Re: [LegacyUG] English pound symbol

2012-07-04 Thread Wm Voss
Are you using default fonts? Wm Voss On 04-Jul-12 7:08 PM, Pat Hickin wrote: > The only other symbol I have is the copyright symbol -- there used to > be more -- I don't know what happened to them! > > Pat > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Brian/Support > mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com>> wr

Re: [LegacyUG] English pound symbol

2012-07-04 Thread Wm Voss
So how do you add characters to the end? I can not. If I have a full strip (or any portion thereof) and add a new character, it is added at the head of the list -- as it has been since the ribbon function was added to Legacy nearly a decade ago. I have just tried this in v5, v6, v7, beta and gp. It

Re: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates --

2012-07-04 Thread Anne Hollingshead
How do you have "twelve different saved ways" ? Anne On 5/07/2012 6:16 AM, Tim Rosenlof wrote: > On the "Index" tab, I rename most all the columns to what I wish. I have > twelve different saved ways. Just click on the column heading and have > fun. I gather all sorts of information. > > I have

Re: [LegacyUG] English pound symbol

2012-07-04 Thread Brian/Support
No! Only the first 8 characters in the box appear. If you add characters to the end they will not show. If you are adding characters at the beginning of the box then your statement is correct. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com

RE: [LegacyUG] Ahnentafel

2012-07-04 Thread Richard and Evita Piepho
Sherry..maybe I used the wrong word... looking for a Ahnentafel Table with 2 columns one for the Paternal line and the other for the Maternal line with the Ahnentafel numbering system with a divisional name of Parents 2 & 3 then Grandparents 4 & 5 in one column and 6 & 7 in the other column.

Re: [LegacyUG] English pound symbol

2012-07-04 Thread Wm Voss
That is not how it works, Brian. You can continue to add characters, but each new one will push the oldest one off the list. If the pound symbol is the last entered and does not show, then it is broken. Wm Voss On 04-Jul-12 5:09 PM, Brian/Support wrote: > How many characters do you already have o

RE: [LegacyUG] Event Clipboard

2012-07-04 Thread Jan Roberts
Thanks Brian, this explains why it is happening. Cheers Jan -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Thursday, 5 July 2012 00:19 To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Event Clipboard I was going through old LUG messages while

Re: [LegacyUG] no Subscription

2012-07-04 Thread Brian/Support
I have forwarded this message to the person who manages our mailing lists. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Tha

Re: [LegacyUG] English pound symbol

2012-07-04 Thread Brian/Support
How many characters do you already have on the bar? There is a maximum limit of 8. If you are trying to add a ninth it will not work. Excess characters can be added to the box on the assign screen but they will not appear on the character bar when you return. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corpo

Re: [LegacyUG] no Subscription

2012-07-04 Thread Charani
Lynda wrote: > Hello, > > I requested and later verified that I had requested > a subscription to the group. > > Thus far, I have received nothing via email. > Can this be double checked? Have you checked the junk mail/spam folder both in Thunderbird and in webview? I've been getting mail throu

Re: [LegacyUG] no Subscription

2012-07-04 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
We don't usually get notified, just start recieving. If a problem, most staff is on holiday off Wednesday.  So may not be heard from until Thursday business hours. You seem to be in the system, but not much activity today. If my brain works, there were under a dozen messages, most sent Tuesday e

Re: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates --

2012-07-04 Thread Runolfson
I found the same problem, when I mistakenly put the birth date in however he would have been about 100 or older when his child was born and more about 100 years older than his wife. It would be nice if we could search for fathers age when child was born or ages of husband and wife even if no marr

[LegacyUG] no Subscription

2012-07-04 Thread Lynda
Hello, I requested and later verified that I had requested a subscription to the group. Thus far, I have received nothing via email. Can this be double checked? thank you, Lynda Brittain l...@cox.net Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messag

Re: [LegacyUG] English pound symbol

2012-07-04 Thread Pat Hickin
Thanks, William, but I AM double clicking the desired character and hitting "Return Character" and not just close! It won't go in!! Pat On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Wm Voss wrote: > Who mentioned "Names"? It has been available along with all the basic > characters since the introduction of

Re: [LegacyUG] English pound symbol

2012-07-04 Thread Wm Voss
Who mentioned "Names"? It has been available along with all the basic characters since the introduction of the ribbon itself. Make sure you are double clicking the desired character and hitting "Return Character" and not just close. Wm Voss On 04-Jul-12 3:04 PM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES wrote: > Becaus

RE: [LegacyUG] English pound symbol

2012-07-04 Thread Don Brown
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Re: [LegacyUG] English pound symbol

2012-07-04 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
Because no NAME I know of contains the pound symbol, but I understand someone writing pargraphs including money phrases in notes,  you might send a request to add that character into the available choices. From: Pat Hickin To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to create GEDCOM with no living people data?

