I have been starting to use the metadata field in pictures so that when I link
a picture in Legacy, the description text is automatically imported into
Legacy's photo description field. I must have unchecked a box somewhere because
now it never prompts me to import that text -- it's just a blank
orth
giving it a try.
Thanks for any advice,
Julia Mosman
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Hi Sherry
Sorry about that, will refrain from attachments
Julia
On 18/12/2013, at 3:10 PM, Sherry/Support wrote:
> Please read the LUG Guidelines. NO attachments to the list, that
> includes in-line graphics.
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> Many of
Thanks Leon
Will give this a go tomorrow but slowly, slowly for me.
Cheers
Julia Nancarrow
On 18/12/2013, at 3:13 PM, Leon Chapman wrote:
> Julia:
> You need to open Legacy 8 and go to:
> Options > Customize > 6. Locations
>
> Under 6.1 you need to set the path to a win
I'm doing some clean-up and it's a hassle having to click the options button
and confirm every single event for an individual. Is there an easier way to do
this?
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I'm getting ready to order my v8. Should I order the bundled version with the
manual or instead order Geoff's book? I just don't want to order both if they
overlap or are the same material.
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Jenny,
does this mean that for a given Census year you enter the Census as an event as
well as the Residence as an event? Also, if an individual stays in the same
residence for many years, do you combine this into one residence event?
Thanks,Julia
.
> Bearing in mind that I want
This is very good to know. Thank you for adding to the documentation.
> From: br...@legacyfamilytree.com
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Can you duplicate event entries?
> Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:11:14 -0500
>
> The reset applies only to the current event being e
I like the "meeting actions" event because I have minutes from other countries
that I can use it for. Thanks again for the help Pat!
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:26:39 -0500
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Events Quaker records
From: pph...@gmail.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Yes, you can create
I was starting to feel overwhelmed. This will definitely keep the
information organized and in a more presentable/coherent format.
Julia
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:58:19 -0500
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Events Quaker records
From: pph...@gmail.com
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Julia,
This is wh
Nope, you lost me. Can you give a hypothetical example?Thanks so much!
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:27:25 -0500
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Events Quaker records
From: pph...@gmail.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Personally, I like the events to be more descriptive. You could put that in
the
Yes it does thank you. What do you think of adding an event for Meeting minutes
"According to the meeting minutes of [Place], [Date], [Desc]..." where
description is the event that was named (ie he was condemned, etc)?
> Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:44:15 -0500
> S
Hello,
I'm starting to research more Quaker ancestors and I would like to know how
people use this information.
For example, do you set up different events when someone is mentioned in Quaker
meeting minutes that they married out of unity (mou) or disowned (dis)
or condemned (con)?
Thanks!
WOW! I never knew that was there. Thank you!
From: ancestor...@gmail.com
No problem! On the toolbar hit VIEW then TREE FINDER This will give you a list
of all of the separate trees in your file. It will be listed by the anchor
person (the first unlinked person you added in that particular tr
I have unlinked individuals in my database as well, but I always ask myself how
in the world will I remember a few years down the road that these people are
even in there? Michele, how do you remember these people are there?
Julia
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Oh thank you Walt, that is very helpful for me. I am ready to hit the
directories :)
From: waltsro...@gmail.com
Julia,
When citing the city directories (I use Fold3, mostly), I use the SourceWriter
and select "directories." SourceWriter then asks for the medium, and I select
&quo
That means in SourceWriter you choose the Basic format instead of Online Images?
Julia
From: ancestor...@gmail.com
People may disagree with me on this one but it if is an IMAGE of something I
cite the original source. If it is an INDEX I cite the database. Michele
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le pg + pg found) to the
individual, right?
Sometimes I do get confused on how to set up my sources in Legacy when I'm
sourcing from Ancestry.com - not sure which is the main source, that website or
the image/item that I found!
Julia
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I see your point. Thank Walt and to others for your guidance.
Julia
From: waltsro...@gmail.com
I try to steer a middle course between lumping and making every source a master
source. I treat each year of a directory as a master source. The publication
date changes every year, publishers
In this case, is "lumping" a bad idea? E.g. the main source would be
Philadelphia directory, and the source detail would contain the year, pg,
detail text, etc.
--Julia
>From: waltsro...@gmail.com
I have several family lines located in Philadelphia around the turn of the last
Walt,
Do you mean having a directory event for each of the directories you would use
for an individual, or just one event and list all the instances that the
individual was found?
Julia
From: waltsro...@gmail.com
> My only regret (maybe) thus far is that I have created a residence event
adding the scan to the
image list in the Picture Gallery Source Detail). Would like to hear from
people who lump it together for City Directories vs each directory page having
its own citation. Do you regret having done it one way over the other?
Thanks,Julia
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That's interesting, I never thought of it that way. I usually attach the census
image in the Detail section, but I see it can be attached to the master source.
I also set up the census sources by county.
Julia
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:29:10 -0700
From: paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net
>
&g
I would like to know how other people handle the attaching of census images for
their sources.
Do you attach a census image for every census source used? Or do you only
attach the image just for direct lines and transcribe it in the source detail
for extended families?
