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Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Jane,
This is probably only a minor thing, but I noticed in your first
message you said:
I should like to know if reports in Legacy can be output to MS Word for
editing prior to printing?
while
: [LegacyUG] Report output
Is there no way to set it to open as a Word file rather than a Notepad file?
Jane
Leon Chapman wrote:
Most reports can be saved / created as an RTF file which any word
processor can readna and you can edit.
Chap
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Jane Sarles [EMAIL
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To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Jane,
This is probably only a minor thing, but I noticed in your first
message you said:
I should like to know if reports in Legacy can be output to MS
22, 2008 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Elizabeth,
I tried to do as your suggested. I put the path to MS Works into the
OptionCustomizeLaunch. It did not take me directly to Works, but
after I clicked save, it saved it in Notepad again. I may not be
doing something right
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Can you use WordPad instead of NotePad as your text editor please ?
Anne
Elizabeth Richardson wrote:
Jane, you can check your path after entering by clicking the button
Launch. I could hardly brag on myself to say that path names have
ever been much
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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:12:30 +1000
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To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Can you use WordPad instead of NotePad as your text editor please ?
Anne
Elizabeth Richardson wrote:
Jane, you can check your
Jane Sarles wrote
I may be mistaken, but my impression is that notepad does not allow one
to format text. That is why I don't wish to use it.
Well, yes, you're quite right. But with Legacy we have the option to
output formatted text to a WP or plain text to a text editor such as
Notepad.
(Patterson) Thompson
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Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Elizabeth,
I tried to do as your suggested. I put the path to MS Works
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Sent: 22 June 2008 06:27
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Or - click in NOTEPAD - Ctrl-A -- Ctrl-C then click in Word -- Ctrl-V
Easy enough to do.
Keith
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Jane
: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Is there no way to set it to open as a Word file rather than a
Notepad file?
Jane
Leon Chapman wrote:
Most reports can be saved / created as an RTF file which any word
processor can readna and you can edit.
Chap
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Jane Sarles
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To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Elizabeth,
I tried to do as your suggested. I put the path to MS Works into the
OptionCustomizeLaunch. It did not take me directly to Works, but
after I clicked save, it saved it in Notepad
Jane Sarles wrote
I tried to do as your suggested. I put the path to MS Works into the
OptionCustomizeLaunch. It did not take me directly to Works, but
after I clicked save, it saved it in Notepad again. I may not be doing
something right..path names have never been my strong point.
A
researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson
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From: Jane Sarles [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Elizabeth,
I tried to do as your suggested. I
Jenny,
I did as you suggested and put the path to MS Works in the THIRD field,
and I believe I got it to work as needed. I will continue to blunder
around and may get it done yet.
Jane
Jenny M Benson wrote:
Jane Sarles wrote
I tried to do as your suggested. I put the path to MS Works
Jane Sarles wrote
I left the same path name in the second field. Is that OK?
The second field is intended for your wordprocessor so having MS Works
in there is fine.
The third field is really intended for whatever program you wish to use
for text (.txt) files, which would normally be
Most reports can be saved / created as an RTF file which any word
processor can readna and you can edit.
Chap
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Jane Sarles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I should like to know if reports in Legacy can be output to MS Word for
editing prior to printing?
Jane Sarles
Is there no way to set it to open as a Word file rather than a Notepad
file?
Jane
Leon Chapman wrote:
Most reports can be saved / created as an RTF file which any word
processor can readna and you can edit.
Chap
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Jane Sarles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I
.
Elizabeth
researching the descendants of William and Sarah (Patterson) Thompson
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From: Jane Sarles [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Report output
Is there no way to set it to open
Hi Barbara;
It sounds like you may have his marriages/relationships out of order...
On the family view, click on the first little icon on the bottom of his view
(spouses) and make sure they are all in the right order.
This is the order it will come out one the reports...
Use the Order arrows to
Unless there is a specific reason why the mother's name should remain
hidden, I would be inclined to not use unknown. The fact that they did not
marry is already recorded, but the child was born to a real mother who
really is not unknown. If necessary, consider using a name easily discerned
as
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