Re: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Please change the subject, when the topic of your message changes to a new Topic

2007-10-24 Thread John Magyari
Please change the subject, when the topic of your message changes to a new Topic If you have a new topic unrelated to the original message, when doing a reply to message, please change the Subject as well. thanks, john Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiqu

RE: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-24 Thread Valerie Garton
lard Sent: Wednesday, 24 October 2007 11:47 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Valerie, Because of this comment, I believe TH was unsubscribed by Jim Terry. Glen Ballard _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

RE: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-24 Thread Valerie Garton
roup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Valerie, The person that sent that message has been removed from the list. Myrna Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive

Re: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-24 Thread myrna20
Valerie, The person that sent that message has been removed from the list. Myrna Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.Legacy

RE: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-24 Thread GBallard
CTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TH Sent: Friday, 19 October 2007 7:36 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Valerie, you'd have more time if you didn't make so many posts to this list. On 10/18/07, Valerie

RE: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-24 Thread Valerie Garton
] On Behalf Of TH Sent: Friday, 19 October 2007 7:36 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Valerie, you'd have more time if you didn't make so many posts to this list. On 10/18/07, Valerie Garton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

RE: Www - RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-23 Thread ronald ferguson
tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: RE: Www - RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:58:25 +1000 > > Thank you for this Jim. I will have a look when I can ge

RE: Www - RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-23 Thread Valerie Garton
Behalf Of Jim Terry Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2007 10:21 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Www - RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Valerie, We have a Web page that can help you learn how to use Legacy Family Tree at http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Learn2UseLegacy.

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-23 Thread Valerie Garton
2007 4:10 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Valerie, You are forgetting that this "hobby" is for you and your family. Sourcing can be complicated or just something that tells you where you got a certain piece of information.

RE: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-18 Thread Rob Miller
Subject: RE: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Once again many thanks. I will try and find time to go to the inter net with time to sit and study. Many thanks again. Where are you from your e-mail address does not say. Regards from Valerie in sunny Sydney. Researching: BEDDY, CULLODEN

Re: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-18 Thread TH
ger > Lewis > Sent: Friday, 19 October 2007 3:18 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? > > > I think what you are asking is found at > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/tipsSourceSamples.asp > > And that link is fo

RE: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-18 Thread Valerie Garton
ford -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Lewis Sent: Friday, 19 October 2007 3:18 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Www - Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? I think what you are asking is found at

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-18 Thread Roger Lewis
luck, Roger Lewis - Original Message - From: "Valerie Garton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 2:44 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Oh Roger where did you come from. This is just terrific I wish I had known about this a

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-18 Thread Evert van Dijken
gt; -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger > Lewis > Sent: Thursday, 18 October 2007 4:40 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? > > > Death cer

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-18 Thread Jim Terry
Behalf Of Valerie Garton Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 2:45 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Oh Roger where did you come from. This is just terrific I wish I had known about this ages ago No virus found in this outgoing message

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-18 Thread Valerie Garton
ie Garton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:19 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? > Yes I too agree whole heartedly with Diane. A terrific program BUT > dealing with the sources is a nightmare. I would find it a lot easier > if the

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-17 Thread Bob Withers
DianeLeMasson wrote: Right now I am using the standard (free) version until the new version comes out. Diane, Just in case you didn't know, you can upgrade to Legacy 6 Deluxe now and receive a free upgrade to V7 when it is available. Regards, Bob Legacy User Group guidelines: http

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-17 Thread Sara Binkley Tarpley
hed because of a few features. I don't feel bound to change my methods or to use all the features. Sara > - Original Message - > From: "Valerie Garton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:19 AM > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Le

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-17 Thread Jenny M Benson
Valerie Garton wrote I would find it a lot easier if the instructions were given as an example say a death certificate or a directory find or a cemetery detail. Geoff Rasmussen has set out some really clear examples at http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/tipsSourceSamples.asp There's no way *any

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-17 Thread Cary
t here to learn how to use the features that appealed to me. Cary [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Valerie Garton Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 12:20 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Le

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-17 Thread Roger Lewis
]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:19 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Yes I too agree whole heartedly with Diane. A terrific program BUT dealing with the sources is a nightmare. I would find it a lot easier if the instructions were given as an example say a death

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-17 Thread Toni Allen
l tumble down. Enjoy! Toni in Michigan (Sunny and warm today, but we all know what's coming!) - Original Message - From: "Valerie Garton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 1:19 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Yes I to

