Re: [LegacyUG] Sorting of the combination of children and step children, by birth date

2010-05-10 Thread Ron Ferguson
Gary, I don't think that the point is can it be done, but rather, should it be done. In my view it shouldn't; my reasoning being that if one has decided to keep the families separate then that is how they should be, and that is how they should be presented. It is possible to have both worlds, as

Re: [LegacyUG] Sorting of the combination of children and step children, by birth date

2010-05-10 Thread Ron Ferguson
Gary, There is a typo in my last post. The phrase "I would not wish to put my consideration about that of the family at that time" should say "*above* that of the family" Sorry about that! Ron Ferguson _ *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pi

Re: [LegacyUG] Step-children.... in Family Group Sheets

2010-05-10 Thread jmglover
Many thanks to Connie, Ron and Mike for you great help. Cheers, Jill Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server -

RE: [LegacyUG] tagging marriage list

2010-05-10 Thread Charles Apple
Robert, I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but, after showing the Marriage List, click on the help button in the lower right corner. It states that one can tag or untag all marriages by clicking on the column heading for the tag that you want to use, i.e., tags 1, 2, 3, etc. Hope

Re: [LegacyUG] tagging marriage list

2010-05-10 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
If you want to tag all the marriages that result from a search or a focus group ltools is the way to go. http://zippersoftware.com/index.htm -- Richard Van Wasshnova http://www.gencircles.com/users/vanwasshnova http://gw.geneanet.org/vanwasshnova On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:29 PM, JLB wrote: > I s

Re: [LegacyUG] tagging marriage list

2010-05-10 Thread JLB
That sounded like it would do what I want but I tried it (clicking on a column header) and nothing happened. - JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog On 5/10/2010 6:14 AM, Charles Apple wrote: > Robert, I don't know if this is what you are looking for, b

Re: [LegacyUG] tagging marriage list

2010-05-10 Thread Jenny M Benson
Charles Apple wrote >Robert, I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but, after >showing the Marriage List, click on the help button in the lower right >corner. It states that one can tag or untag all marriages by clicking >on the column heading for the tag that you want to use, i.e., tag

[LegacyUG] Media Backup

2010-05-10 Thread brittongen
Anyone know how Media Backup works? Does it back up the media, just the references, or do something else? Is the result accessible or buried in with the family data? kb Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

Re: [LegacyUG] Media Backup

2010-05-10 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I don't know a lot, but whenever I add new photos or rearrange old ones, I check the box and it asks if they are going to the same place, just like the regular backup. It then runs both in tandem, as I expected. I don't have none-photo media, but expect it would be grabbed at the same time. I on

Re: [LegacyUG] Media Backup

2010-05-10 Thread Ron Ferguson
I don't use it either - it's far too big! The last time I looked at it, some years ago so my memory may be wrong, I think it held copies of all the multimedia and the paths. I much prefer to save my multimedia files on a disk, or elsewhere and not on PC, so I copy the files directly to wheresoever

Re: [LegacyUG] Media Backup

2010-05-10 Thread JLB
All the media I link to Legacy is backed up from its original location. If you don't already do this, then Media Backup will do it for you. Where it backs up to is your choice. - JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog On 5/10/2010 11:38 AM, britton...@com

RE: [LegacyUG] Media Backup

2010-05-10 Thread Sherry/Support
The Multimedia Backup will back up those pictures, sounds, videos and files you have linked to in that specific Family File. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation supp...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy

[LegacyUG] Use of Gedcom Files

2010-05-10 Thread Doris Beck
Hello all, I would imagine that this subject has been discussed before, and it may be a little off topic, so I have already referred to the archives and the Legacy help files and am not satisfied with an answer, so now I come to seek advice from experienced users as to what would be the best, mo

[LegacyUG] Events/Facts Box

2010-05-10 Thread Wes
In the Events/Facts Box for an Individual's Informations, there are two columns I can't figure out. They are both on the right hand side of the box. The first lookd like an "S"; the other is a + sign. I have tried the HELP, no help, and I have tried a search on these archives. Does anyone know

RE: [LegacyUG] Events/Facts Box

2010-05-10 Thread Doris Beck
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RE: [LegacyUG] Media Backup

2010-05-10 Thread CE Wood
Does it back the actual pictures, sound, video, and other FILES themselves? What I have gathered from many posts here is that it is the PATHS TO those files that are backed up but not the actual files themselves. CE -Original Message- From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytr

Re: [LegacyUG] Media Backup

2010-05-10 Thread Ron Ferguson
I am sure it is the files and paths Ron Ferguson _ *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England _

RE: [LegacyUG] tagging marriage list

2010-05-10 Thread Charles Apple
Thanks Jenny, for the correction. I have read it again and you are correct. Thanks again, Charles -Original Message- From: Jenny M Benson [mailto:ge...@cedarbank.me.uk] Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 2:54 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] tagging marriage list C

RE: [LegacyUG] Media Backup

2010-05-10 Thread Sherry/Support
The Multimedia Backup does do a back up of the actual files linked to in Legacy, based on the paths and file names within the database. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation supp...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world o

RE: [LegacyUG] Use of Gedcom Files

2010-05-10 Thread Kirsten Bowman
Doris: If you investigate the Legacy process for creating a GEDCOM, you'll find that under the GEDCOM 5.5 option > Customize, you're given a list of all the GEDCOM codes and can select the items you want to include or exclude. You must take care with your selections, though, to avoid unintende