2012-07-04 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
Just to be safer. Inspect the final list or printout to confirm the DB is exactly correct. The higher the quantity, the larger possibility to include or not people. From: Dick Hillenbrand To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2012 2:32

Re: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates --

2012-07-04 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
"Nothing I can find tells if Father is too old" There is no age that a 'random' man can no longer have a child. There are enough 80 and 90 year olds siring more. Females of course, do not have the same chance. Not everyone fits the group, but there is no way to determine wou might be in the grou

[LegacyUG] English pound symbol

2012-07-04 Thread Pat Hickin
Does anyone else have any problems with the character map in Events (or Notes) ? The directions tell us to double-click on a symbol to put it in the Return Symbols bar, but I can't get the English pound symbol to show. I have Leg v 201. I got the $ sign to go n the Return Symbols bar, but it did

Re: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates --

2012-07-04 Thread Tim Rosenlof
On the "Index" tab, I rename most all the columns to what I wish. I have twelve different saved ways. Just click on the column heading and have fun. I gather all sorts of information. I have 746 Individuals and 252 Marriages. I re-arrange many columns to my liking. Sit back, turn on the T.V. and

RE: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates --

2012-07-04 Thread Michele Lewis
I would just tag each marriage and go through your file one FGS at a time. 1436 isn’t that many. Michele From: runolf...@aol.com [mailto:runolf...@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 3:12 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates --

Re: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates --

2012-07-04 Thread Runolfson
At the moment 1436 In a message dated 7/4/2012 12:08:59 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ancestor...@gmail.com writes: How many people are in your file? Michele -Original Message- From: runolf...@aol.com [mailto:runolf...@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 2:08 PM To: LegacyUserGr

RE: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates --

2012-07-04 Thread Michele Lewis
How many people are in your file? Michele -Original Message- From: runolf...@aol.com [mailto:runolf...@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 2:08 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates -- All I can find on the Potential Problems repo

Re: [LegacyUG] including a URL in a detail of a source citation

2012-07-04 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 04/07/2012 19:04, Gene Golovchinsky wrote: > I am using Legacy 7.5 Deluxe Edition. I created a master source record > for information found in an online database by selecting the Birth > records > Birth register > created at city/local level > online database > template. Having entered a bunch o

Re: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates --

2012-07-04 Thread Runolfson
All I can find on the Potential Problems report deal with Parents too young or Mother too old. Nothing I can find tells if Father is too old. I do not have many death dates so that will not help. I do not have many marriage dates so that is no help. an example I have was mother was born in 1233

[LegacyUG] including a URL in a detail of a source citation

2012-07-04 Thread Gene Golovchinsky
I am using Legacy 7.5 Deluxe Edition. I created a master source record for information found in an online database by selecting the Birth records > Birth register > created at city/local level > online database template. Having entered a bunch of data, I now see two problems that I am now sure how

Re: [LegacyUG] Ahnentafel

2012-07-04 Thread Sherry/Support
Take a look at the chart on the Ancestor tab in Reports. That's basic names, dates and locations. What you're referring to is the book report, which is much larger. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Richard and Evita Piepho < erpie...@hotma

Re: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates

2012-07-04 Thread Sherry/Support
Try running the Potential Problems report on the Books/Other tab of the Reports menu and see if that finds them. Did you know we have a Legacy User Group that meets in Bellevue on the first Wed of the month? On the Legacy website www.LegacyFamilyTree.com, go to Help Center > User Groups for more i

RE: [LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates

2012-07-04 Thread Michele Lewis
The Potential Problems list with find age problems between parent and child but not between spouses (that I know of!) Michele -Original Message- From: runolf...@aol.com [mailto:runolf...@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 12:37 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [Legac

[LegacyUG] Search for problem in dates

2012-07-04 Thread Runolfson
I have created a new file to work on my Icelandic family line. I have found a couple of times that I put a birth date in wrong. Is there a way to search for wide age differences in Husband and Wife, or a way to search for a father and child that have age differences like the ones you would find

Re: [LegacyUG] Ahnentafel

2012-07-04 Thread Brian/Support
The numbers of people on the pedigree charts are also Ahnentafel numbers for the starting person. If that creates a more compact report you can use that as an alternative to the narrative Ancestor report. If you only want a list style report with names and numbers make up a sample of what you woul

Re: [LegacyUG] Search and replace of extra carriage returns in Event-Notes

2012-07-04 Thread Brian/Support
I have submitted a problem report on this issue so the search and replace can be fixed. We had a similar report on the inability to find the tab as well but that one was fixed in 2011. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are c

RE: [LegacyUG] Ahnentafel

2012-07-04 Thread Richard and Evita Piepho
Ok I see what you meanI can use it but will have to manually make my own chart... it will help...take the name index as hard copy; write in the Ahnentafel number; and then make my chart; etc I wanted to get away from make 29 pages when a chart would do for 3 or 4 pages ...when I send to

Re: [LegacyUG] Decendant Narrative Text Report Formatting

2012-07-04 Thread Sherry/Support
Do you have the latest build 7.5.0.201? There was a bug with settings in a previous build which as been fixed. Go to Options > Customize > Data Defaults and make sure the setting for "Units of Measurement" shows "inches" and not cm. Then go back to the report and click on "Reset" in the lower ri

