Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages

Thank you Tessa. It may be a language problem. For us "bells and whistles" a lot of surplus stuff which most people do not require nor would use - program bloat. I can now see where you are coming from, although in my view webpages are much more than "a selling feature". Ron Ferguson http://ww

Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages

Ron and Cheryl This is not the first time I have misunderstood English (the British vs American kind). Then again I may have used the term incorrectly. Glad we are on the same page now. Thanks for pointing this out as I may have been unclear to others as well. Of course we are not going to get ever

RE: [LegacyUG] Webpages

19, 2013 12:16 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages Thank you Tessa. It may be a language problem. For us "bells and whistles" a lot of surplus stuff which most people do not require nor would use - program bloat. I can now see where you are coming from, althoug

RE: [LegacyUG] Webpages

Yup, that is what I am saying! But that is in the north, down south they may think differently :-). Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@

Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages

_ > From: Brian L. Lightfoot >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 11:03 PM >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Webpages > > >Wow. Learn something new every day. For us yanks, I fairly certain that the >phrase "bells and whistles" means...wait, I just goo

Re: [LegacyUG] Webpages

Good to know I am not a total "eejit" as my granddad would say! And another reason why it is important to always ask for clarification - I am glad Ron did that because it helped clear up my comments. Thanks. Yesterday our Legacy Virtual Users' Group had our monthly Google+ hangout and one of the i

Re: [LegacyUG] Marriages

On 2013/09/29 13:17, Ray Butler wrote: > I have an individual who has been married multiple times. I know the marriage > dates for some but not all of the marriages. > > How can you sort the marriages to appear in proper order ? I have used 01, 02, > etc. but that only works for viewing within Lega

RE: [LegacyUG] Marriages

Ray, Under the individual who was several marriages, look for the marriage icon which should be the first one on the left. If you are looking at a male, than the marriage icon looks like a female. And vice versa. When you click on the marriage icon, a window opens which should show all th

Re: [LegacyUG] Marriages

Ray Butler wrote: > I have an individual who has been married multiple times. I > know the marriage dates for some but not all of the marriages. > > How can you sort the marriages to appear in proper order ? I > have used 01, 02, etc. but that only works for viewing > within Legacy Family Tree. Whe

RE: [LegacyUG] Marriages

any other options about the spouse list. Al -Original Message- From: singhals [mailto:singh...@erols.com] Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 10:03 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Marriages Ray Butler wrote: > I have an individual who has been married multiple

Re: [LegacyUG] PicList.dbm

This file stores the information you enter in the Picture Center on the "Picture List" tab. That way it's available to transfer over to the "Attached Pics" when you link that picture through the Picture Center. If you delete it, you will lose that information if you have added any and it will be r

RE: [LegacyUG] Words

Fraktur is old germanic script See http://www.omniglot.com/writing/german.htm or better, but its all in German: http://www.mikrolisk.de/show.php/101/chapter_5 You are faced with trying to decipher fraktur if you research old German records. It was superseded by Sutterlin script in the early 1900'

Re: [LegacyUG] Words

Which Master Source template were you using? Different templates expect different information, which one you were using can help others work out what the words mean given the correct context On 18 October 2013 15:56, Henry wrote: > Good Evening to All > Creating a Master Source I came across so

Re: [LegacyUG] Words

On 2013/10/18 07:56, Henry wrote: > 1. Fraktur > Google was no help. Try looking for Fraktur Certificate and you'll come across references to the Pennsylvanian German baptismal certificates. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Et

RE: [LegacyUG] Words

handwriting ability though. Michele Technical Support mich...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com -Original Message- From: Lee Bruch [mailto:lbr...@nwlink.com] Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 3:29 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Words Fraktur is

Re: [LegacyUG] Words

On 18/10/2013 06:56, Henry wrote: > Creating a Master Source I came across some words that I am not sure of > the Meaning. > 1. Fraktur This from Wikipedia: "Fraktur is both a style of lettering and a highly artistic and elaborate illuminated folk art created by the Pennsylvania Dutch (also known

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

On 10/25/2013 10:28 AM, Alan Wakenhut wrote: > I don’t believe, that during the discussion on using DropBox to share > Legacy files with other researchers, that the full directions for > accomplishing this task were given. > > Can someone please go through each step in saving the file to DropBo

