Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy file on a Kindle or other tablet device?

2010-08-18 Thread Barrie Smart
FWIW, I have an iPad, and have just tested an app. called Families, that syncs with Legacy on my PC. It uses something similar to Dropbox, but its part of their app. Unfortunately it doesn't handle relationships etc, so its not really ideal for info entry, which can be done. But for a small, portab

Re: [LegacyUG] Page numbers not started where I want on descendant report

2010-08-18 Thread Evert van Dijken
I use gmail and have an option to select Plain text or Rich formatting. If I send to the LUG I'm using Plain text. Evert On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Ron Ferguson wrote: > Jenny M Benson wrote: >> On 18/08/2010 19:53, Ron Ferguson wrote: >>> Thank you for trying to change to Plain Text, I am

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Sources & Swedish Records

2010-08-18 Thread Kathy Meyer
I would also be interested; I'm assuming there are more than just a couple of us sourcing Genline and any insights would be appreciated. Kathy Meyer On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Tim Rosenlof wrote: > Hi Steve. > > Email me privately. I am a Genline user. > > Regards, > Tim Rosenlof > > On 8/

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Sources & Swedish Records

2010-08-18 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I added a Source type: Husförhörslängd,  and since I created these Sources before SourceWriter existed, here is an example of one. Sverige, Värmland, Brunskog, 1760-1763 AI:1 472.12-13. I also have the BMD records using the date ranges. Note the Genline number after the date range. When I have a

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Sources & Swedish Records

2010-08-18 Thread Tim Rosenlof
Hi Steve. Email me privately. I am a Genline user. Regards, Tim Rosenlof On 8/18/2010 6:30 PM, Steve & Shirley wrote: > Hi, > Can some one help me with sourcing Swedish records from Genline? Because > there are so many images for each person I'm looking for a shortcut to > enter the source infor

[LegacyUG] Legacy Sources & Swedish Records

2010-08-18 Thread Steve & Shirley
Hi, Can some one help me with sourcing Swedish records from Genline? Because there are so many images for each person I'm looking for a shortcut to enter the source information. I've been through the tutorial and have ordered the training CD but I could use some tips on this. Thanks so much.

Re: [LegacyUG] Syncronising Legacy Files

2010-08-18 Thread G Oliver
Ron, You are right, because my original folders are backed up without compression I do not have to use Legacy backup. I got in the habit early so I have two copies, the original and the Legacy zip file both ultimately backed up by Mozy. I guess that's what you call a belt and suspenders man. I ha

[LegacyUG] Syncronising Legacy Files

2010-08-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
I have started a new thread, as this was getting way off the subject of the original post! I just use the manual method of copying via a USB stick, at least since I installed SP3 on my PC and can no longer copy files from my laptop to PC (works the other way round though!). Re: the size of the me

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy file on a Kindle or other tablet device?

2010-08-18 Thread G Oliver
Sherry, I actually use a 16gb USB drive for my master genealogy files. Most of the time it stays in my desktop and is synced to my hard drive and backed up by Mozy. When i move it to the Netbook I have everything (sneaker net). The drive letter is X on both machines so my legacy media stays attach

Re: [LegacyUG] Page numbers not started where I want on descendant report

2010-08-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 18/08/2010 19:53, Ron Ferguson wrote: >> Thank you for trying to change to Plain Text, I am so fed up with >> changing OP's formats that I am seriously considering not replying >> to HTML posts in future. Your ISP cannot help with the format in >> which you post as it is

Re: [LegacyUG] Page numbers not started where I want on descendant report

2010-08-18 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 18/08/2010 19:53, Ron Ferguson wrote: > Thank you for trying to change to Plain Text, I am so fed up with changing > OP's formats that I am seriously considering not replying to HTML posts in > future. Your ISP cannot help with the format in which you post as it is > governed by your email clien

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy file on a Kindle or other tablet device?

2010-08-18 Thread Ron Bernier
I use dropbox to keep my desktop PC and my Netbook in sync. There is one database file and no matter which unit I use to open/update the file, both units are using the latest information. On 8/18/10, Sherry/Support wrote: > > Sounds like an awesome little computer! > > For the edification of the

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy file on a Kindle or other tablet device?

2010-08-18 Thread Sherry/Support
Sounds like an awesome little computer! For the edification of the Legacy users who work with both a PC and laptop, how do you synch the two databases? I have my ideas on how it should be done (IntelliShare comes to mind) but was wondering how some of you handle this?? Sincerely, Sherry Technic

[LegacyUG] Legacy file on a Kindle or other tablet device?

