the program will let you put in a description of
the field (eg in the born notes field put "born notes", so that you will
know where the output came from).
3create the gedcom.
4open the gedcom file in a text editor and see where the data ended up.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Ham
er."
See Chart Options/Format for the selection of this feature.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: Roelof Penning
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 11:21 PM
Subject: [LegacyUG] "Duplicate Line"
nwisely". I had thought that the
split screen was only useful (intended) to look at two databases concurrently,
not two views on one database. It will be great for looking at families where
there are similar names, confirming which one to work with.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, H
Hi - and as I think someone has already hinted at, the Options/Customise
settings are important - Data Format (Surnames) "Don't change what I enter".
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "Jerry"
To:
Sent: Monday, January
Hi John
I think the answer you are after, is to search for one daughter (clear the
list first for this first search only), then search the resulting search
list - it will give you individuals, not families, so you create a list and
work through it looking at the Family window.
Cheers, Brett, Hami
Hi bgj - can I get a copy alos?
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: b...@brmemc.net
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy and internet searches
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:15:53 -0500
Kathy,
You most certainly can
tion of family files.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "Brian Lehman"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy capacity
Would someone please tell me how do you find out the size of a family file?
Than
Even with no
border the Legacy FGS has lines everywhere (or have I missed the place where
you can turn them off?)! It puts me off printing them.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "Dick Nixon"
To:
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 7:27 A
better date range. At this stage I don't now of a quick way around
this limitation.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: robert coburn
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sorted l
uick.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "BMcL Robinson"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Sorted lists
Hi Dean
I think that you can get close to what you want by creating a list and
sorting it in Exce
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: julia l
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 2:12 PM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Adding text details to a source/citation
Every time I add a source, I am always tripped up whether to put details of
the
Hi Jennifer
No need to move from Legacy for what you want. You can save a number of
different display settings and easily switch between them as you need to.
In Family view, right click on the frame where the display names are, and
click customise. First Save your current settings and give them a
Hi Garnet
I am not sure of exactly the problem you are having, but working through it
"logically":
1When you import the custom tag (starting with underscore) should come
up for either excluding or mapping to a Legacy standard tag. Given that the
tag appears to be an Ancestry ID tag that you ma
ked the "Clear
the unrecognized media list before each import" just in case that was
somehow relevant. But again no luck.
Before throwing in the towel and moving on to option 3, perhaps you or
Brian in support could tell me if excluding something from the
"unrecognized items"
Hi Susan
To get rid of the strays you could do an export of just the "selected"
family (and then import into a new file if you do this with a gedcom file,
but not necessary if you export as a Legacy file).
File/Export to/Legacy file - name it (as a test file at this stage) -
Options/Selected reco
I will play around some more
to see if there is another way to get back into that screen. And if that
doesn't work I will take solice from Sherry's advice that Support are
working on it, and work on other things until Support has found a
solution. Thanks to everyone for their input.
G
Hi Kirsten
I realise that I have come into this "debate" late in the piece, but would
like to make one point - it is a distinct advantage to use software in the
way it was anticipated. Mainly so that the little twists and nuances
included by the programmer/writer to make the software friendly and
Hi Belinda
If you cannot map the Christening data to the Baptism tab in some way using
the software the data was exported from, or in Legacy during an import, you
may be able to do it by editting the gedcom file in a word processor/text
edittor. It would probably require a test to see if it worked.
to try, and can save a lot of work.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson
- Original Message -
From: Belinda Cohen
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Baprism and Christening entries
Thank you to everyone who replied t
Hi Richard
In principal you merge, not prune. Tell Legacy that two individuals you
entered (ie the common grandparent, and any subsequent ancestors) are in
fact only one.
Cheers, Brett
- Original Message -
From: Richard Yardley
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 30,
ites.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson
Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "Sheri Harris"
To:
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 3:59 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Church/building histories
Is there a way to include church/business histories in Legacy? I have many
clippings of ch
"attaching" to it - you need to enter the data again. However your question
would be great converted into a suggestion for improvement.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: lisagarre...@verizon.net
To: LegacyUserGroup@
h the UserID
you can. I allocate the numbers on the basis of RINs at this stage to avoid
duplication. But what will happen in future?
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson
- Original Message -
Hello Jenny
I have changed the Subject as we are getting away from "Missing RINs)
No I only have one
Hi Brian - I would not say "bug", but "design weakness" (worthy of review,
as you are implying).
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, NZ
- Original Message -
From: "Brian L. Lightfoot"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 11:42 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7.4
connected to the address (eg for a cemetery visit).