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Do you want to (1) share the file so that each of you can work on the same file? Or do you (2) want them to have a copy of your file so they can see what you've got, but not make changes to your original file? Either way, the file or folder you want to share needs to be in the Dropbox folder. Us

Re: [LegacyUG] Subscription

doubt it - check your spam folder On 7 November 2013 20:40, Anne wrote: > I subscribed to this list on 3 November and also to the Legacy News list. > I am not receiving any emails from either. Am I doing something wrong? > > Sent from my iPod > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.L

Re: [LegacyUG] Subscription

Anne, The fact that you are able to send messages to the list, and received the email from Kathy via the list indicates that you are indeed subscribed to the list. Ron Bernier Woonsocket, RI Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 7, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Anne wrote: > > Nothing in the spam folder, Kathy, but

Re: [LegacyUG] Subscription

Anne, Make sure you check your spam folder on your PC's e-mail client AND the spam folder on your e-mail provider's web site. And some anti-virus programs also move spam to yet another folder. Also make sure your spam settings are not set to "auto-delete" msg, but instead that they are set to mo

Re: [LegacyUG] Subscription

Anne, Send an email to supp...@legacyfamilytree.com and a tech can reset your subscription. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Anne wrote: > Thanks for all the replies and for trying to help. > I know I am subscribed to the User Group, but

RE: [LegacyUG] Subscription

This is a fairly common problem. Send an email to supp...@legacyfamilytree.com and they will subscribe you manually. Jack -Original Message- From: Anne [mailto:agdy...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: 07 November 2013 18:33 To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Subscription Thanks f

RE: [LegacyUG] Subscription

How have you managed to see the replies? Are you able to receive from the user group but not Legacy News? > -Original Message- > From: Anne [mailto:agdy...@yahoo.co.uk] > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 10:33 AM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Subscription >

RE: [LegacyUG] Bigamy

Sue, A bigamous marriage is not a marriage (U.K.). With the one which I have I created a Bigamous Marriage Event, particularly since in this case the man was convicted of the criminal offence and imprisoned. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.Legacy

RE: [LegacyUG] Bigamy

Sue, I will tell you what I did in my own family where this happened. Even though the man was already married at the time he married again, that second marriage (the illegal one) still had a marriage license and certificate. I recorded this as a marriage and used the license/certificate as t

RE: [LegacyUG] Bigamy

to show at its own place on the timeline. -Original Message- From: Michele/Support [mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 6:36 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Bigamy Sue, I will tell you what I did in my own family where this h

Re: [LegacyUG] hi

Anne's Yahoo account must have been hijacked - DO NOT Click on the link! Anne, you need to change your Yahoo password right away. You might want to also scan your computer for Malware - but most likely the account was hijacked on the Yahoo servers. It's wise to not stay signed in to any of your w

Re: [LegacyUG] hi

On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Sherry/Support wrote: > Anne's Yahoo account must have been hijacked - DO NOT Click on the link! > > Anne, you need to change your Yahoo password right away. You might > want to also scan your computer for Malware - but most likely the > account was hijacked on the

Re: [LegacyUG] Bigamy

Thank you all for your help, yes there was a prison sentence -- 9 months hard labour!!! Sue Anderson -Original Message- From: Ron Ferguson Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 11:39 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Bigamy Sue, A bigamous marriage is not a

Re: [LegacyUG] Test

it's working this end - if you get my reply, it's working your end On 24 November 2013 22:56, Diane Szabo wrote: > Just subscribed. Want to make sure it's working. > > Diane Szabo > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy *

I've ordered mine and have 7.5 on two computers so will install it on the (less used) one and see what happens before I download it to the main computer. On 26 November 2013 20:24, Mike Fry wrote: > I'm sure that this must be possible, but before I commit to Legacy 8.0, I > want > to first eva

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy *

Hi Mike, It's possible to install it to a different location and run both versions at the same time. I've set up a testing folder with a couple of databases and pointed V8 to that location whilst I evaluate the software. Regards Gill -Original Message- From: Mike Fry [mailto:emjay...