2010-08-18 Thread G Oliver
I use an ASUS T91MT convertible Net book/Tablet with Win 7. I have had mine for about 6 months and use it everyday and could not be happier. It is a Swiss Army Knife computer. The touchscreen rotates and folds down like a book or you can use it like any other netbook. Right now I have Legacy and A

Re: [LegacyUG] Page numbers not started where I want on descendant report

2010-08-18 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I went into the program and ordered up a report and changed page number to 4, it worked on text. I then used one of my lines with 15 gens and it is actually created a scroll, not a page.  I went back and this family got pages 4-7.  You may want to do PDF. It did the report like expected. I think

Re: [LegacyUG] Page numbers not started where I want on descendant report

2010-08-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
John, Thank you for trying to change to Plain Text, I am so fed up with changing OP's formats that I am seriously considering not replying to HTML posts in future. Your ISP cannot help with the format in which you post as it is governed by your email client, be it Outlook Express, Outlook, Thunder

[LegacyUG] Page numbers not started where I want on descendant report

2010-08-18 Thread john . woods
It was suggested on an earlier post that I should do it as text not html. I apologise if that's what's happening I can't find any way to specify what is sent. I'll contact my mail provider. In the meantime. I have a problem with the descendant report. I set it to start page numbers at a specific

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy (Families) program for iPhone

2010-08-18 Thread hwedhlor
Hi Kathy, I hope that you are not put off from the Families app by some of the complexities encountered by new users. Aside from having participated in the beta testing of the Families app, I have no affiliation with the TelGen firm, and as a long-time genealogist, and someone who has worked wi

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy (Families) program for iPhone

2010-08-18 Thread hwedhlor
Graham, Not to worry, and no apology required. I suspect there are others on the LUG list who are interested in the exchange as well. :-) John On 8/18/2010 2:51 AM, Graham wrote: > Sorry, I'm going from bad to worse. That last post was supposed to go > private. > > Appologies, Graham > > > >

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy (Families) program for iPhone

2010-08-18 Thread hwedhlor
Hi Graham, Sorry that I didn't get back to you last night, but it was rather late for me, and it had been a long day, so I retired shortly after midnight, Arizona time. Connecting your iPhone to your computer via the USB cable is certainly possible, but performing a sync to the Families app via

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy (Families) program for iPhone

2010-08-18 Thread Kathy Meyer
I, for one, have been very interested in the string of comments about the families application; it's helping me decide if I want to use that in the future; I hope all of the comments will not be made privately because I'm learning an awful lot from other's difficulties as they get their own program

Re: [LegacyUG] AniMap

2010-08-18 Thread Mike Fry
On 2010/08/18 11:57, Ron Ferguson wrote: > Mike Fry wrote: >> On 2010/08/17 08:18, Ron Ferguson wrote: >> >>> You are quite right, Czechoslovakia has had so many boundary changes >>> over the years that it has disappeared from the maps !!! ;-) >> >> Not so! More a case of a split personality. In an

Re: [LegacyUG] Any way to move pictures to event?

2010-08-18 Thread David Baker
Ok, hopefully I have this GMail sorted so it only sends plain text. The Legacy cut and cut all functions worked very nicely and paste from clipboard allowed me to put them back attached to the correct event. So, even if I do have to send them to a Source instead of an Event some time in the future

Re: [LegacyUG] Any way to move pictures to event?

2010-08-18 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
Replying to Ron's post because original post was not plain text... >I can't see any way that doesn't require me to retype (or actually >copy/paste) both the caption and the Description fields. This is going to >get tedious for 200 documents! When you remove a picture in Legacy it actually copies

Re: [LegacyUG] Any way to move pictures to event?

2010-08-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
Dave, I'm afraid that I know of no other way of so doing, which is why I did not answer that part of your question :-) Ron Ferguson _ *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J

Re: [LegacyUG] Any way to move pictures to event?

2010-08-18 Thread David Baker
Actually I wasn't after a discussion on TNG - I mentioned it in passing as the reason why I wanted my documents attached to events. Sorry if it deflected from my question. So, my question still stands - is there a way in Legacy to move documents (scanned so they are effectively pictures) from one

Re: [LegacyUG] Any way to move pictures to event?

2010-08-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
Dave, A discussion on TNG is out of order on this list, as it is not a Legacy product or Add-on. It should be addressed to TNG or you may like to raise it on the Web Users Legacy Forum (WUL) at http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/WUL/ There is not right and wrong way to attach documents, unless one

Re: [LegacyUG] AniMap

2010-08-18 Thread Ron Ferguson
Mike Fry wrote: > On 2010/08/17 08:18, Ron Ferguson wrote: > >> You are quite right, Czechoslovakia has had so many boundary changes >> over the years that it has disappeared from the maps !!! ;-) > > Not so! More a case of a split personality. In any case, the land is > still there :-) Sorry, to

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy (Families) program for iPhone

2010-08-18 Thread Graham
Sorry, I'm going from bad to worse. That last post was supposed to go private. Appologies, Graham 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 me

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy (Families) program for iPhone

2010-08-18 Thread Graham
Hello John, Thanks for taking the time. I will ask one question of you regarding WiFi. My iPhone is not able to connect to the Internet, but it can connect via USB to the computer...so why can't it transfer the file that way rather than WiFi? Thank you, Graham - Original Message -

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy (Families) program for iPhone

2010-08-18 Thread Graham
Hi Graham, Sorry to hear of your frustrations in obtaining the Families app, and getting it running. Families is not a product of Millennium, nor is it associated with their Legacy Family Tree product other than it was designed to synchronize data with Legacy. Families is a product of TelGen,

Re: [LegacyUG] AniMap

2010-08-18 Thread Mike Fry
On 2010/08/17 08:18, Ron Ferguson wrote: > You are quite right, Czechoslovakia has had so many boundary changes over > the years that it has disappeared from the maps !!! ;-) Not so! More a case of a split personality. In any case, the land is still there :-) -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg