I am very fortunate to have in my possession my grandparents collection of Post
Cards spanning before and after their immigration to New Zealand. I have spent
many hours and days trying different ways of recording the relevant information
and have come to the conclusion I need advice from those
Hey, Cathy,
Thanks for the reminder to look. I had checked the bottom box to include the
citation, but forgot about the other two boxes immediately below each text box
on the over-ride tab. I agree... why would I choose not to use an over-ride
that I've entered? ;)
--Paula
__
I posted this last Sunday but it did not show up so here it is again. Hope it
goes out this time.
The "Preposition_English.lst" file is not being copied from Legacy version 7.5
when updating to version 8.x. If you have made changes to it in version 7, you
will want to copy that modified file
The clipboard is specific to the file. It is not like the windows
clipboard which works across applications.
Brian
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
br...@legacyfamilytree.com
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
On 28/04/2014 5:48 PM, CE WOOD wrote:
> What if the RIN of the person is the same i
Hi Pam,
With Legacy backup zips, you don't extract the files yourself
usually, you just go to Legacy File > Restore and choose the location
where the zip file is (not the media zip).
However, you could extract the files yourself I guess and then use
File > Open to open the .fdb file - but make su
Agreed, but is a Legacy clipboard for one Legacy file totally independent of
another Legacy file clipboard?
If so, then copying an event to the clipboard in one Legacy file would not make
it available to be pasted into another Legacy file, which is what the OP was
hoping was possible.
First, h
Thanks to Ward and Cathy will advise how it goes.
Anne
-Original Message-
From: Ward Walker
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 2:14 AM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Two files
Ann, I think you are right to be concerned about the name difference. When
you merge, th
On 28 Apr 2014 23:48, CE WOOD wrote:
> What if the RIN of the person is the same in both files? Or are you saying
> that
> the clipboard is specific to the file?
As I understand things, the Legacy clipboards are totally independent from the
Windows clipboard.
--
Regards,
Mike Fry
Johannesburg (
What if the RIN of the person is the same in both files? Or are you saying that
the clipboard is specific to the file?
CE
> From: br...@legacyfamilytree.com
> To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Copy from one database to another?
> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:40:00 -0400
Sorry, that is not possible.
You could copy the person with the event you want to the new database
then use the event clipboard to copy the event from him/her to the
destination person but you cannot copy just the individual instances of
an event between files since that is just a link between the
I think you misunderstood my meaning. Sorry. What I would like to do is to
copy a census event from one person in one database to the same person in
another database.
Dave
-Original Message-
From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 1:51 PM
T
Hello again
We stopped for lunch and have wi fi so a quick reply; I'm still having trouble
getting it out of a zip file; from within the current zip file, when I go to
restore, it says there are no family files to restore. I did also do an
"extraction" and renamed the file to make a new one, int
Sherry,
Thanks for the commiseration! At least I am not alone.
Renee
> From: she...@legacyfamilytree.com
> To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 starts very slow and odd windows show up
> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:56:22 -0700
>
> Renee,
>
> I get this all the tim
Yes, You can copy many of the Legacy Master Lists from one file to another.
Go to View > Master Lists
Select Event Definition for your case but other Master Lists will do as well
Click the Options Button
Select Import from the menu
The import lists screen opens and you will see all the lists you c
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The link is also included at the bottom of every list message.
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Customer Support
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http://www.LegacyFa
Renee,
I get this all the time when updating on my Vista laptop but not on my
Win7 desktop. It's been going on since v7.
The programmers can't duplicate it and haven't a clue why it happens
with a few users (it's very rare)
All I can say at this point is that it's something we just have to
l
Cathy,
Well, I am not sure what did it. I did manage to get legacy uninstalled and
reinstalled. But before I reinstalled the program, I changed the default
printer for Windows. I am not sure if changing the default worked or if I
finally got all of the legacy files off my computer before reinsta
Jessica and Bob,
Well I am not sure completely what the magic was. I changed the default printer
for Windows, managed to uninstall and reinstall again, and Legacy is working.
Thank you both for your responses. Sure is nice to know there are helpful
people out there.
Renee
From: tree...@outlook
Mike,
I do have a default printer selected if that is what you are referring to for
Windows.
While I was typing this response, I finally was able to uninstall Legacy 8 and
download and reinstall successfully. Before I reinstalled I selected a
different default printer and success. The program op
OK, now I understand about "Excluded from Potential Problems" but as I
said, this person does *not* have any Potential Problems. I have inspected
all four Tabs and nothing is ticked.
Coincidentally I ran a Check'n'Repair today so doubt if that would "fix" it.
Mary
Legacy User Group guidelines:
h
On 28 Apr 2014 20:00, Renee T wrote:
> Bob,
>
> I did the file maintenance and rebooted my computer. Even after a reinstall, I
> get the report font window that lets you change the designated font size and
> then an error saying there is no printer.
Even if you don't physically have a printer atta
I did the basic default things. I could not uninstall as I would get a message
noting I needed administrative permission. I did reboot in native Windows
instead of through Parallels, which did finally allow me to uninstall and
reinstall. I did reinstall the program and the same issue came up as
Bob,
I did the file maintenance and rebooted my computer. Even after a reinstall, I
get the report font window that lets you change the designated font size and
then an error saying there is no printer.
Renee
From: rgaus...@telus.net
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG]
Cathy,
I truly appreciate your help. Here are the responses to your questions.
1. version .414
2. No problems printing reports or using any part of legacy until yesterday. I
did add a printer, but it printed fine after the change. The problem came when
I closed Legacy and restarted it.
