all went away. Then I went back and re-checked it. I still have the same issue. After I sent my message last night, I discovered that the colors
I have the ancestor color coding turned on and it seems to work for the most
part, but I just noticed that in following one line back, I get to the 3rd
Great-grandparents and the color coding stops for one set of the 3rd
great-grandparents. It works for the others.
Is this a bug or do I have so
Gary,
Geoff has put together several and they are on the legacy site:
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/tipsSourceSamples.asp
I have used a number of them and find them quite useful.
Nancy
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From: "Olds-Wills-Anderson-Simonson Hodges-Harris-Liikala-Jukkara"
<[EMAIL
Cynthia,
I have realized the same thing you did, but did not have nearly so many
corrections to make. I now enter the locations as you list below and if I
know something more, like a house, hospital, church, cemetery, etc. address,
I put that in the event address field. It keeps my locations wh
I have been reading the messages about organizing files and using the File
ID field in Legacy. I have been using the File ID field but I have noticed
something that I have been curious about for awhile. If I have a document
that has more than one person's name (which many do), I enter the file i
I am not sure, but I would think you would only get the pop-up if you had
used that source somewhere. If it is new and you haven't used it yet, there
would be no need to ask if you wanted to apply the changes to all
occurences.
Nancy
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From: "Dave Keeney" <[EMAIL
I create one master source for the city and department where the
certificates are held and then put the individuals information in the
detail.
Sounds like what some others who have replied do.
Nancy
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From: ralf_x <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@le
I am creating a book for a relative and am trying to use the publishing
center. I have chosen the Family Picture Tree, the Pedigree Chart, the
Ancestor book report and the Calendar as my chapters. When I preview it, all
is in order except the table of contents. It is in the right place but it
l
Hi Michele,
I am like a few others who posted about not using the manual too muc as the
on-line help is so handy and complete.
I have several of the CDs and I highly recommend them. I had been using
Legacy several years and thought I was fairly proficient with it before I
bought them and as I
I use photoshop for this. In that, I can import a pdf and then save it as a
jpeg. Then I have a "picture" to use.
Nancy
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From: "LAURA Taylor-Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subje
I had never noticed the terms "half grand-uncle" etc. until reading this
thread. I have build 107 and I looked at my file and the terms are there. Do
you have the correct person identified when you "set relationships"? Maybe
that is why certain relationships are not showing the way you want them
uot; information will help others locate their
family.
Print or not Print on reports - your choice.
Ana
Nancy Bender wrote:
An uncle of mine recently visited a cemetery near him where many of our
common ancestors are buried. I add the Cemetery name and address in the
Burial address fie
I put the cemetery name in the burial address field.
For location, I use the city, county, etc.
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From: "Ron Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
To:
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] adding an event address to multiple people
Date: Fr
An uncle of mine recently visited a cemetery near him where many of our
common ancestors are buried. I add the Cemetery name and address in the
Burial address field. Is there a way to add this to several people at once
or do I just need to go to each person, click on the + by the burial field
a
Edit Event
Sentence Definition and view Wording Options, there are eight options.
The top one is (for example):
[HisHer] God Mother was [Desc] [onDate] [inPlace].[Sources] [Notes]
If Reset does not work, please let us know. Good luck!!
Susan
On 8/16/06, Nancy Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think maybe my question has gotten lost in this discussion. I do not have
a "Godfather" or "Godmother" event in my event definitions list. If it was
one that was included in Legacy, I must have inadvertantly deleted it. If it
is one that someone here has created and shared, I missed that. Woul
I have created a few events to go along with the "Will" event. Since that
one was set up for when someone signed a will, I made to others that fit
some of my documents:
Will Filed:
[HisHer] will was filed [Desc] [onDate] [inPlace].[Sources] [Notes]
and Will Recipient:
[HeShe] was named in the
I was just looking through the event list and I do not see a
Godfather/Godmother event. Is that one you created? I don't think I have
deleted any, but if I have would mind sending me the sentence wording so I
can recreate it?
Thanks,
Nancy
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From: "Richard Van
Janet,
The information you enter as "Event/Fact" does not show on the Family View
Screen (I am guessing that is what you are referring to as the Main screen
unless you have changed the defaults of what displays.
When you are entering information for an individual, the information on the
top par
I am really excited about the new videos coming out! I have learned so much
from the ones I have and I look forward to learning even more to get the
most out of Legacy.
Nancy
P.S. Will there be a package deal?
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From: "Geoff Rasmussen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Rep
To change the person/family that the file opens to, click on OPTIONS on the
toolbar and you will see "Set preferred startup family" and you can choose
from there.
Nancy
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From: "Robert Carneal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Beth,
I don't know if you can have both the Standard and Deluxe versions on the
same computer, but I may have found what you are looking for.
I have version 6 Deluxe and I was just in reports looking around. On the
Ancestor Book report, click on Report Options, then the Format tab. In
there, on
I ran a problem report today to see what I need to fix. I have a few that I
am not sure why they showed up. The person was born in 1862 and died in
1935. I have census events for 1880, 1900 and 1910. The report states that
the census events are outside of the persons life span. I have checked th
16 Jun 2006 12:42:00 -0700
The 1920 US Census form prints fine for me. Are you printing in Landscape
mode?
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:LegacyUserGroup-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy Bender
> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 9:34 AM
> To:
ri, 16 Jun 2006 15:53:40 +0100
Nancy Bender wrote
Are these not made for standard paper size?
What do you call "standard paper size"? In Europe, Australia and New
Zealand it is A4 (210 x 297mm) which is "standard" and in the USA (and
Canada, I think) it is Letter (8.5 x
I located the forms center in Legacy 6 and am glad to have all the census
forms so handy. But when I tried to print one (1920), the left side of the
page got cut off. Not alot, but enough so the title 1920... has the 1 and
most of the 9 missing. Are these not made for standard paper size?
Thank
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