[LegacyUG] How to use this census as a source

2012-09-04 Thread Tony Rolfe
The 1911 Census of England and Wales includes information regarding the number of children born to the current marriage, how many are still alive and how many have died. One of my ancestors appears having had 6 children, 3 living and 3 having died. They have an unusual surname and a search of the

Re: [LegacyUG] Citing website sources

2012-09-04 Thread Paula Ryburn
Just catching up on summer threads (been mending from a broken arm), so late to this party. Great thread, Jenny! What it brings to mind, though, is an earlier discussion of (for example) US Census records, images of which can be found online at at least three major websites here. The previous discu

Re: [LegacyUG] Transfer data from one individual to another

2012-09-04 Thread JLB
Maybe you can do it with split-screen view? and drag the events across and the sources will come along for the ride. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 9/4/2012 7:34 PM, Chuck Schober wrote: > How can I move events and sources from person "

Re: [LegacyUG] unwanted capitalization in Event notes after .gedcom import??

2012-09-04 Thread Mike Fry
On 2012/09/04 19:44, Sherry/Support wrote: > Mike, Legacy is written in an older programming language the the programmers > are > using what's available. I know. VB6 or something very alike. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Et

Re: [LegacyUG] TEST MESSAGE--PLEASE DELETE

2012-09-04 Thread mary hartmann-bowden
Yes it came Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -Original message- From: Laura Y Beaudin To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Tue, Sep 4, 2012 18:52:05 GMT+00:00 Subject: [LegacyUG] TEST MESSAGE--PLEASE DELETE Just trying to see if this message goes through since I've attempted

Re[2]: [LegacyUG] TEST MESSAGE--PLEASE DELETE

2012-09-04 Thread Ron Bernier
Larry, Even though it came through, it sounds like Laura is not receiving emails from the list - i.e. she can send messages to the list but is not receiving messages from the list. Laura, I'm sending a copy of this email to your email address. If you are not receiving messages from the Legacy

[LegacyUG] TEST MESSAGE--PLEASE DELETE

2012-09-04 Thread Laura Y Beaudin
Just trying to see if this message goes through since I've attempted several times to subscribe and never received any messages from the list. Laura Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legac

Re: [LegacyUG] unwanted capitalization in Event notes after .gedcom import??

2012-09-04 Thread Sherry/Support
Mike, Legacy is written in an older programming language the the programmers are using what's available. When the programmers port Legacy over to a new language which will handle Unicode fonts, they will be able to have more flexibility with the Notes as well. For now, we have what we have and we

Re: [LegacyUG] unwanted capitalization in Event notes after .gedcom import??

2012-09-04 Thread Sherry/Support
That's for opening files in RTF or documents you have linked to in the Picture Gallery. The case option in Options > Customize > Data Format only affects the specific fields mentioned in the options. You should have those set the way you want them before you do the import. The options don't affe

Re: [LegacyUG] unwanted capitalization in Event notes after .gedcom import??

2012-09-04 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 04/09/2012 18:13, Robert Austen wrote: > Legacy does give you the option to use an 'Alternate Word Processor' > (Options/Customize/Launch), unfortunately I can't see any difference > when entering notes. I've closed/restarted Legacy, tried different > paths, and still no perceptible difference.

RE: [LegacyUG] unwanted capitalization in Event notes after .gedcom import??

2012-09-04 Thread Robert Austen
Legacy does give you the option to use an 'Alternate Word Processor' (Options/Customize/Launch), unfortunately I can't see any difference when entering notes. I've closed/restarted Legacy, tried different paths, and still no perceptible difference. Perhaps I'm not doing something right. I do

Re: [LegacyUG] Blank lines in Descendant Narrative Report

2012-09-04 Thread Sherry/Support
Yes - that's for the Report Options button. There are several report options tab on the main Report window. Information on the main windows can be found by looking up the specific report. There are quite a few options not under the Report Optiosn button as well. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Suppo

Re: [LegacyUG] Blank lines in Descendant Narrative Report

2012-09-04 Thread Larry Lee
Sherry, FYI Your answer is correct. But I was able to find the following: If from the Menu Bar one selects Help>Show Help Index...> clicks Search Tab> enters "blank lines" in search box>List Topics button>selects "Report Options" title. the displayed result states: *Report Options* Clicking