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy *

Mike, I do not know which PC you have but if Win 7+ Legacy 8 installs in the program files and your data should be copied to a folder on Documents. For other PCs you can change the name as before. So no conflicting. The usual caveats re backups etc. apply. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy *

On 2013/11/26 14:57, Ron Ferguson wrote: > I do not know which PC you have but if Win 7+ Legacy 8 installs in the > program files and your data should be copied to a folder on Documents. > > For other PCs you can change the name as before. Using Win7 Home Premium 32-bit. Legacy 7.5 already in C:

RE: [LegacyUG] Tagging

9.2 then “click here to change other user-interface colors..." then click Other Colors tab. Now you are finally there. Bobby From: Melanie Armstrong [mailto:frances...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 10:46 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Tagging Is

Re: [LegacyUG] Tagging

Bobby, Thanks that worked.  > > From: Bobby Johnson >To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 10:26 AM >Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Tagging > > > >9.2 then “click here to change other user-interface colors...

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

Re: Ron's comments:  " Legacy cannot satisfactorily import its own GEDCOM." I'm not one to be among the first to download and update, nor to buy an update due to the many problems that I've read about since I began using Legacy years ago starting with version 5 or 6.   I'm not as computer litera

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

Gedcoms should only be used to transfer data between different genealogy programs or to upload to websites. They were never intended to use to transfer data between the same program such as Legacy to Legacy. The only time you would need to do that is if you need to open the Legacy Family File in

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

Sybil, Regardless of how much testing is done, you will never see a program released that is 100% error free. In fact, if any company were to hold off releasing a program until it was 100% error free, the program would never get released. That being said, the problems that have been encountered a

Re: [LegacyUG] Animation

According to the Help file on "The Ribbon Bar" "Animation: This turns on and off the highlighting display as the mouse cursor hovers over each ribbon tab and button. Select the look you prefer." Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Kathy Thomp

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

Tree>Data. Move the new .fdb file which you created to that folder, and in V8.0 simply use File>Open File then "Select using Windows Dialog" and go to that folder. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Syble Glasscock Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 12:35 AM To: LegacyUs

Re: [LegacyUG] Animation

I see zero difference between the two On 30 November 2013 12:11, Sherry/Support wrote: > According to the Help file on "The Ribbon Bar" > > "Animation: This turns on and off the highlighting display as the > mouse cursor hovers over each ribbon tab and button. Select the look > you prefer." > >

Re: [LegacyUG] Animation

It's subtle Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Kathy Thompson wrote: > I see zero difference between the two > > > On 30 November 2013 12:11, Sherry/Support > wrote: >> >> According to the Help file on "The Ribbon Bar" >> >> "Animation:

Re: [LegacyUG] Animation

too subtle for me to see, so I'll keep it off then thanks On 30 November 2013 13:53, Sherry/Support wrote: > It's subtle > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Kathy Thompson > wrote: > > I see zero difference between the t

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

Syble, You NEVER usually go from Legacy to Legacy via a Gedcom but with a Legacy File. Legacy 8 opens and converts to the new format all earlier Legacy files perfectly well. You don't have to go anywhere near a Gedcom. Some people use Gedcoms regularly to use other programs to publish on the web

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

I certainly don't want the program to become stagnant either, and I was excited to hear about v.8, but from being on the list for a number of years, I've observed each release with numerous problems.   More to the point, how can I get my data into v.8 ?     In the past, I have downloaded updates

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

Syble Using L7.5, open your file and go to File > Save Family File As. Give it a different name, something like Smith-Copy, and use Smith-Copy in L8 to play with. That way, you still have your original L7.5 file that you can go back to any time. Mary On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 7:46 PM, Syble Glass

Re: [LegacyUG] toolbar

That problem was reported on 28 Nov, the programmer has reported he has fixed these for the next update. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 30/11/2013 5:32 AM, Randy Clark wrote: > Right-click on one of the two *Custom Toolb

Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

Syble you can just leave your previous version "locked and loaded" making a new Legacy file (NOT a gedcom) load it to V 8 and you will have two totally different options <>G Eliz Not Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjo

RE: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

x27;t like users to transfer to a better program without giving you more headaches. Bill Boswell From: Eliz Hanebury [mailto:elizhg...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 9:01 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM Syble you can just leave your previo