Thanks!Julia
Legacy
Michele, does that mean you don't enter the Cemetery Address in the Burial
Address in the Individual's Information at the top?
Julia
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> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Options - Displaying AGE
> Date: Wed, 18 A
Tessa,
Wow, thank you for that tip!
Julia
> From: murke...@gmail.com>
> (2) in the to-do list start with year (it will keep your research by
> person in chrono order)
> --
> Tessa Keough
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e Reminder Date is fabulous. These show up
in the Legacy Dashboard every time I open the program.
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inted after the vital
stats.
I guess as everyone has suggested before, it's best to try it a few different
ways and print your reports to see what works best for you.
Julia
> >From: cagr...@comporium.net
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> >Subject: [LegacyUG] Burial plot
tion: is this "pinch technique" app-dependent or hardware-dependent? In
other words, does the Families app allow you to view a photo/scanned document
source and pinch-in/zoom-in? (maybe I missed this yesterday in the webinar).
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t as I don't think I could maneuver on such a small screen as a
smartphone.
Your comments are appreciated.
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de this in the Report options.
Julia
> From: ajleg...@mindspring.com
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Narrative Reports
> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:26:51 -0800
>
> Notes attached to Events/Facts. Census events or residence events for
> instance
From: mike...@iafrica.com
> > The Census tool works on events, not sources. So, you need a Census Event.
>
All right, then I need an explanation of what is found in the help file. Namely:
"Exclude individuals from the Report who appear to have already been found in
this census - Legacy looks in
. Or maybe I misread it. Can someone clarify this for me?
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reminders that show up on
the Legacy Home dashboard. With a bazillion things that I need "to do," having
the reminder pop-up there nags me until I get it done!
Julia
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It doesn't look all the bad when there is something in the description field,
but if it's left blank, then it bothers me to have just the date in parens and
left justified. I usually generate PDFs straight away but I see what you mean
by using the RTF option & editing.
Than
When I add a photo of someone, I add info in the caption, date, & description
fields. When I print out my reports, underneath the photo the date shows
parenthesis around it. Is there a way to remove these parenthesis?
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I tried doing that and it still doesn't print in italics - anyone have any tips?
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:53:39 -0400
From: chorn0...@optimum.net
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Examples of marriage events?
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Yes, I get the name of the publication italicized w
Rich,
At first I thought the same thing, but maybe it looks at the Source Type and
not the titles, for exactly the reason you point out. Perhaps Brian can confirm.
Julia
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:00:49 -0700
From: fourpa...@verizon.net
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Examples of marriage events?
To
That's interesting Cathy-O, except I can't get the italicized format for the
publication name like you have. Is it printing out on your reports correctly?
Julia
> From: chorn0...@optimum.net
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Examples of marriage
Paula, do you know if the new Census search tool picks up those Census events
that are entered in the Marriage section?
Julia
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:46:03 -0700
From: paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Examples of marriage events?
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Julia
individuals marriage.
I guess I can see the point of putting the joint residence but it sure would be
nice if it printed, even in an individual report.
Julia
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:20:28 -0400
From: jerrysemailgro...@gmail.com
Are you saying that by listing residence as a marriage event, you only
Thanks everyone for the replies so far...
Question: is the only reason to put a photo as a marriage event, rather than in
the marriage picture gallery, so that the photos print on reports?
Thanks,Julia
> From: poo...@ozemail.com.au
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: RE:
Great information Sherry! I think I'm starting to see the big picture now on
its use. I guess I have been adding to the Individual instead of into the
Marriage section. Nice, more clean-up work on the horizon...
Thanks,Julia
> From: she...@legacyfamilytree.com
> To: Lega
section. I don't know.
I think I'm asking this because I started seeing discussions about some people
adding the Census Event under the Marriage section (although I still need to
wrap my head around that idea and why I should do it.)
Thanks,Julia
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I see it under the Format tab of the Report Options (left side, second from the
bottom).
Julia
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> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: [LegacyUG] Am I totally missing this?
> Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:52:06
Good points you make, thank you Ron!
From: ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Correct file path for media
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:47:15 +
Julia,
I knew that I shouldn’t have got out of bed
today!! I thought that Tony had put
> From: ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk
>
> Julia,
>
> The Legacy file format defaults are such that the data files are stored in
> the Legacy folder, which using Tony's set-up, would be in the Program files.
Ron, am I missing something: I thought I read that Tony's setu
gys.co.uk/
Ron, why is Tony's not the recommended method?
Thank you,
Julia
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nothing in the book report formats...
> From: ge...@cedarbank.me.uk
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> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Missing "Father,Mother Rel:". Sources
> Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 22:59:40 +
>
> On 02/01/2012 21:56
Jenny, if I may ask, which report did you run to have Relationship in
parenthesis like that?
Julia
> From: ge...@cedarbank.me.uk
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Missing "Father,Mother Rel:". Sources
I didn't find anything in the help file.
Julia
> From: br...@legacyfamilytree.com
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Missing "Father,Mother Rel:". Sources
> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 11:15:06 -0500
>
>
Good point Alan! It's just like anything printed on fax paper--now you sit, now
you don't.
