[LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-21 Thread Jerry
Is there any way in the help files to bring up every instance in which a word or phrase is used? Several years ago, this was the beauty of the Windows' environment help menu system. It seems that everybody is getting away from how well it used to work. I already have the printed manual, but it w

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-21 Thread Sherry/Support
In the Help file, click on the "Search" tab and enter the search term you wish to use. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Jerry wrote: > Is there any way in the help files to bring up every instance in which a > word or phrase is used?  Seve

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-21 Thread Jerry
Thanks, Sherry, but even though it says search, it is still a table of contents, not really an index. The first tab is not really an index either, but that is the way with the Windows world now. You used to be able to search for every instance in which a word was used, but no more. If the comple

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-21 Thread Laird
Jerry, try what Sherry said. I clicked on the Search tab and entered ancestor It produce a list of 89 help pages by rank, which contain the word ancestor at least once. Double click on an item in the list to see the word(s) highlighted on the help page. You can also click on the "Title" he

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-21 Thread Jerry
Thanks, I'll try working with it some more. But I can remember when the Windows help files were first developed - you could literally search for every instance in which a word of phrase was used. For example, if searching for "error 3260," why would you not be able to bring that up similar to a G

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-21 Thread Ron Bernier
Kerry, I'm fairly certain the error codes are not covered in the help files. You need to go to the Legacy site to look up the error codes. Ron Bernier On Saturday, January 21, 2012, Jerry wrote: > Thanks, I'll try working with it some more. But I can remember when the > Windows help files wer

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-21 Thread Jerry
Yes, I just found what I was looking for on the website, but strange that they would not just go ahead and put it in the help file itself. Thanks! Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org On 1/21/2012 9:15 PM, Ron Bernier wrote: > Kerry, > > I'm fairly certain the error codes are not covered in the help fil

RE: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-21 Thread Ron Bernier
Sorry, I meant to type Jerry - I hate auto correct on my iPhone :) From: Ron Bernier [mailto:ronaldbern...@bernfrin.net] Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 9:16 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function Kerry, I'm fairly certain the

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-21 Thread Jerry
one :) > > *From:*Ron Bernier [mailto:ronaldbern...@bernfrin.net] > *Sent:* Saturday, January 21, 2012 9:16 PM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function > > Kerry, > > I'm fairly certain the error codes are not cover

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-22 Thread Mike Fry
On 2012/01/22 04:07, Jerry wrote: > Thanks, I'll try working with it some more. But I can remember when the > Windows help files were first developed - you could literally search for > every instance in which a word of phrase was used. For example, if > searching for "error 3260," why would you

Re: [LegacyUG] Help Files - Search Function

2012-01-22 Thread Tim Rosenlof
On 1/22/2012 2:16 AM, Mike Fry wrote: > > The Contents panel is, for some reason that escapes me, not used in Legacy. > This > should present a list of the topics in the file, in the form of a Table of > Contents found in a book. This should definitely be introduced and replace the > pitiful Lega