RE: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM All I did was copy my 7.5 data files over to a new data folder for 8 then had 8 convert it. Anyone who exports to a GEDCOM is going to have a lot of work ahead of them. I remember exporting to a GEDCOM from FTM back in 2009 and I'm still fixing all the proble

RE: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM

om: William Boswell [ mailto:whbosw...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 6:13 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] GEDCOM   All I did was copy my 7.5 data files over to a new data folder for 8 then had 8 convert it.  Anyone who exports to a GEDCOM is going to have a

RE: [LegacyUG] Subscribing

Email support@legacyfamilytree and ask them to reset your LegacyUG account. (copy sent direct to Robin) -Original Message- From: Robin Watson [mailto:rob...@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 10:07 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Subscribing I've tried

Re: [LegacyUG] Subscribing

Yes Sent from my iPad > On 2 Dec 2013, at 23:02, Robin Watson wrote: > > I have asked support to reset me. Is this working now? > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyuserg

RE: [LegacyUG] Subscribing

Your email is being received. If you're not getting emails from the list, contact supp...@legacyfamilytree.com and ask them to reset your account. -Original Message- From: Robin Watson [mailto:rob...@xtra.co.nz] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 2:26 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com

Re: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch

Judith, Did you set the option to integrate this family file with FamilySearch? john. At 11:41 PM 12/5/2013, Judith wrote: >I am having a problem with opening FamilySearch on Legacy8, but the >problem is with just one of my family files. When I first opened >this particular family file, it did

Re: [LegacyUG] CUSTOMIZE

On 2013/12/06 01:56, Pierre Simoneau wrote: > CUSTOMIZE > I'm testing Legacy v.8. I keep Legacy v.7.5 and I copy my rene.fdb in v.8. > I customize v.8. The conversion seems good except for CUSTOMIZE below. > Options > Customize >> 3. Data Format 3.3, I check UPPERCASE ; 3.4, I check Show SURNAMES i

RE: [LegacyUG] FamilySearch

Yes, I still get parameters message. It's just this family file, I have 4 other family files where it works fine. Judith -Original Message- From: John B. Lisle [mailto:leg...@tqsi.com] Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 11:52 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [Leg

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

I have a folder in my dropbox folder labeled Legacy Family Tree which has a data folder in it. After original setup using system defaults, I moved the data folder using the customize function to the dropbox folder. Working fine. Tom On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Bruce Jones wrote: > How are

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Will that work for the "media" file(s) as well? On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Thomas Ramey wrote: > I have a folder in my dropbox folder labeled Legacy Family Tree which has > a data folder in it. After original setup using system defaults, I moved > the data folder using the customize functi

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Yes, it should work fine. *Dr. Leon D. Chapman* On 12/7/13, 2:45 PM, Bruce Jones wrote: > Will that work for the "media" file(s) as well? > > > On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Thomas Ramey > wrote: > > I have a folder in my dropbox folder labeled L

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

I do the same with Skydrive and it also syncs my laptop and desktop. Since I was already including the "My Documents" folder, I didn't have to do anything with Skydrive after installing Legacy 8. Just had to change the default settings for files in Legacy itself using customize. On Sat, Dec 7

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Thanks for the reassurance. On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Mary LeClerc wrote: > I do the same with Skydrive and it also syncs my laptop and desktop. > Since I was already including the "My Documents" folder, I didn't have to > do anything with Skydrive after installing Legacy 8. Just had to

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

I keep my working file there. Sent from my iPad > On 7 Dec 2013, at 20:36, Bruce Jones wrote: > > How are users implementing Dropbox with Legacy 8? > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archiv

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Graham - if you keep your working file on Dropbox, is it quite simple to do? Do you save a backup there every time you close Legacy or is your whole file system on Dropbox? I use Dropbox to share files and photos with friends but not as a regular backup facility. Do you recommend this? On 8 D

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

I backup to the computer (which is then included in my other backup system) but the working file is in Dropbox. On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Elizabeth Hatchell < elizab...@hatchells.co.uk> wrote: > Graham - if you keep your working file on Dropbox, is it quite simple to > do? Do you save a b

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Cheryl - does Legacy then find the file in Dropbox when you open it? I'm not totally sure where the default location of the working family file is held normally in Legacy* On 8 December 2013 15:02, Cheryl Rothwell wrote: > I backup to the computer (which is then included in my other backup >