Julia
> From: alanpere...@tiscali.co.uk
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] My visit to the FHL
> Date: Fri, 23 D
Thanks Lisa for the tips!
Julia
> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:23:55 -0800
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] My visit to the FHL
> From: snryl...@gmail.com
> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
>
> I do take my laptop with me so I have the Legacy f
One of my *favorite* trips when we take a vacation: my husband skis everyday in
the Salt Lake area and I spend all day, everyday in the library!
I tried so hard to be organized, printing my family group records and my To-Do
lists complete with FHL film numbers from the catalog. I thought I was
Thank you Lavern & everyone for your comments regarding ISBN.I'm thinking I
might as well get the ISBN "in case" the focus changes and we end up selling
it. And good advice Lavern regarding that we make sure Grandma's poems are
copyrighted!
Julia
their copy. Do we need an
ISBN for this?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Julia
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Thank you Cathy-0 that is very helpful. I see what you mean by sorting using
the repository for reports for research trips, that will make the trip much
more efficient!
Julia
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:26:38 -0500
From: chorn0...@optimum.net
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] To-Do Locality List
To
t, as well as numerous entries for other cities as
well. Forgive me for repetitious or mundane questions, but I'm still a little
frustrated trying to figure out how best to use the power of Legacy for my
needs.
Julia
From: b...@brmemc.net
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE:
Thank you for your replies Jerry, Mary, & Kristen.
Does anyone know if I go with the 4 field method, and later I decide to add a
few more in the Legacy Master Location List, will that mess things up?
Julia
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> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
>
I guess I am in "spring cleaning" mode, hence all of my questions to you!
I would like to know how people use the To-Do Locality list? Do you keep it to
geography or do you insert facilities as well (eg Family History Library or
National Archives building)? Do you use any of this in conjunction
I guess I don't understand where is the harm from adding the word county. Does
this mess up my Gedcom should I choose to submit one somewhere/to somebody?
Julia
From: da...@schmeckabernathy.com
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Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Locations
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011
give a report to
someone not familiar with this, how would this not confuse them?
Thanks for your help,
Julia
From: ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:31:25 +
Julia,
You are doing nothing wrong,
thank you Michele & Russ.
Will it always print like that (with all the commas in reports (or is there a
way to turn empty place fields off--I haven't searched for that yet)?
Julia
From: rgstrongge...@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Locations
Date
What if I don't know the city but do know the county state, should I enter it
like this?
, county name, state, usa
Or if I don't know the city and county, should I always enter like this?
, , state, usa
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lp greatly!
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Tony,
I'm just curious, why do you prefer JPGs rather than PDFs?
Julia
On 11/15/2011 08:07 PM, Tony Rolfe wrote:
For Question 2. I'll try out the programs mentioned. I already
have CutePDF, but prefer to use jpegs rather than PDF's.
Thank
That did, thank you Randy.
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:59:04 -0400
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Children showing up from a different marriage
From: ceddaco...@gmail.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
If it bugs you there are two places where you have to change the settings to
display
1/2 kids.
On
I watched Geoff's last "Watch Geoff Live.." webinar. It was great.
There was something I noticed on his screen that I don't see on my screen.
After some children's names, there were listed their parent's name in
parenthesis. Geoff briefly explained that it was just showing e.g. children
from a
> I don't know about any international standards, but what I use for the item
> that just doesn't fit any category or is definitely a one-off is an event
> that I titled "Miscellaneous Notes".
That is a great idea and something I've been looking for and not thought of.
However, what then, do you
t: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering census data/sources
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Why not do both?
On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 1:26 PM, julia l wrote:
I'm on a roll to clean up my sources! I have a question about entering data for
census.
I've seen in a fe
into the detail source text?
Just wondering how others do this procedure...
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Thank you all for your explanations! I too saw Goeff's webinar w/ the Death
Cert example and picked up some good habits. I think it was also a good
suggestion to start printing out reports, to see how I would be using
footnotes/endnotes etc.
I will search the archive for lumper/splitter.
Tha
Every time I add a source, I am always tripped up whether to put details of the
document in the source text field or the details text field. Once the
difference between the two and how do you use them?
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"And
for what its worth, I always (try to) cut & paste the citation into
the metadata (properties) of the digital image. It always surprises me
how years later I cannot remember where a particular photograph comes
from."
Wow - that's an excellent tip Jack!
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Good point Ron - must think of the future too! Tif as master, jpg copy for
Legacy is what I'll do.
From: ronfergy@tiscali.co.uk
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Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] What format for documents?
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 23:57:04 +0100
Julia,
As others have
ution used to scan the documents. Bill Boswell From:
julia l [mailto:aga...@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:51 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] What format for documents? I am starting to go through all
my paper files and scan my documents/certificates that
at format for documents?
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 19:02:48 +0200
>
> On 2011/05/11 18:50, julia l wrote:
> > I am starting to go through all my paper files and scan my
> > documents/certificates that I've used as sources for my individuals.
> >
> > I've be
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