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, New Zealand
- Original Message -
I know this has been discussed several times before and its almost as if we
all break down into two camps on this issue similar to the listing of
sources and the lumpers and
Hi CE
Does the option in the Marriage Information window help - "0 none - don't
generate married names"?
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, New Zealand
- Original Message -
I have several women whose husbands I have made invisible so they are not
shown.
However, their sp
o wherever you want (from
the Legacy list under Map to a Recognised Tag).
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson
Tel +64 7 856 6582, 0277 500 714, fax +64 7 856 6582, Skype ab1252
PO Box 1252, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "John & Elizabeth Pethybridge"
To:
hese names before importing.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson
Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "Phil Ellis"
To:
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 4:02 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Importing To-Do List
When I imported my FTM gedcom file to Legacy the Research Journal (To-Do
List)
Hi Wendy
Type "usr" in the Legacy program Help Index keyword (and display) and the
full list is displayed.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "Wendy Howard"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 5:28 PM
Subject: [Legac
date time to match the change you just made.
Swap the files that match.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "Wendy Howard"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] usr files
Thanks for that,
Hi Kathy - did you try Report/Options/Format/Blank Line Removal?
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "Kathy Meyer"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] reports/books
Saving as an RTF worked ver
... and if you the other names to appear in your Index and Name List they
have to be in the Alternate Name, not Events or Notes etc.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "CE Wood"
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 1:05 PM
The furth
HI Ron
What about "after 21 Feb 1942" if you can't commit to an end date?
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "Ronald E Howell"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 1:34 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Date question
I
try you want to repeat to determine how often to put a copy aside.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: juliasgenes
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Bavking up on Flash Driv
I have the same problem - my wheel mouse works to scroll up/down in other
programs but not Legacy. I am interested in seeing if anyone has the
solution - I thought that it was a limitation of Legacy.
Cheers, Brett
Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: "Jenny M Benson"
Sen
KA: Events (including the AKA facts) can have an Event Notes, a
Date, a Location and a Source. This is useful if the alternative name needs
an explanation (date of change, changed because of religion etc). However
they cannot appear in the Name List or Index.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton
t" (eg the full date) so
that I can check between sources (where they conflict/vary), and if
challenged, without having to go back and find my copy of the piece of paper
etc (you may do this with an attached image).
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original Messa
Hi - I use ACDSee Partner Edition (free software as I recall) and it allows
you to see and add/edit the EXIF Image Description (and Artist, Copyright,
Date, Comment). Just turn on the Properties panel (View/Properties).
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original
I think Jenny has highlighted the point - the places in SourceWriter do not
end up in the Location List - they are "just text". You only need to be
constrained to the Location format when the data is going to end up in the
Location List.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, N
Hi Jerry
What is wrong with the Address field/table for cemeteries etc - then you can
edit the details from one place, select them from the list (second
application etc), and "show list" to find out who is there? I thought that
Notes would be less "friendly".
Cheers,
ed in), and the
text appeared twice in the displayed line of text as the source was going
to appear (in the Source window), and also in the Report/Print/Preview of
the source, but on checking it was definitely not entered twice in the
source.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Ze
Hi Kathy
I can't find the reference Ron gave below to check, but I think what you are
wanting is under Tools/Potential Problems/Standardisation - "no period after an
initial in a name". This was also included somewhere in a previous response to
this thread.
Cheers, Bret
could be other overlapping points. I use
one file, although not large by some standards (about 6,000).
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: Jonathan & Charity Cordell
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010
before saving, check your
Options/Customise/Sources/Source Clipboard (On).
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robinson, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Original Message -
From: E. Wolfe
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 11:06 AM
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Using Clipboard? new questions
riple click (to highlight each
paragraph) and Ctrl-C to copy then Ctrl-V to paste into the source. Or you
could use a spreadsheet to hold the paragraphs, add rows for each new
source, save it and then if you need to go back you will have a "set" on one
page.
Cheers, Brett
BMcL Robins
You could create a "Flourished" event/fact to record the period/date
during which the person was alive.
Cheers, Brett
B McL Robinson
Tel (+64) 0277 500 714
PO Box 1252, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
On 2/11/2022 6:26 am, John Cardinal wrote:
I would not be in favor of that as a /date /term. It’
The tool in Legacy for unique identifier is the User ID, not the RIN.
The RIN is used by the machine (software) as an identifier and is
rewritten at times, whereas the User ID is your own identifier and is
fixed.
There are tools to help create the User IDs - see Help:
There is a tool on the *O
Similarly, you can look for your data files using File Explorer.
Open File Explorer from the taskbar or right-click on the Start menu,
choose File Explorer and then select a location from the left pane to
search or browse.
Go to the drive where you store your data (on a basic setup it would be
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