[LegacyUG] Wednesday's webinar: Extracting More from Passenger Lists by Lisa Alzo

2012-09-04 Thread Geoff Rasmussen
Wednesday's webinar features returning webinar speaker, Lisa Alzo, who will present, "Beyond the Arrival Date: Extracting More from Passenger Lists." Register (free) at www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/webinars.asp, but remember to click the "join" link in your email confirmation 20-30 minutes in advance o

Re: [LegacyUG] Blank lines in Descendant Narrative Report

2012-09-04 Thread Ila Johnson
Janet I had the same problem.  It is because your curser is not at the end of what you have written.  If the curser is now a line or two it will show up in the report as blank lines.  I have to go back and check all my sources and notes for everyone to make sure the curser was at the end of what w

Re: [LegacyUG] Blank lines in Descendant Narrative Report

2012-09-04 Thread Sherry/Support
The Help file doesn't direct you to the Report Options button, but to the "Options" tab on the main Descendant Narrative report window. Look in the upper left corner under "Insert Underlines for missing" Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 8:01 AM,

[LegacyUG] Blank lines in Descendant Narrative Report

2012-09-04 Thread Janet Bullock
Hello all, I, somehow, have gotten my descendant narrative report messed up. Now I have blank lines for information that I don't have. In Help it says to go to options and you can turn blank lines off, and I click on options, but I still cannot find it. Thank you for any help. Janet Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Traveling with legacy

2012-09-04 Thread Tim Rosenlof
Good point Ron. After I posted yesterday, I looked at standard sized folding keyboards and they were not very expensive, $ 5~12 dollars at Amazon. They fold, roll, and very thin. To the original post, I would look into a small wireless mouse with a very small dongle. My dongle is so small I don't

Re: [LegacyUG] unwanted capitalization in Event notes after .gedcom import??

2012-09-04 Thread Gene Young
On 9/4/2012 3:53 AM, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2012/09/04 03:15, Pat Hickin wrote: > >> I don't suppose there's any easier way to get proper capitalization? > > Once again, and for a different reason this time, no part of Legacy contains a > full-fledged word-processor. So, it's all down to pressing the

Re: [LegacyUG] searching marriages

2012-09-04 Thread Ted Noonan
Hi Ron Thanks for your help. I now have the answer. Regards Ted On 3/09/2012 11:31 PM, Ron Taylor wrote: > Looks like several others provided answers to the detailed search questions. > Do you still need further assistance? > Ron Taylor > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.Leg

Re: [LegacyUG] searching marriages

2012-09-04 Thread Ted Noonan
Thanks Mike How did I miss that? Ted On 3/09/2012 9:00 PM, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2012/09/03 11:55, Ted Noonan wrote: > >> I have never been able to get your option, which is the obvious solution >> and the way my old program worked, to work. >> There are no terms husband or spouse in my detail

Re: [LegacyUG] searching marriages

2012-09-04 Thread Ted Noonan
Hi Jenny Thanks very much. I must be going blind. There had to be a simple answer. Regards Ted On 3/09/2012 8:23 PM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 03/09/2012 10:55, Ted Noonan wrote: >> I have never been able to get your option, which is the obvious solution >> and the way my old program worked

Re: [LegacyUG] unwanted capitalization in Event notes after .gedcom import??

2012-09-04 Thread Ron Ferguson
-Original Message- From: Mike Fry Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 8:53 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] unwanted capitalization in Event notes after .gedcom import?? On 2012/09/04 03:15, Pat Hickin wrote: > I don't suppose there's any easier way to get prop

Re: [LegacyUG] unwanted capitalization in Event notes after .gedcom import??

2012-09-04 Thread Mike Fry
On 2012/09/04 03:15, Pat Hickin wrote: > I don't suppose there's any easier way to get proper capitalization? Once again, and for a different reason this time, no part of Legacy contains a full-fledged word-processor. So, it's all down to pressing the right combination of shift and letter keys at