Re: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance

2012-08-29 Thread JLB
Go to your Legacy folder and find a file called RG.dat. In a column called Date Modified you'll see a date. In Windows switch to Details view to see that column. JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 8/28/2012 11:28 PM, Pat Hickin wrote: > Mi

RE: [LegacyUG] Best way to enter Multiple year event

2012-08-29 Thread Alan Pereira
Wes, I have to say from the start that I do not place pictures in Legacy but you may be able to use my method in this one example. Use, as you already suggested the from to date for the Occupation. Use one source and include in the source detail the description and whereabouts in your filing sy

RE: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance

2012-08-29 Thread ArdenholmeGenealogy
Mine is the same as everyone else's - RG.dat 11/08/2006 21,860KB The Legacy folder is usually in your main drive - i.e. C: - and within the main Legacy folder you scroll down to find RG.dat Hope this helps, Jemima -Original Message- From: JLB [mailto:j...@jgen.ws] Sent: 29 August 20

RE: [LegacyUG] Clicking between screens in Family View

2012-08-29 Thread Ian GARDENER
Thank you Brian, That was very helpful, in fact I've printed out those tips & tricks to form part of a ready reference folder that I keep handy. Cheers Ian GARDENER -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Monday, 27 August 2012 11:33 PM To: Lega

RE: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance

2012-08-29 Thread Ian GARDENER
11 Aug 2006 here too. -Original Message- From: JLB [mailto:j...@jgen.ws] Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2012 5:36 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance Go to your Legacy folder and find a file called RG.dat. In a column called Date Modified you'll s

Re: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance

2012-08-29 Thread Mike Fry
On 2012/08/29 08:28, Pat Hickin wrote: > Michele wrote " You just go into the Legacy folder on your hard drive " > > That doesn't do it for me -- I need more specific details, please. I did > find a > file/folder(?) marked "Research" and it had a July 2012 date, but I don't > think > that

Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to enter Multiple year event

2012-08-29 Thread Wes
On 8/28/2012 5:47 PM, Brian/Support wrote: > Legacy accepts date between dd mmm and dd mmm so you could > enter the dates for the livery stable as between 1908 and 1914. A second > event for the Garage/Car Dealership could then be between 1914 and the > year it closed or was sold. Each Ev

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Data folder

2012-08-29 Thread Ron Ferguson
Marli, Yes, and yes. However provided that your pictures all have unique file names you will only need to click one picture for Legacy to find them all, or if in multiple new folders, one in each folder. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -Original Message- From: Marli Sent: Tuesday

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Data folder

2012-08-29 Thread Marli Yoder
Thanks. I'll "move" in my older file first to make sure I know what I'm doing ! :) - Original Message From: Ron Ferguson To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Cc: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Wed, August 29, 2012 8:58:42 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Data folder Marli, Y

[LegacyUG] Focus Group

2012-08-29 Thread Pat Hickin
I have 2 separate databases for my paternal & maternal families. For my paternal line(s) I want to create a gedcom of my paternal gr'father's family. (there is at least one intermarriage between my paternal gr'father's & paternal gr'mother's lines). In that paternal side dbf I have a total of

Re: [LegacyUG] Focus Group

2012-08-29 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 29/08/2012 23:00, Pat Hickin wrote: > I have 2 separate databases for my paternal & maternal families. > > For my paternal line(s) > > I want to create a gedcom of my paternal gr'father's family. (there is > at least one intermarriage between my paternal gr'father's & paternal > gr'mother's li

Re: [LegacyUG] Focus Group

2012-08-29 Thread Ron Ferguson
Pat, As on all screens, the Help Button on the Family Group screen is a context help. How to view the contents it the last item on the help page. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Pat Hickin Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 11:00 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Focus Group

2012-08-29 Thread Pat Hickin
Ron & Jenny, thanks for your prompt replies. However, Ron, when I click the Family tab, then Help, then Index, the last item is Zoom.. What IS the Family GROUP screen? (I also clicked "View" & there is nothing about a Family GROUP.) It seems to me a 'family" is by definition a "group." Jenny,

Re: [LegacyUG] Focus Group

2012-08-29 Thread Ron Ferguson
Pat, View>Focus Group, it initially opens at the Ancestor Options Screen, clicking OK takes you to the Focus Group Screen, bottom tight is the Help Button. You may have to Save first btw, I’m not certain. The screen which you get using Jenny’s method is the Focus Group Screen, the help Button