Re: [LegacyUG] Move to a previous version

2012-07-04 Thread Sherry/Support
Is there a particular reason you want to go back? After making a gedcom of your Family File(s), you will have to uninstall Legacy then delete the files in the c:\Legacy folder - being careful not to delete any of your saved files such as reports, pictures, etc. Then install the previous version o

Re: [LegacyUG] Search the IGI

2012-07-04 Thread Brian/Support
The help file has not been updated to reflect the discontinuance of the IGI and there are quite a few help topics which still relate to the IGI. I have added a new problem report to have the IGI help topics removed. I also suggested that a new Help topic be written explaining that the IGI records a

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Folders

2012-07-04 Thread Sherry/Support
Dave, The Docs folder is for documents, spreadsheets, PDF files, etc which you link to the Picture Gallery. I have only the "Videos" sub-folder in my release version of Legacy, but I also have a "Video" sub-folder in my beta so I'm not sure why there are two. I'd delete the "Video" sub-folder, if

[LegacyUG] Legacy Folders

2012-07-04 Thread Dave Johnson
While trying to figure out how to structure my documentation, I discovered the Legacy has several file folders for that purpose. Could someone give me the purpose for the following file folders? Legacy/Data Legacy/Docs Legacy/Video Legacy/Videos Legacy/Pictures Legacy/Sounds Legacy/Temp

Re: [LegacyUG] Duplicate family

2012-07-04 Thread Ron Ferguson
Elizabeth, In addition to being able to add the RINs to names at the bottom of the Family View Screen you will also see the RIN and MRIN in the boxes. Others have given details as to resolving your problem. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -Original Message- From: Elizabeth Cunning

Re: [LegacyUG] Descendant Narrative Text Report Formatting

2012-07-04 Thread Ron Ferguson
Have you checked that your settings are in cms or inches depending on what you normally use? Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -Original Message- From: A. J. Rawls Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 6:43 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Decendant Narrative Te

Re: [LegacyUG] Event Clipboard

2012-07-04 Thread Brian/Support
I was going through old LUG messages while cleaning out my in boxes. I see in the Archives that you never received a reply to this question. The event clipboard is not the same as the source clipboard. When you set up an event clipboard entry Legacy creates a temporary pointer to the selected even

Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to create GEDCOM with no living people data?

2012-07-04 Thread Tim Rosenlof
On 7/4/2012 3:32 AM, Dick Hillenbrand wrote: > Thanks to Ron Ferguson I have been reading about tagging and advanced > tagging, and I still do not understand what it is all about or how to > do what I need. > > Here is my goal. I want to split my Legacy database starting with my > paternal grandfa

Re: [LegacyUG] Move to a previous version

2012-07-04 Thread Ron Ferguson
Yes, Colin, you can. But do not forget that you may well not have a complete transfer of all you settings. For example Source Writer format will be lost, some privacy settings may be lost, it is by no means a perfect transfer. If the OP indicates why this transfer is wanted, maybe more construc

Re: [LegacyUG] Move to a previous version

2012-07-04 Thread Tim Rosenlof
On 7/3/2012 11:49 PM, A. J. Rawls wrote: > How do we go back to a previous version of legacy? > > Thanks, > A. J. GEDCOM is the only way. Be cautious. If you are using SourceWriter, they will be changed to basic. -- Tim Rosenlof Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Et

Re: [LegacyUG] Move to a previous version

2012-07-04 Thread Colin Liddell
Aaah..but you can make a Gedcom of your present file then install the version of Legacy you want and then import the gedcom file into that. Colin. - Original Message - From: "Jenny M Benson" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Move to a previous versio

Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to create GEDCOM with no living people data?

2012-07-04 Thread Charani
Dick Hillenbrand wrote: > Here is my goal. I want to split my Legacy database starting with my > paternal grandfather, to include all of his ancestors and all descendants > of his ancestors. 8>< > I did this many years ago with other genealogy programs, such as PAF, > Brothers Keeper and FTM, but

Re: [LegacyUG] Decendant Narrative Text Report Formatting

2012-07-04 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 04/07/2012 06:43, A. J. Rawls wrote: > I seem to have a hanging indent about 4 inches from the left margin > that I cannot clear, the whole document seems to use it as it's left > margin. Please tell us more about the settings you are using: page setup, output format. -- Jenny M Benson L

Re: [LegacyUG] Move to a previous version

2012-07-04 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 04/07/2012 06:49, A. J. Rawls wrote: > How do we go back to a previous version of legacy? When you upgrade from one version to the next you are warned that changes will be made to your Family File which mean that it will no longer be usable in the older version of the program. -- Jenny M Benso

Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to create GEDCOM with no living people data?

2012-07-04 Thread Dick Hillenbrand
Thanks to Ron Ferguson I have been reading about tagging and advanced tagging, and I still do not understand what it is all about or how to do what I need. Here is my goal. I want to split my Legacy database starting with my paternal grandfather, to include all of his ancestors and all descendant