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

I told Legacy where to find it in my settings. On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Elizabeth Hatchell < elizab...@hatchells.co.uk> wrote: > Cheryl - does Legacy then find the file in Dropbox when you open it? I'm > not totally sure where the default location of the working family file is > held n

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

I have just tried to do that by changing the setting as you suggest and renaming the open Legacy file Hatchell Master Dec2013 but I now find I have 8 copies of that file, all with slightly different suffixes and lots of different dates going back to 22/02/2012. The first one is obviously the file I

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Elizabeth et al, Option 6.1 contains the folder name where your Family Files are kept. You could set it anywhere on your Windows file system. john. At 12:11 PM 12/8/2013, Elizabeth Hatchell wrote: Cheryl - does Legacy then find the file in Dropbox when you open  it?  I'm not totally sure where

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Elizabeth, et al, The .fdb file is your database. The others with the same name but different extensions are used internally for other functions. If you lose them the data can be re-generated, but best to keep them. If you are moving your family file to another folder, keep all of them together.

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Thanks, John, will do. Just re-opened Legacy having moved all to Dropbox and it's fine. I have a large number of Census pages, baptism records, birth, marriage and death certificates etc. Would you suggest moving all the 'media' also to Dropbox? On 8 December 2013 18:42, John B. Lisle wrote:

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

My dropbox folder only has the most recent files because I save backups somewhere else. There's an *.fdb, a *.tc, a *ppl.ppl and a *rgd.rgd. The .fdb is the data file. I assume the others are settings and such. On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Elizabeth Hatchell < elizab...@hatchells.co.uk> wrote

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Yes, those are exactly the same as mine so I think it's OK then, although I'm surprised that the dates are so old in some cases. Obviously settings I made in 7.5 have automatically updated to version 8. I wonder what they were! Thanks for your help. On 8 December 2013 19:26, Cheryl Rothwell w

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Elizabeth, That has to be your choice, depending on the dropbox space you have available. Personally, I use Carbonite for my cloud backup as then I can structure my files where ever I choose to put them. I save dropbox space for sharing data with colleagues. john. At 01:51 PM 12/8/2013, Elizabet

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Well, I only use Dropbox to share photos with friends and family and haven't come across Carbonite but I think I'll have a look at it. I have a spare hard-drive but am not very good about backing up to it as I can never find what I want as it has a funny file structure. I just hope if my computer

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Elizabeth, et al, Some of those files are used to support the database tool. One you will see when a file is open is *.ldb. This is a locking file to tell Legacy that it is open and if another file tries to open the file, it can only be opened for reading. For instance, if you have your file in a

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Elizabeth, et al, Backup twice every day. Carbonite is a cloud service that is continually backing up when you are connected to the internet. I like it because if I am travelling or visiting friends with my PC, PC is getting backed up. I do not even have to think about it. I also have a local har

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Thanks, John. Tomorrow I will look at Carbonite and take your advice. Thanks again. Elizabeth On 8 December 2013 20:46, John B. Lisle wrote: > Elizabeth, et al, > > Backup twice every day. > > Carbonite is a cloud service that is continually backing up when you are > connected to the interne

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

From John's description, Carbonite sounds very similar to Dropbox in the way it works to synchronise when the device/computer is online. If you only have the free space at Dropbox, you're going to be limited in what you can put there. Perhaps you could subscribe to Carbonite as well, and keep yo

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Thanks, Wendy. It looks as though Carbonite is in the US whereas I am based in England. A bit of research and I've found Copy which I might look at. Bedtime now! On 8 December 2013 23:16, Wendy Howard wrote: > From John's description, Carbonite sounds very similar to Dropbox in > the way it

RE: [LegacyUG] Sources

Options -> Set Colors “Click here to change other user-interface colors…” “Other Colors” tab From: Susan Jones [mailto:scjo...@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 1:04 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Sources Previousl

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

It's no different to keeping the files locally - I just point Legacy to the Dropbox location so yes, very simple. I keep backups in a different location locally. I am in the process of transferring all media files to Dropbox as well - much easier to share. If you have space on Dropbox I'd say us

