Re: [LegacyUG] Strange behaviour

2013-05-11 Thread Ron Ferguson
Tony, I am not at all clear as to what you expect to happen. You say that you have switched off tag 9 for the first individual, in actual fact you have removed the tag i.e. the first person is no longer tag 9, and, therefore, not on the list at all. When you click the blue arrow again it would

RE: [LegacyUG] Strange behaviour

2013-05-11 Thread Alan Pereira
The way I get around this is to produce a search list for Tag 9 After each edit, remove the Tag 9 Every now and then, refresh the search list (which will bring you back to the top of the list), otherwise use F3 to move through the list. If you want to retain the original list, then use a

Re: [LegacyUG] Strange behaviour

2013-05-11 Thread Sherry/Support
This way makes it particularly easy since you can just run down the Search List and make the edits in the tabs to the right. No need to go in and out of everyone's Individual Information windows. This is my favorite way to change something in a group of people! Sincerely, Sherry Technical

For Colin ---was: [LegacyUG] List of changes?

2013-05-11 Thread Paula Ryburn
Colin, Here's how to search on modified date. Maybe that can help you. --Paula in Texas Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Hale Harbaugh

Re: [LegacyUG] Organization of Photos, Scanned Documents and etc.

2013-05-11 Thread Paula Ryburn
Thanks, Syble, for your feedback. After pondering the decision quite a bit, I use the surname-first approach you've made me sigh in relief. ;) I've just recently added a folder for places that aren't really linked to an individual. Otherwise, all documents and photos are named for the primary

Re: [LegacyUG] Organization of Photos, Scanned Documents and etc.

2013-05-11 Thread Paula Ryburn
Thanks for your encouraging words, Paul, re: Photoshop. I got mine for Christmas (sadly, still haven't found time to install it!) and Geoff's book is on its way---looking forward to upgrading my photo organization. Thanks again. --Paula in Texas Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz

Re: [LegacyUG] Organization of Photos, Scanned Documents and etc.

2013-05-11 Thread Paula Ryburn
Sally, I realize I am coming to this thread late, but I use the format surname_givenname-maidenname-_recordtype_shortlocation.xxx Someone here suggested putting the maiden names between hyphens to help them stand out. Anyway, for an individual, all their files show up in date order, except

Re: [LegacyUG] Re: Use of stylesheet CSS

2013-05-11 Thread Paula Ryburn
Thanks for this thread - had thought about how to work in CSS, but hadn't yet tried it. --Paula in Texas Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump

Re: SV: [LegacyUG] czech names

2013-05-11 Thread Paula Ryburn
Wow, Helle, when I sort my LUG email folder by Subject to get all posts on a particular topic together, yours show up all at the bottom because of the SV: -- I assume that is Danish (?) for Re: ? I need to look for a better way to follow a thread, to keep up with you other international

Re: [LegacyUG] User's Remarks

2013-05-11 Thread Paula Ryburn
Very interesting thread (and not what I thought it would be based on the Subject line). I don't think the file or page or set of introductory notes does not have to be IN the database... IF it is backed up WITH the database. If you follow Leo's instructions below, BUT save the file in a folder

SV: SV: [LegacyUG] czech names

2013-05-11 Thread Helle T. Hirschmann
Hi Paula. Yes “Sv.” Stands for ”svar” which in Danish is the word for reply. (Or rather an answer to a question). Wish there was an easier way for sorting – though sometimes I get surprised with WHAT Outlook is sorting correctly in spite of differences in language and subjects. J I am so

Re: [LegacyUG] one Question

2013-05-11 Thread Mike Fry
On 2013/05/11 23:15, Paul Schwarz wrote: How I can change the sex of Johann Josef Galehrss can someone help me The individual needs to have no partner and no descendants. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp

Re: SV: SV: [LegacyUG] czech names

2013-05-11 Thread Mike Fry
On 2013/05/11 23:38, Helle T. Hirschmann wrote: Wish there was an easier way for sorting – though sometimes I get surprised with WHAT Outlook is sorting correctly in spite of differences in language and subjects. J You need to make the distinction between sorting and threading. Sorting

Re: [LegacyUG] one Question

2013-05-11 Thread mbstx
If you mean gender on the Individual's Information page there are buttons to the right of the box "Title Suf." for M, F, or ? - select the appropriate button. Marianne-Original Message- From: Paul Schwarz Sent: May 11, 2013 4:15 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com

Re: [LegacyUG] Organization of Photos, Scanned Documents and etc.

2013-05-11 Thread Syble Glasscock
Glad to be of help, I don't think you'll regret using the Surname approach, yes, I too have some Places folders becasuse of various reason. Syble Families Researching: Cline/Klein, Daniel, Newton, Witherspoon, Perryman, Gilbreath, Lindsey,  Brown, Foote, Curry, Fleming, Glasscock, Edwards,

Re: [LegacyUG] Organization of Photos, Scanned Documents and etc.

2013-05-11 Thread Jay 1FamilyTree
Syble, For easy renaming of batch files try a File renamer. With some simple rules/tasks you can rename whole folders of files I use Batch File Rename Version 0.4.3545.35777 company Aaron Stewart Products Just an FYI On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Syble Glasscock

Re: [LegacyUG] Organization of Photos, Scanned Documents and etc.

2013-05-11 Thread hwedhlor
After many years of organizing image files I find there is good reason to have a Places folder, and in that folder I keep images of places and things (homes, headstones, cemetery entrances, etc). Most of the files in my Places sub-folder, are named beginning with the surname they are associated

Re: [LegacyUG] Organization of Photos, Scanned Documents and etc.

2013-05-11 Thread Jay 1FamilyTree
Agreed, Many categories of scanned images or photos are grouped together. (In folders and/or within the filename itself) For me, some have a 'prefix as part of the filename and for others they have the type/category as part of the filename. These prefix's are like; z_st_ for all headstones