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-17 Thread Valerie Garton
roup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Hi Marilea, I am a newbie to Legacy as well. I haven't tried Family Tree Maker but I've tried other free programs & have found Legacy gives you a much better presentation of your family history. Right

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-17 Thread familyjesse
: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? I have FTM - chose it mostly for the 9-months's access to Ancestry.Com. But I kept running into things that I couldn't quite do or couldn't do as easily as I could in the free version of Legacy. I d

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-17 Thread Melody B
> early on of CHECKING your window's TITLE BAR to see what database you > > have > > loaded. > > > > And make several backups like they suggest. You don't always need to do > > a > > backup (depends on how much you did and how you feel about it), b

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-17 Thread Richard Hallford
g to start from > scratch). > You may want to give the backup files detailed names: > "Smith family - 2007-10-16-after I entered Grandma Jones info" > Or some lengthy verbose thing like that. > Oh - and it is a good idea to copy those backups to a different hard > drive, &g

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread Robert57P via Gmail
ose thing like that. Oh - and it is a good idea to copy those backups to a different hard drive, a different computer, to a USB "jump" drive, or whatever. That way if your harddrive crashes . . . Of course we ALL do do good backups for ALL of our data, DON'T WE!?!?!? (ha ha ha, yea

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread Jerry & Marilea Reinke
Thanks - Original Message - From: "ronald ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:43 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Marilea, I would be very surprised if you find it too difficult after using FTM. The b

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread Jerry & Marilea Reinke
Thanks... - Original Message - From: "Kirsten Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:22 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Marilea: The more times you hear it the better: Don't go back! I was an FTM user for year

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread agh3rd
Legacy, like TMG, Genbox, and some other programs, can be as simple or as complicated as one wishes to make it. It all depends on what bells and whistles one wishes to use and what depth of detail one wishes to record. As to the e-mails, just scan the headers and delete what you don't need ri

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread Jerry & Marilea Reinke
Thanks...Marilea - Original Message - From: "Bob Withers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? I think you should give Legacy a chance. Any program you use will have a number of advanc

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread Jerry & Marilea Reinke
Thanks...because lots of these discussions are way over my head. - Original Message - From: KathyB To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated??? Marlea: Truthfully, you probably don&#

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread Kirsten Bowman
Marilea: The more times you hear it the better: Don't go back! I was an FTM user for years before switching to Legacy a couple of years ago. I've never regretted it for a minute. There are folks on the list who can make the software do everything but dance (and maybe that, too). Their posts c

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread DianeLeMasson
Hi Marilea, I am a newbie to Legacy as well. I haven't tried Family Tree Maker but I've tried other free programs & have found Legacy gives you a much better presentation of your family history. Right now I am using the standard (free) version until the new version comes out. Yes this list is 'ver

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread ronald ferguson
Marilea, I would be very surprised if you find it too difficult after using FTM. The basics are pretty similar; Sourcing and Events are different and Legacy does not have a Facts facility (use Events). Others have given good advice and all I would wish to add is that I found it essential to r

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread John Carter
Hold on - it's not that difficult ;-) Entering data in Legacy is easy, it's just the details that get complex - and part of the complexity comes from the flexibility in Legacy that allows each person to structure things in a way that works for their research/documenting style. I've been using Leg

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread TH
Jerry & Marilea, Yes, it is complicated and I'm not certain that Legacy is really any better than Family Tree Maker but I've moved over and I'm here to stay. I suggest keeping it simple for yourself to begin with. Try to read as many of the help screens and the on-line user manual. Quite frankly,

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread Cathy
Hi Marilea, Legacy has a lot of features. If you try to learn all the features of a big program all at once, every program is too complicated. Most people find the basics of Legacy easy to use. It's a good idea to take the time to look at the Tutorials in the Help and watch the beginning vid

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread Bob Withers
I think you should give Legacy a chance. Any program you use will have a number of advanced features. My suggestion would be to use what you understand and grow into the more advanced features. Likewise most mailing lists will me made up of users of varying degrees of experience. When you d

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Too Complicated???

2007-10-16 Thread KathyB
Marlea: Truthfully, you probably don't need all the bells and whistles in the program - unless you want to use them. I use the basic portions of the program and haven't gotten into a tenth of the stuff that everyone else uses in the program. It's a great program, easy to use for the basics. Onc