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Thanks Graham. Yes, only dabbling with Dropbox at the moment so will move all Legacy there I think. E. On 9 December 2013 08:59, Graham Love wrote: > It's no different to keeping the files locally - I just point Legacy to > the Dropbox location so yes, very simple. I keep backups in a differen

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Elizabeth et al, Here is a link to an interesting article from the Eastman Blog that touches on the subject of backups that you might find interesting. http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2013/12/how-to-keep-digital-documents-safe-forever.html john. At 05:41 AM 12/9/2013, Elizabeth

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Yes, an interesting article, thanks, John On 9 December 2013 20:18, John B. Lisle wrote: > Elizabeth et al, > > Here is a link to an interesting article from the Eastman Blog that > touches on the subject of backups that you might find interesting. > > http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_gene

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

Would someone who uses Dropbox please post a simple, step by step explanation of just how to automatically save our backups to Dropbox? Please include every possible step. Thanks. Tom On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Elizabeth Hatchell < elizab...@hatchells.co.uk> wrote: > Yes, an interesting ar

Re: [LegacyUG] Dropbox

When you go to run the backup, you first get the "Customise Backup" window. You specify where the backup file is kept and what it will be called at this point. Look for the large button "Select Name and Location for Data Backup" and click on it. If you need more help beyond that, let us know. :

Re: [LegacyUG] CUSTOMIZE

Hi Pierre, It's not a BUG but a change. Some Customise options are now Family File specific. Do you therefore have to reset them all when you open/convert a different file? NO. Once you have set the options as you like, use the button at the bottom of the Customise screen "Options for Default

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

On 15/12/2013 06:54, Kathy Thompson wrote: > Is it possible to create my own template for Source Writer? No. > > I want to record English Birth Death & Marriage Registration results in > the format that they are displayed on the FreeBMD website. > > Given that England's General Records Office actu

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

Jenny, This is the main reason I don't use SourceWriter often although I do like the fill in the blanks templates. Most of my sources are from Online databases. The main problem I have like the OP is knowing which one to use that provides the needed information. I know you do not have to use all

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

On 15/12/2013 12:11, Larry Lee wrote: > My issue is the time and effort it takes to find a template I like from > the plethora of choices. I concede that this would be a problem if one had to read down a long, long list of possible templates, but I think the system of "levels" with limited choices

Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

It certainly hasn't been my experience. Obviously I have difficulty determining which level to use. Guess I'll just have to practice more. Larry Lee Sent from my Nook On Dec 15, 2013 6:04 AM, "Jenny M Benson" wrote: > On 15/12/2013 12:11, Larry Lee wrote: > > My issue is the time and effort it t

RE: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter

I agree with Jenny. I find using the BMD source tmplate just fine. I fill in what is there and then take a screen shot and add that to the media. A template for FreeReg would be nice. Terry Laraman > From: ge...@cedarbank.me.uk > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: Re:

RE: [LegacyUG] Test

Received w/o a problem. kinhunte...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: Brian [mailto:blr...@optonline.net] Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 8:46 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Test Just a test message to see if I'm getting through. Brian

Re: [LegacyUG] Updates

The option for the selective update when only the changed files were downloaded has also gone. Cathy At 05:57 PM 20/12/2013, you wrote: >Wondering why it should be necessary to download the full 60+MB of >program and then re-install the program just to take care of an update. > >Reason I ask is a

Re: [LegacyUG] Updates

The way the program is structured, it's not possible to send out "patches" to update. The full setup file must be downloaded. Because of all the additional features in v8, the setup file is much larger than it was with v7.5 Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Fri, Dec 20,

Re: [LegacyUG] Updates

Kathy, et al, The rapid pace of updates right now is an anomaly of the new version release process. The normal process is for a new General Release build every few months, not every week. john. At 04:57 AM 12/20/2013, Kathy Thompson wrote: >Wondering why it should be necessary to download the fu

Re: [LegacyUG] Updates

Thanks Sherry & John - appreciate the insight. Make perfect sense to me now, and certainly something I can therefore deal with with no further concerns. Cheers On 21 December 2013 03:58, John B. Lisle wrote: > Kathy, et al, > > The rapid pace of updates right now is an anomaly of the new versi

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