Re: [LegacyUG] Date Order

2012-10-04 Thread Sherry/Support
Yes, and when you print the Index report from the Name List (or a Search List), the report is printed in the order that the list is sorted. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Robert Austen wrote: > Hi Sherry, > Thanks for this tip. I knew th

RE: [LegacyUG] Date Order

2012-10-04 Thread Robert Austen
: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Date Order The Index view is another way of looking at the Name List. Like the Name LIst, it can only be sorted by #, Given and Surname. You can save the Index Report (click on the Print button in the Name List) as csv but Excel doesn&#

Re: [LegacyUG] Date Order

2012-10-04 Thread Ron Ferguson
: [LegacyUG] Date Order The Index view is another way of looking at the Name List. Like the Name LIst, it can only be sorted by #, Given and Surname. You can save the Index Report (click on the Print button in the Name List) as csv but Excel doesn't know what to do with dates prior to 1901 s

Re: [LegacyUG] Date Order

2012-10-04 Thread Don Hendershot
Thank for the tips Richard! ~Don On Oct 4, 2012, at 9:10 AM, Richard Van Wasshnova wrote: > Don, > > An XLS will not help as Excel time begins Jan 1, 1900. Anything before > that is text. > A really handy and inexpensive program, ltools, will let you easily > look at it and sort dates perfec

Re: [LegacyUG] Date Order

2012-10-04 Thread Don Hendershot
Thanks much Sherry for the quick and insightful responce! I will look into GenView too. It sounds like a good tool. I've worked as a Corporate Application Engineer in the Support Group for a high-end commercial software company for 16 years. I can say, after monitoring this E-Mail alias and fro

Re: [LegacyUG] Date Order

2012-10-04 Thread Richard Van Wasshnova
Don, An XLS will not help as Excel time begins Jan 1, 1900. Anything before that is text. A really handy and inexpensive program, ltools, will let you easily look at it and sort dates perfectly. -- Richard Van Wasshnova On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 7:31 AM, Don Hendershot wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm a

Re: [LegacyUG] Date Order

2012-10-04 Thread Don Hendershot
Thanks! ~Don On Oct 4, 2012, at 8:48 AM, bgsu1...@gmail.com wrote: > Don Hendershot proclaimed: > >> Apparently, it is not possible to sort the date column on the Index Tab. Is >> there a relatively quick way to get the data to display like that? If not, >> can one generate a report or out

Re: [LegacyUG] Date Order

2012-10-04 Thread Sherry/Support
The Index view is another way of looking at the Name List. Like the Name LIst, it can only be sorted by #, Given and Surname. You can save the Index Report (click on the Print button in the Name List) as csv but Excel doesn't know what to do with dates prior to 1901 so you won't get a good sort