Re: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch Interface

2012-07-14 Thread JLB
I've been wondering the same thing. I've just opened FamilySearch inside Legacy and I can go to nFS as before. I thought there was a way to go from there to Family Tree but I guess not. It's the same login but not a connected location yet. I'm guessing when it's time Legacy will make the change to

RE: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch Interface

2012-07-14 Thread Lee Bruch
For these questions re interface of Legacy with Family Search and nFS: I'd suggest you question and discuss on the LegacyFS (Legacy Family Search) user group. Discussions there center of Legacy as it related to Family Search and nFS and people there are very knowledgeable. You can find more

Re: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch Interface

2012-07-14 Thread Maureen Lake
I've been on Family Tree for nearly a year now in beta. Yes, changes made in nFS will also appear in FT. The only thing I have heard conflicting stories about is whether your nFS sources will transfer. Anyone looking to check out FT can contact me off-list and we'll see what we can do. I'm

RE: [LegacyUG] No Messages

2012-07-14 Thread Ron Ferguson
LOL I had wanted to get something finished and actually went to bed at 3:00am. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Fred Lindsay fredlind...@sympatico.ca wrote: Ron, do yyou ever sleep? I received your reply to Linda Swift at 9 P.M. EDT, I believe that is 2 A.M. Saturday where you are

RE: [LegacyUG] Quoting Electoral (Voter) Roll as a source

2012-07-14 Thread Gavin Nicholson
OK understand now. Still I think my advice below to use the basic format will still be valid. -Original Message- From: Ian GARDENER [mailto:ijg3...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, 14 July 2012 1:53 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Quoting Electoral (Voter) Roll

Re: [LegacyUG] multi-media files

2012-07-14 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 14/07/2012 15:06, Sydney Gabel wrote: I would like to restore my Legacy multi-media files, which are on my flash drive. How do I get it unzip? See http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/helpMediaBackups.asp -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] multi-media files

2012-07-14 Thread Mike Fry
On 14/07/2012 15:06, Sydney Gabel wrote: I would like to restore my Legacy multi-media files, which are on my flash drive. How do I get it unzip? Start-- Help and Support-- type Unzip in the Search Help field -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy User Group guidelines:

Re: [LegacyUG] Request for Opinions - documenting Source - photocopy of death certificate

2012-07-14 Thread Gene Adams
This one should be relatively easy:  Birth RecordsBirth CertificateLocal Level.  Then in the detail, place the certificate number, name, etc., that is the one in the Harrisburg archives, and which is also the repository if you so chose to define.  Then in the future, anyone else will know where

RE: [LegacyUG] Request for Opinions - documenting Source - photocopy of death certificate

2012-07-14 Thread Michele Lewis
I take the VERY simple approach to citing death certificate. The point is to cite enough info so that a person could get their own copy if they wanted. This is how my death certificates look like: Mississippi State Department of Health, death certificate 3466 (1943), Jesse Collon Simmons.

Re: [LegacyUG] Request for Opinions - documenting Source - photocopy of death certificate

2012-07-14 Thread Tim Rosenlof
On 7/14/2012 10:22 AM, Gene Adams wrote: This one should be relatively easy: Birth RecordsBirth CertificateLocal Level. Then in the detail, place the certificate number, name, etc., that is the one in the Harrisburg archives, and which is also the repository if you so chose to define. Then

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheets

2012-07-14 Thread JLB
What I was doing recently was printing to HTML and then copying and pasting into Jarte, which is an alternative to WordPad, just because I like it better. So there's your RTF. It's doable. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 7/14/2012 1:22

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheets

2012-07-14 Thread JLB
Another option is to use Kompozer or some other free HTML editor. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 7/14/2012 1:53 PM, JLB wrote: What I was doing recently was printing to HTML and then copying and pasting into Jarte, which is an

RE: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheets

2012-07-14 Thread Michele Lewis
I want it to look pretty like the screen print or the pdf, the text file and the HTML are not the same. Michele -Original Message- From: JLB [mailto:j...@jgen.ws] Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 4:54 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group

RE: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheets

2012-07-14 Thread Charles Apple
Michele, The following *will not* work on the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, however, if you have Adobe Acrobat Professional follow these steps. 1. Print your family group sheet to PDF remembering where you saved it. 2. Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Professional. 3. From the menu choose FILE SAVE

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheets

2012-07-14 Thread Margaret Turner
Michele 1. Free software to convert pdf to rtf: http://www.nemopdf.com/pdf-to-word.html 2. online converter - one document at a time emailed back to http://www.pdftoword.com/ 3. purchase a commercial product :) Margaret -- On 15 July 2012 06:22, Michele Lewis ancestor...@gmail.com wrote: Is

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheets

2012-07-14 Thread JLB
When I tried NemoPDF it cut off the bottom of the program window so I can't see the 'Convert' button. Other than not being able to use it, it looks great. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 7/14/2012 4:42 PM, Margaret Turner wrote:

Re: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch Interface

2012-07-14 Thread Kirsten Bowman
JL: What I'm understanding at this point is that Family Tree and new.FamilySearch are just different views of the same database but they each have slightly different capabilities. I log on to new.FamilySearch directly or through Legacy but go to Family Tree via FamilySearch.org. I believe

RE: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheets

2012-07-14 Thread Michele Lewis
Thank you so much! This will save me a ton of time. I guess I should explain WHY I need to be able to edit FGS. I am using a portion of my file for a 4 generation genealogy for ICAPGen. Because this is a family that I have been working on for 20 years I have multiple sources for each fact.

[LegacyUG] import gedcom from RootsMAgic- problem

2012-07-14 Thread Bonnie Samuel
I've just downloaded Legacy via Bootcamp, then imported a gedcom from RootsMagic. I ran an individual report and now have quite a mess! 1st, under General all notes begin with CONC and are very incomplete from the original….Help! And thanks Bonnie Samuel bon...@bonniesamuel.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing Family Group Sheets

2012-07-14 Thread JLB
Nemo, unfortunately, is deemed incompatible by Windows 7. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 7/14/2012 7:19 PM, Michele Lewis wrote: Thank you so much! This will save me a ton of time. I guess I should explain WHY I need to be able to

Re: [LegacyUG] import gedcom from RootsMAgic- problem

2012-07-14 Thread Paul Brown
Bonnie, Replied off list, seeking more info. Paul Brown - Original Message - From: Bonnie Samuel bon...@bonniesamuel.com To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 12:27 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] import gedcom from RootsMAgic- problem I've just downloaded Legacy via