3.Windows
I finally got legacy to uninstall. I reinstalled and the program still would
not open. When I went to uninstall again, I get a message saying it cannot
uninstall because Family Search, Charting and Legacy are open, which they are
not. I opened charting to close it thinking this would maybe clea
Ann, I think you are right to be concerned about the name difference. When
you merge, the automatic detection of duplicates will not catch true
duplicates if the names are different beyond the first few characters
(settable). I don't know if AKA names will trigger a suspected duplicate.
That would
Is it possible to copy events from one file to another?
Dave
From: Bob Austen [mailto:rgaus...@telus.net]
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 10:26 PM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Copy from one database to another?
Hi Dave,
It is that simple – Drag & Drop. In Sp
On 4/28/2014 9:15 AM, singhals wrote:
> As a Follow-Up -- after 3 hours of effort, I located the
> record that started my inquiry. Since last seen on the 19th
> of April, Legacy had been opened/closed roughly twice a day
> and the computer turned off daily.
>
> There is still no 2nd "unknown" spou
I have 11 attached, one of which Legacy keeps telling me is missing, tho
it's right there.
Pat
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 9:29 AM, Brian/Support
wrote:
> How many pictures have you attached to the person? If there are only
> three those are all that can display. I just tested a person with 8
> pic
How many pictures have you attached to the person? If there are only
three those are all that can display. I just tested a person with 8
pictures linked to them and I see my reply to Pat was incorrect. The
left position displays one picture, next tick displays 4 in a 2x2
matrix, third displays 6 in
The person doesn’t have a Potential Problem because you’ve Excluded them from
the problem. Open the persons Information window. Down toward the bottom, the
Exclude from Potential Problems button bar will have an asterisk on it which is
also an indicator that the person is excluded from one or
It means that they have been excluded from one
category or more of Potential Problems.
To see which, open the Individual edit form and
click the Exclude from Potential Problems button
- the asterisk on the button means that there is
a tick in one of the checkboxes on the following dialogue.
The d
To get to the archives follow the link at the bottom of every message.
Cathy
At 08:36 PM 28/04/2014, you wrote:
> I went to the Legacy Home page, and haven't
> been able to find the Archives, I've been there
> in the past and remembered it wasn't easy to
> find. How do I get to the Archives fo
As a Follow-Up -- after 3 hours of effort, I located the
record that started my inquiry. Since last seen on the 19th
of April, Legacy had been opened/closed roughly twice a day
and the computer turned off daily.
There is still no 2nd "unknown" spouse showing on her
spousal icon. ONE of her child
Yes that's right.
You only use Gedcoms to transfer to an earlier
version of Legacy or another program or website, like Ancestry.
Cathy
At 06:18 PM 28/04/2014, you wrote:
>Dear Cathy
>
>Thank you for your response and its clarity.
>
>I assume he would import as a Legacy file and not a gedcom?
>
>
I went to the Legacy Home page, and haven't been able to find the Archives,
I've been there in the past and remembered it wasn't easy to find. How do I
get to the Archives for our user group>
Thanks,
Syble
On Monday, April 28, 2014 7:20 AM, Syble Glasscock wrote:
I do have one of the events
The person doesn't have any Potential Problems - anyway, they're indicated
by a red spot with a white exclamation mark on it.
What I'm seeing are a pair of "greater than" symbols in black, like >>
but closer together (I forgot what it's called).
Legacy User Group guidelines:
http://www.LegacyFa
I do have one of the events marked private, so I wonder when this is going to
be fixed.
On Sunday, April 27, 2014 11:59 PM, Bryan P wrote:
>I did have trouble with pedigree web pages also. In concert with Legacy family
>support we found that if you had a Private Event it ‘messed’ up the disp
PS - look at the 'Family View' in the help file.
G
From: Mary Young [mailto:m...@cmy.org.uk]
Sent: 28 April 2014 11:27
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Symbol in Family View >>
My gr-grandfather has a double caret against his label, e.g. Husband>>
Could SKS remind
That person is excluded from potential problems.
Graham
From: Mary Young [mailto:m...@cmy.org.uk]
Sent: 28 April 2014 11:27
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] Symbol in Family View >>
My gr-grandfather has a double caret against his label, e.g. Husband>>
Could SKS re
My gr-grandfather has a double caret against his label, e.g. Husband>>
Could SKS remind me what this means, and whether's it's explained in the
Help File? It's not in "Help>Symbols on Names".
Thanks
Mary Young
Legacy User Group guidelines:
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp
Archiv
Dear Cathy
Thank you for your response and its clarity.
I assume he would import as a Legacy file and not a gedcom?
With thanks
Anne
-Original Message-
From: Cathy Pinner
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 6:56 PM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Two files
Hi An
Hi Anne,
Let me see if I understand what he is wanting to do.
He has 3 files.
1) His original file
2) The file of his new contact
3) The new file he created to make sense of the new data.
He is now wanting to combine 1 & 3 as 1 has other lines as well?
So the answer is to import 3 into 1 and
Hi Pam,
I've never worked with the VM Fusion so don't know what the folder
and file structure looks like. You probably just need to look closely
at everything on the open file dialogue to get the hang of it.
However, I can comment on the other issues.
Never open the fdb file which is in the zip
Hello
I am attempting to assist a friend who has Legacy. I am not at all conversant
with Merging, single instances only, or importing a file either gedcom or
legacy database.
Recently he was contacted by someone who is of the same tree as him with
European roots.
On looking at his tree and th
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